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             By Isabella O’Malley and Michael Phillis The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky.>> On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upst...
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I want to share an exciting update about our work with you, carol.  More than 15 years ago, former US Vice President Al Gore founded The Climate Reality Project to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society.   ...
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Posted by on in Clean Water
“Forever chemicals” flowing from Suncor into Sand Creek spike as Colorado weighs renewal of key water-quality permit Environmentalists call on state to stop allowing Commerce City refinery to discharge PFAS chemicals into waterways By NOELLE PHILLIPS | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post P...
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         By Dana G. Smith The New York Times We are experiencing the hottest days in history. Heat waves have blanketed the Northern Hemisphere this week, with temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit on three continents. Extreme heat can be deadly for anyone, but olde...
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Posted by on in Solar
               By Isabella O’Malley and Michael Phillis The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky.>> On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few mi...
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By Leah Willingham and Matthew Daly The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va.>> A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lob...
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Vegans produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions, research says Oxford research says vegans produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions By Cara Buckley The New York Times People who follow a plant-based diet account for 75% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than those who eat more than 3.5 ounces of meat a ...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
           By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever. Then July 4 became the globe’s hottest day, albeit uno...
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             By Madeleine Ngo The New York Times WASHINGTON>> Tiffany Berger spent more than a decade working at a coal-fired power plant in Coshocton County, Ohio, eventually becoming a unit operator making about $100,000 annually. But in 2020, American ...
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             By Stanley Reed The New York Times LONDON>> While it may be small consolation to people sweltering in the heat wave enveloping southern Europe, electric grids in countries in the region like Italy and Spain have so far met the added demand f...
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           It’s the 19th straight day of hitting that high temperature   Paramedics assist Alex Guerrero, who suffered heatstroke, at his family’s home in Phoenix on Saturday. Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people have been endur...
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             CDPHE data show 10 people died from heat last year Data shows 10 people died from hot weather last year By Bruce Finley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. As hot weather baked Colorado this week and forecasters anticipated hotter days to come, state health aut...
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Posted by on in Agriculture
            By Taiwo Adebayo The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria>> Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for ...
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Posted by on in Green Design
By Jane Margolies The New York Times At its former headquarters in eastern Pennsylvania, Air Products had a neatly manicured lawn and boxwood hedges. But when the industrial gases company moved to nearby Allentown recently and erected a new office building, it tried something different. Rather th...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
NIH awarded $6.7M toward 14,000-square-foot building; officials fight misinformation on lab  This rendering shows Colorado State University’s planned bat research facility. PROVIDED BY CSU By Elizabeth Hernandez This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. A one-of-a-kind bat research facility is headed to Color...
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Geodesic domes, other resilient designs are gaining new attention By Christopher Flavelle The New York Times John duSaint, a retired software engineer, recently bought property near Bishop, Calif., in a rugged valley east of the Sierra Nevada. The area is at risk for wildfires, severe daytime hea...
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Posted by on in Agriculture
“OFFSET SOME OF YOUR WASTE”   By Melina Walling The Associated Press DYSART, Iowa>> When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He got those benefits and saw his soil ...
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By Jim Robbins The New York Times PABLO, Mont.>> In the mountain streams of southern British Columbia and northern Montana, a rugged part of the world, fish with misshapen skulls and twisted spines have been caught over the years. Many scientists attribute the malformed creatures and declin...
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Posted by on in Human Health
           PANDEMIC By Emily Anthes The New York Times Humans transmitted the coronavirus to white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to new research led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se...
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Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
            By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE>> Some Republican members of Congress voiced opposition Thursday to the Biden administration’s recent move to withdraw hundreds of square miles of federal land in New Mexico from oil and gas d...
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