#Droughts shrink hydropower, pose risk to clean energy

#Droughts shrink hydropower, pose risk to clean energy

“#Droughts shrink hydropower, pose risk to clean energy” SACRAMENTO, Calif./BRASILIA/SHANGHAI – Severe droughts are drying up rivers and reservoirs vital for the production of zero-emissions hydropower in several countries around the globe, in some cases leading governments to rely more heavily on fossil fuels. The emerging problems with hydropower production in places like the United States, China and Brazil…

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#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism

#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism

“#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism” For all of my adult life I have identified as a progressive. To me, being a progressive meant that I believed in empowerment. In 2002, when I co-founded a labor-environmental coalition to advocate for renewable energy, the symbol we chose to represent us was of Rosie the…

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#NSA’s Tucker Carlson targeting was no joke and other commentary

#NSA’s Tucker Carlson targeting was no joke and other commentary

“#NSA’s Tucker Carlson targeting was no joke and other commentary” Leftist: NSA’s Carlson Targeting Was No Joke The National Security Agency’s inspector general announced a probe into allegations that the NSA wrongly intercepted the communications of Fox News host Tucker Carlson — which, argues Glenn Greenwald at his Substack, shows that Carlson’s claim is far…

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#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report

#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report

“#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report” GENEVA, Aug 10 – After spending hundreds of hours in virtual meetings to complete this week’s major UN climate report, scientists Piers Forster and Joeri Rogelj celebrated in a way their peers could not: by hugging. Britain-based Forster had been weary of the isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and invited his co-author…

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#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

“#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future” Aug 10 – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The UN climate report released Monday presents a major leap forward in predicting how geoengineering to limit global warming might affect the planet, although scientists said the greatest hurdle remains…

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#Skies clear, allowing aircraft to help fight California fire

#Skies clear, allowing aircraft to help fight California fire

“#Skies clear, allowing aircraft to help fight California fire” Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures in the zone of the largest single wildfire in California history cleared Monday from scenic Northern California forestlands, allowing firefighting aircraft to rejoin the battle to contain the massive Dixie Fire. The newly clear skies will allow more…

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#Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit

#Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit

“#Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit” Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations calls a “code red for humanity.” “It’s just guaranteed…

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#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

“#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming” LONDON, Aug 5 – Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how quickly the planet is warming – and how damaging the impacts might get. Since the last report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, both…

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#Thousands flee homes as heat wave fuels Greek wildfire

#Thousands flee homes as heat wave fuels Greek wildfire

“#Thousands flee homes as heat wave fuels Greek wildfire” TATOI, Greece — Thousands of people fled their homes north of Athens on Tuesday as a wildfire broke out of the forest and reached residential areas. The hurried evacuations took place just as Greece grappled with its worst heat wave in decades. The blaze sent a…

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