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Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry's Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content 4 sl8 Aug 29 Aug 29 10 505
Plan finalized to kill thousands of barred owls around Northwest 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 29 Aug 29 2 485
Cybertruck Catches Fire After Running Into Fire Hydrant And Getting Wet. It Needed A Lot More Water To Be Put Out. 11 Caribbeans Aug 28 Aug 29 4 935
Not 1 GQP Vote For The IRA; Now, 18 Caucus Members Want Johnson To Protect Some Climate/Energy Provisions From Rollback 1 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 1 674
Why extreme heat is making campaign rallies more dangerous 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 1 374
AMS State Of The Climate Report: 2023 Crushed Records Across The Boards - Ocean Heat, Loss Of Cloud Cover, Drought 1 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 2 268
"It Spans Kilometers" - Greek Port Of Volos, Nearby Pagesitic Gulf Carpeted W. 100s Of 1,000s Of Dead Fish 0 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 4 498
Norway's Atlantic Salmon Runs Collapse To Record Lows; 33 Rivers Closed To Fishing 0 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 6 396
As Many As 10,000 Glaciers May Have Vanished Worldwide In Recent Decades; Scientists Working To Nail Down Numbers 0 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 1 256
Apparent Signal Of Increased Methane Output From Rapidly Warming Natural Sources (Permafrost, Wetlands) 0 hatrack Aug 29 Aug 29 3 298
Gov. DeWhiteboots Backs Away From State Park Golf Course Plan: "I Never Saw That" 4 hatrack Aug 28 Aug 28 10 489
US Army gives thrilling inside look at groundbreaking new rescue truck: 'Your vehicle is your power generator' 3 Caribbeans Aug 28 Aug 28 9 803
Owners of Montana coal plant beg U.S. Supreme Court to halt Biden pollution rules 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 28 Aug 28 5 408
Invasive Cats in the Antarctic Turbo Evolving 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 28 Aug 28 10 774
The Switch: Using heat storage as an alternative to lithium batteries REUTERS 4 ihaveaquestion Aug 28 Aug 28 12 688
US clean energy jobs growth rate double that of overall jobs, report says 2 sl8 Aug 28 Aug 28 7 275
Solar PV flooring for residential, commercial use 3 Caribbeans Aug 27 Aug 28 2 505
WP Editorial - The Next Big Climate Target - Ending Carbon Offset Scams 0 hatrack Aug 28 Aug 28 5 419
Major Science Report Pegs "Very Poor" Outlook For GBR Ecosystem - Oz Gov Released It w/o Fanfare On A Friday Afternoon 1 hatrack Aug 28 Aug 28 6 515
US Monocultures Adding To Heat/Humidity - One Acre Of Corn - 3-4,000 Gallons Of Water Vapor During Hot Weather 1 hatrack Aug 28 Aug 28 8 396
Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century 1 sl8 Aug 28 Aug 28 17 499
UK Environment Minister Under Pressure To Dump Subsidies For "Green" Wood Pellet Imports For Power Generation 0 hatrack Aug 28 Aug 28 4 253
Electric vehicles catch fire at Rivian's Normal, Illinois plant 9 Caribbeans Aug 25 Aug 27 6 949
This Scientist Has a Risky Plan to Cool Earth - solar geoengineering. There's Growing Interest. 14 Bundbuster Aug 2024 Aug 27 8 1172
New Jersey homeowner's electricity-savings DIY project sets house on fire 3 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 27 2 574
Coors, Koch, Scaife, Uihlein, Bradley, Seid - The Six Billionaire Families Underwriting Project 2025 1 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 27 20 620
Ancient Civilizations Used These Simple Measures to Cool Cities Down -- Why Can't We Do the Same? 5 Judi Lynn Aug 25 Aug 27 19 851
The lot fit 9 McMansions. They built 44 small homes for locals instead 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 26 Aug 27 37 1480
Environment Energy demand from data centers growing faster than West can supply, experts say 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 27 Aug 27 5 515
250 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord join Idaho wildfire-fighting effort 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 27 Aug 27 7 302

Environment & Energy Continued...

