Vegas uses like 3% of the allocation, is located at the dam, and had built a straw below dead pool. If water hits Deadpool and the 97% downstream don't get their water, Vegas will be fine. It is AZ and CA that has to worry more. CA is not taking the situation seriously in the negotiations for cuts.
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Vegas uses like 3% of the allocation, is located at the dam, and had built a straw below dead pool. If water hits Deadpool and the 97% downstream don't get their water, Vegas will be fine. It is AZ and CA that has to worry more. CA is not taking the situation seriously in the negotiations for cuts.
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Biden administration to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow
The Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips' Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed.
www.cnn.com
The expected approval is a victory for Alaska’s bipartisan congressional delegation and a coalition of Alaska Native tribes and groups who hailed the drilling venture as a much-needed new source of revenue and jobs for the remote region. It is a major blow to climate groups and Alaska Natives who oppose Willow, arguing the project will hurt the president’s ambitious climate goals and pose health and environmental risks.
Biden administration to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow
The Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips' Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed.
The expected approval is a victory for Alaska’s bipartisan congressional delegation and a coalition of Alaska Native tribes and groups who hailed the drilling venture as a much-needed new source of revenue and jobs for the remote region. It is a major blow to climate groups and Alaska Natives who oppose Willow, arguing the project will hurt the president’s ambitious climate goals and pose health and environmental risks.
JRP3
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First new nuclear plant in 7 years in US starts up
JRP3
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A good point by point debunking of often repeated false claims about climate change by an actual climate scientist:
mspohr
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Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change
Methane
Coal
Food
Deforestation
Restore degraded land
Wind and solar
Energy efficiency
Climate should be central to policy
Methane
Coal
Food
Deforestation
Restore degraded land
Wind and solar
Energy efficiency
Climate should be central to policy
mspohr
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In Montana, It’s Youth vs. the State in a Landmark Climate Case https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/...XoSHw24uGJ7HXxqIeaCHmn1JJ0uk8rGn78JesqRKwOXmk
In their complaint, filed in 2020, the young activists seized on language in the Montana state Constitution that guarantees residents “the right to a clean and healthful environment,” and stipulates that the state and individuals are responsible for maintaining and improving the environment “for present and future generations.”
In their complaint, filed in 2020, the young activists seized on language in the Montana state Constitution that guarantees residents “the right to a clean and healthful environment,” and stipulates that the state and individuals are responsible for maintaining and improving the environment “for present and future generations.”
mspohr
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Older people like me need to start protesting for our planet | Bill McKibben
The brutal truth is that last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report didn’t have the effect it should have had, or that its authors clearly intended. Produced by thousands of scientists who synthesized the work of tens of thousands of their peers over the last decade, and meticulously drafted by teams of careful communicators, it landed in the world with a gentle plop, not the resounding thud that’s required.So I’m proud to report that these bank demonstrations were organized by Third Act, a climate activist organization for people over the age of 60; the carbon in the air is our legacy, but we are beginning to rise to the occasion, producing the kind of activism that can help slow the disaster.
The brutal truth is that last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report didn’t have the effect it should have had, or that its authors clearly intended. Produced by thousands of scientists who synthesized the work of tens of thousands of their peers over the last decade, and meticulously drafted by teams of careful communicators, it landed in the world with a gentle plop, not the resounding thud that’s required.So I’m proud to report that these bank demonstrations were organized by Third Act, a climate activist organization for people over the age of 60; the carbon in the air is our legacy, but we are beginning to rise to the occasion, producing the kind of activism that can help slow the disaster.
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JRP3
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Rapid global solutions do not exist.
Updated research on agrivoltaics.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Solar panels handle heat better when combined with crops
New study finds that an optimal arrangement of solar panels on farms can cool the panels down by 10 degrees—crucial for their efficiency.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
mspohr
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Oysters and whisky? Why the pairing could have huge benefits for wildlife in Scotland
A new rewilding project part-funded by the Glenmorangie distillery plans to use native oysters a water filters, which would prevent the quality of the company’s whisky from deteriorating, but also mitigate the effects of the organic waste released into the waters of Dornoch Firth. In addition, researchers say the process could increase biodiversity in the area by 50% by the end of the decade
Naomi Kennon, the lead author and PhD researcher in restorative ecology at Heriot-Watt, says: “The findings from our research in Loch Ryan are extremely exciting, demonstrating that biodiversity will probably double over a decade once oyster restoration projects are complete. This means the population of species will increase in a balanced way.
