#Joe Biden’s unserious Earth Day summit

#Joe Biden’s unserious Earth Day summit

“#Joe Biden’s unserious Earth Day summit” President Joe Biden calls Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer,” while Chinese President Xi Jinping and his regime “blatantly violate human rights” and both think “autocracy is the wave of the future.” Yet he invited both to his trumpeted two-day virtual Earth Day summit and acted as if their…

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#As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts

#As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts

“#As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts” PROVIDENCE, RI — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped Texas in February, knocking out power and leaving millions in a deep freeze. Yet as the snow fell and the wind howled, some looked for other explanations for the storm…

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#Erin O’Toole’s make or break climate change bet

#Erin O’Toole’s make or break climate change bet

“#Erin O’Toole’s make or break climate change bet” Philippe J. Fournier: The Conservative leader needs to move his party to the centre if he has any chance of beating the Liberals. If he fails, he won’t get a second chance. Last week, federal Conservative leader Erin O’Toole boldly went where his predecessor would not: He…

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#US and China agree to cooperate on new climate agreement

#US and China agree to cooperate on new climate agreement

“#US and China agree to cooperate on new climate agreement” SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue.  The agreement was reached…

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#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

“#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change” SAN RAMON, Calif. — The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out…

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#Harris’ hopeless ‘root cause’ prescription for the border

#Harris’ hopeless ‘root cause’ prescription for the border

“#Harris’ hopeless ‘root cause’ prescription for the border” It’s worse than we thought: Vice President Kamala Harris just identified the “root cause” of the surge in illegal migrants at the southern border: climate change. There’s “the need for economic development” and “a need for resilience around extreme climate” because “severe climate experiences” have been “dampening”…

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#Scientific American joins trend, will call climate change ‘climate emergency’

#Scientific American joins trend, will call climate change ‘climate emergency’

“#Scientific American joins trend, will call climate change ‘climate emergency’” Scientific American has joined the growing list of news outlets who are upgrading the term climate change to a “climate emergency.” In its warning, SA compares climate change to someone losing their breath and being rushed to the hospital in the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The planet is heating up way…

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#Greta Thunberg to skip UN climate conference over COVID vaccine inequality

#Greta Thunberg to skip UN climate conference over COVID vaccine inequality

“#Greta Thunberg to skip UN climate conference over COVID vaccine inequality” Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg said she is skipping the United Nation’s climate conference in Scotland over concerns about the inequality in COVID-19 vaccine access. “Of course I would love to attend the Glasgow #COP26,” Thunberg said on Twitter. “But not unless everyone…

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