Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy (fortune.com)
We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda | There is a strange, substantive vacuum in this campaign cycle. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Is 'regenerative farming' the climate-friendly solution to meat production (www.npr.org)
Transcript (and errors in it) are mine, as NPR is mainly a broadcast outlet....
Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening. (www.nytimes.com)
A collision of climate change, urban sprawl and poor infrastructure has pushed Mexico City to the brink of a profound water crisis....
This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions (www.nytimes.com)
Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more. (wapo.st)
But “as it gets warmer earlier, we see a larger amount of mosquitoes earlier,” said Max Vigilant, director of mosquito and vector control in Harris County, where Houston is located. “We are getting hotter temperatures earlier.”...
How cities can build a future with fewer gas pipelines (www.utilitydive.com)
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part. (grist.org)
La crisis del agua empeora en Ciudad de México (www.nytimes.com) Spanish
Una confluencia de factores como el cambio climático, la expansión urbanística y una infraestructura deficiente ha llevado a Ciudad de México al borde de una severa crisis de agua....
Thunderstorms, Wind and Climate Change: Scientists say storms like those that battered Houston could become more intense as the planet warms, though pinning down trends is still challenging. (www.nytimes.com)
Shell urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion | NBIM, one of oil group’s largest investors, calls for ‘additional disclosures’ about green commitments ahead of AGM (www.theguardian.com)
Climate change is boosting severe heat in western India (www.climatecentral.org)
Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal (wapo.st)
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Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought | A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found (www.theguardian.com)
Request: Help making an executive summary to advise my company to electrify our vehicle fleet IMMEDIATELY
I work for a large biotech manufacturer doing field work. I – and thousands of other field engineers – are assigned company cars, which are all ICEs....
Europe's Spending Billions on Green Hydrogen. It's a Risky Gamble (www.bloomberg.com)
To be clear: we’re going to use renewable hydrogen for some things, such as fertilizer manufacturing — there isn’t any other way to do them sustainably. There are applications for which it’s one of the most expensive choices, such as home heating, and a whole host of industrial processes and aviation sitting in between.
Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of 'open corruption' (www.latimes.com)
Archived copies of the article: archive.today web.archive.org ghostarchive.org
Climate Jobs Are Ramping Up, But a ‘Just Transition’ Is Necessary to Ensure Equity, Experts Say (insideclimatenews.org)
Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors (blog.ucsusa.org)
A realistic understanding of their costs and risks is critical....
Too good to be true: the greenwashers’ box of tricks (www.ft.com)
Companies are becoming ever craftier in their efforts to pose as more climate-friendly than they are...
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too? (grist.org)
Death Star - what happens if a solar flare knocks out our power system (www.dailygrail.com)
This article was written in 2012 by Boston U. geophysicist Robert M. Schoch. It’s no less true in any way today (although power companies are somewhat better prepared thanks to articles like this one - and they were nervous last week)....
Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance: Fossil-fuel dependent country hopes to provide bridge between wealthy global north and poor south at November gathering (www.theguardian.com)
U.S. to end coal leasing in nation’s largest coal-producing region (wapo.st)
Industrial emissions aren’t falling fast enough to meet US climate goals | heavy industry, including steel mills and chemical plants, could soon be the nation’s number one source of CO2 emissions. (www.canarymedia.com)