A new rewilding project part-funded by the Glenmorangie distillery plans to use native oysters a water filters, which would prevent the quality of the company’s whisky from deteriorating, but also mitigate the effects of the organic waste released into the waters of Dornoch Firth. In addition, researchers say the process could increase biodiversity in the area by 50% by the end of the decade
Naomi Kennon, the lead author and PhD researcher in restorative ecology at Heriot-Watt, says: “The findings from our research in Loch Ryan are extremely exciting, demonstrating that biodiversity will probably double over a decade once oyster restoration projects are complete. This means the population of species will increase in a balanced way.
mspohr
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The emerging carbon offsets market is chaotic and dysfunctional. Problems need to be addressed openly, and resolved as quickly as possible. A joint investigation by the Guardian, the German weekly Die Zeit and SourceMaterial revealed in January that the vast majority of rainforest offset credits from the leading certifier – which are sold to companies that then use them to make claims about their overall emissions – do not offer the environmental benefits that they claim. Since then, scrutiny has only increased, with more questions being asked of the western businesses behind projects such as Kariba, a huge offset-promoted forest in Zimbabwe.
The danger of carbon offsets, frequently raised by campaigners, is that their primary function is greenwashing. Fossil fuel companies are among their biggest buyers; Verra has close ties to the industry. Allowing companies to declare themselves, or products including airline tickets, to be “carbon neutral”, is not just misleading – when the offsets have been shown to be flawed – but harmful. As well as giving businesses a licence to carry on polluting, it fuels the widespread fantasy that western lifestyles do not need to change, and that consumption can continue unabated.
www.theguardian.com
The danger of carbon offsets, frequently raised by campaigners, is that their primary function is greenwashing. Fossil fuel companies are among their biggest buyers; Verra has close ties to the industry. Allowing companies to declare themselves, or products including airline tickets, to be “carbon neutral”, is not just misleading – when the offsets have been shown to be flawed – but harmful. As well as giving businesses a licence to carry on polluting, it fuels the widespread fantasy that western lifestyles do not need to change, and that consumption can continue unabated.
The Guardian view on carbon offsetting: an overhaul is overdue | Editorial
Editorial: The industry has not delivered what it promised, and critics are right to be sceptical
www.theguardian.com
I bought my Tesla because it has amazing Tech and it's a fantastic car overall. Honestly I do not believe the Climate Change thing at all, there have been many periods in our planets history were CO2 has been very much higher than it is now. It's just another in a long series of "emergencies." I'm old enough to remember a few of them including global cooling, we were supposed to be a floating ice cube by now. If you want a movie reference look at the ending of the film AI, it was a cautionary tale.
However, I do believe we need to be good custodians of our planet and should do the right thing by it. We should stop the massive deforestation occurring and stop polluting our oceans. Protect endangered species and protect our waterways, reduce strip mining where possible and protect prime lands. The hysteria is not needed.
However, I do believe we need to be good custodians of our planet and should do the right thing by it. We should stop the massive deforestation occurring and stop polluting our oceans. Protect endangered species and protect our waterways, reduce strip mining where possible and protect prime lands. The hysteria is not needed.
JRP3
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Everything you said has been thoroughly and repeatedly debunked in this thread. The heat trapping physics of CO2 and CH4 are irrefutable, there has never been such a drastic spike in their atmospheric concentrations while humans existed, and global cooling was a limited theory of what might happen if man made particulates kept increasing to block sunlight and is actually an example of humanity taking steps to reduce their impact.
How the "Global Cooling" Story Came to Be
Nine paragraphs written for Newsweek in 1975 continue to trump 40 years of climate science. It is a record that has its author amazed
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