How Electric Vehicles Powered Houston Homes During Hurricane Berylinsideevs.com As Hurricane Beryl took power out in parts of Texas, some EV owners relied on bidirectional charging to power their homes and appliances.
Prof. Bob Howarth
Professor at Cornell University, Earth system scientist, co-EiC Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Research
Forest Carbon Storage in the Western United States: Distribution, Drivers, and Trendsagupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Live carbon has declined across much of western United States forests, likely due to drought and fire, resulting in an increase in dead carbon
In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), harvest led to reduc...
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California Grid Breezes Through Heat Wave due to Renewables, Batteriesthinc.blog No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler …
Those methane “leaks” are no accident - Climate and Capital Mediawww.climateandcapitalmedia.com The oil and gas industry deliberately vent millions of pounds of natural gas and other toxins into the air every year.
Those methane “leaks” are no accident - Climate and Capital Mediawww.climateandcapitalmedia.com The oil and gas industry deliberately vent millions of pounds of natural gas and other toxins into the air every year.
New Methane Regulations Unlikely to Change Oil Industry Behaviorpowering-the-planet.ghost.io It is unlikely that the new methane regulations will have the large predicted impact on reducing methane emissions for the U.S. oil and gas industry. While it is unfortunate that this is the reality, ...
Methane’s Climate Crisis Needs More than Satellites to Stop Emissionswww.scientificamerican.com New regulations, and satellites like MethaneSat, very likely will not cut methane emissions. Natural gas industry economics will instead continue delaying their needed reduction
Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essentialwww.thelancet.com By June 19, 2024, 37 396 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the attack
by Hamas and the Israeli invasion in October, 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry,
as reported by the UN Offi...
Clarence Thomas, a $267,000 RV, and Why American Health Care Suckswww.rollingstone.com Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got an RV from a top health insurance executive. Then he protected the industry.
‘Turning point’ in China's pivot to clean steel productiontheprogressplaybook.com China is the world's largest manufacturer of steel, and the sector is its second biggest source of carbon emissions.
Marathon Oil reaches a $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violationswww.npr.org The federal government announced a settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Themwww.scientificamerican.com As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go
Cars prove far deadlier than guns in NYC so far this yeargothamist.com City data shows 127 people were killed by drivers across the five boroughs during the first six months of 2024, about 55% more than the 82 who were fatally shot over the same period.
Hurricane Beryl Was a Warning Shot for Houston - Inside Climate Newsinsideclimatenews.org The category one storm dealt the city disastrous damage. Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.
A mom struggles to feed her kids after GOP states reject federal fundswapo.st In her rural Oklahoma town, Tabitha Shinn calculates down to the penny for groceries for her three teens but still must rely on giveaways from a food pantry.
This Is How Democrats Should Be Treating the Supreme Courtballsandstrikes.org AOC's decision to file of articles of impeachment against Thomas and Alito is how Democrats should be engaging with a corrupt Supreme Court.
Bitcoin Miners Are Gobbling up Energy in Texas. We Are Not Any Closer to Finding out Exactly How Much. - Public Citizenwww.citizen.org Last August, during a punishing summer heat wave, Riot Platforms was bringing in taxpayer money for essentially doing nothing. How…
Why researchers fear the Gaza death toll could reach 186,000www.theguardian.com War doesn’t just kill people through direct violence. Malnutrition, healthcare shortages and unsanitary conditions inevitably follow
Forty Acres and a Sense of Hopesubstack.com Sunshine on a Cloudy Week