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How Americans affected by extreme weather events feel about the future - PBS NewsHour - MSNBC 3 Rhiannon12866 Aug 27 Aug 27 7 443
US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 26 Aug 26 5 332
The Southern California EV Charging Problem! 5 Caribbeans Aug 26 Aug 26 2 826
Australia sees hottest winter temperature on record, a brutal 107 degrees 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 26 Aug 26 5 416
Oregon researchers paint wind turbines partly black to reduce bird deaths 5 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 26 Aug 26 14 558
'Bees starving' in disastrous year for French honey 1 Judi Lynn Aug 25 Aug 26 7 400
When does a glacier die? 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 25 Aug 26 8 419
Bald eagle thought to be hurt was really just 'too fat to fly,' Missouri officials say 7 Judi Lynn Aug 25 Aug 26 11 675
Hybrid vs. Electric Cars: Why Hybrids Make More Sense - Kelley Blue Book 12 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 25 5 1174
How electrified beaches could save our shores from devastating erosion 1 Judi Lynn Aug 25 Aug 25 2 483
This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 25 Aug 25 9 498
Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work? - CBS Reports 3 Rhiannon12866 Aug 25 Aug 25 11 607
WV Gov Jim Justice's Son - Coal CEO - Facing Contempt Charges In AL For Refusing To Appear At Bankruptcy Hearing 3 hatrack Aug 25 Aug 25 10 570
To Date In 2024, 59,000 Amazon Basin Fires, And The Dry Season Doesn't Peak Until September/October 0 hatrack Aug 25 Aug 25 3 257
DeFuckstick's Big Plans For 9 Pristine FL State Parks Include Golf Courses, Hotels, Pickleball Courts, No Public Input 3 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 519
Three Years' Worth Of Plastic Waste Piling Up At Failing "Advanced Recycling" Plant In Houston 1 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 457
Study - Eight Months Of Record-Smashing Fires In Canada In 2023 Meant Toxic Air Impacts In New Jersey 0 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 271
Toyota's Fuel Cell R&D And Production Plant Starts Operation In Beijing. 1 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 610
Ford revamps electric vehicle strategy with push into hybrids 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 694
Toyota's Controversial 1:6:90 Rule: Prioritizing Hybrids Over EVs 10 CoopersDad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 725
Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First. 6 Think. Again. Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 1334
No one can figure out why the Atlantic Ocean is cooling at record speed 4 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 863
Evaluation of climate policy measures over two decades finds many have failed to achieve necessary emissions reductions 0 Jim__ Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 280
New Starbucks CEO allowed company jet for 1,000-mile commute to Seattle 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 449
Feds Deny 5 Million Ton Per Year "Carbon Capture" Permit For TX LNG Plant W. 163 Million Ton CO2E Output Per Year 2 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 444
I Took a Ride in a 'Self-Driving' Tesla and Never Once Felt Safe - RollingStone 6 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 848
EV fires heighten concerns: Tesla, Mercedes-Benz accidents add to alarm - The Korea Times 0 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 437
So let me get this straight 23 JMCKUSICK Aug 2024 Aug 2024 28 1625
Azerbaijan raises alarm over Caspian Sea's 'catastrophic' shrinking 3 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 482
"The Land Is Becoming Desert" - Farms Failing, Reservoirs Draining As Sicily Turns Into Tunisia 1 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 526

Environment & Energy Continued...

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How 'green' electricity from wood harms the planet -- and people 3 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 751
Why no president has slowed the U.S. oil boom 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 579
America's oil capital was moving away from cars. Then a new mayor arrived. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 497
Autopsy Surveys Show Microplastics Made Up 0.5% Of Brain Tissue Mass In Humans On Average 1 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 610
India's Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor Approaches Finish Line (NDTV) 3 eppur_se_muova Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 361
Green Hydrogen Produced By Roving Fleets Of Shadow Ships 8 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 649
U.S. offshore wind - yet another cancellation (Ocean Wind One and Ocean Wind Two off of N.J.) 2 progree Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 414
College student develops innovative solution to fight major invasive species wreaking havoc on the Midwest: 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 792
South Koreans hit the brakes on EVs after battery fires 4 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 595
Breaking News: Toxic fumes from Tesla EV semi fire shut down I-80 in Sierra. Batteries smoldered for hours 7 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 922
Scapegoat Species? A Plan to Shoot 450,000 Barred Owls 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 560
U.S. has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution--three strong points and a key issue to watch 3 Jim__ Aug 2024 Aug 2024 18 538
Australia's Former Right-Wing Govt "Plan" For Cleaner Cars Breaks Down: 5 Hydrogen FC Cars Sold In Past Quarter. 5. 1 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 421
Yet Another Rodanthe Beach House Falls Into The Sea - 7 Collapses In Past 4 Years 4 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 715
Underwater sculpture installations highlight the dangers of climate change - PBS NewsHour 2 Rhiannon12866 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 443
Third battery fire in two months at the same site in Germany 4 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 590
There's an acidic zone 13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface -- and it's getting bigger 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 538
Computer simulations suggest more than half of people on Earth have limited access to safe drinking water 1 Jim__ Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 404
UK Gardeners Noticing That Insects Have Largely Disappeared This Year; Data Supports Their Observations 3 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 576
Shell''s "Non-Political" US Foundation Shoveled Donations To Climate Deniers, Hillsdale, Claremont, Heritage, Prager 3 hatrack Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1017
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