#Fear a friendless future and other commentary

#Fear a friendless future and other commentary

“#Fear a friendless future and other commentary” Iconoclast: Fear a Friendless Future “Friendlessness is on the rise,” cautions The Week’s Damon Linker. “That’s the troubling takeaway” from a study showing the number of Americans with “no close friends” has risen “fivefold over the past 30 years.” It’s not just “bad for the lonely,” it’s “a…

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#Beware of the ‘economic transformation’ John Kerry is promising

#Beware of the ‘economic transformation’ John Kerry is promising

“#Beware of the ‘economic transformation’ John Kerry is promising” John Kerry finally got one right last week when he said shifting to a green economy would trigger a huge “economic transformation.” Only problem: The “transformation” will make the world worse, not better. “A bigger economic transformation” is “right there at our disposal — bigger than…

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#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

“#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle” WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has recorded its warmest June since recordkeeping began, as ski fields struggle to open and experts predict shorter southern winters in the future. A range of factors led to the record, including more winds coming from the milder north rather…

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#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns

#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns

“#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns” A gas-fired power plant being used to support a Bitcoin mining operation in upstate New York has divided local residents over the environmental toll of the energy-intensive process versus the economic benefits the business brings to town. Locals who have protested the operations of the plant, which…

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#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases

#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases

“#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases” FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the drought, boisterous children and guides bob along as water splashes into their blue inflatable rafts. The summer activity on the Cache La Poudre River…

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#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks B in damages

#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15B in damages

“#Company behind Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15B in damages” The Canadian-based company behind the since-scrapped Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is seeking $15 billion in damages from the US. TC Energy on Friday filed a notice of intent with the State Department, claiming they suffered the massive loss “as a result of the U.S. Government’s…

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#Amazon’s carbon emissions surged while global pollution dropped

#Amazon’s carbon emissions surged while global pollution dropped

“#Amazon’s carbon emissions surged while global pollution dropped” Amazon said its carbon emissions surged 19 percent last year even as global pollution declined and the company publicly pledged to go green. The Seattle-based e-tailing giant — whose business exploded last year on surging demand for home-delivered goods from locked-down consumers — said it spewed out…

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