Tim Kovach

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E & J's dad. Works on climate change, air quality & environmental justice. Founded Cleveland Refugee Bike Project. Juventus & Eintracht. Opinions my own.

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"Temperatures between July 2023 and June 2024 were the highest on record, scientists found, creating a year-long stretch in which the Earth was 1.64C hotter than in preindustrial times." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data showswww.theguardian.com Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate

No one ever talks about how the Venetian Republic had the best nickname of all time. "The Most Serene Republic" clears everything by a country mile

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"Some children think that their legs might grow again. This is one of the saddest things that we hear on a regular basis.” The war in Gaza makes life nearly impossible for disabled people. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How the war in Gaza makes life nearly impossible for disabled peoplewww.motherjones.com “Some children think that their legs might grow again. This is one of the saddest things that we hear on a regular basis.”

So if sustainable aviation fuel doesn't pan out, I have an idea

I have officially joined the ranks of "people who have read The Power Broker"

Have I mentioned that I hate fireworks

honestly they’re kinda cooking with this

"Outdoor air pollution caused by Fourth of July fireworks can exceed the air pollution from wildfires. Another air quality study observed that fireworks also increase PM2.5 levels by as much as 370%, with 24-hour average concentrations reaching 48 μg/m3." www2.purpleair.com/blogs/blog-h...

Case Study: The Impact of Fireworks on Air Pollutionwww2.purpleair.com Topic: Fireworks air quality Industry: Air Quality, Air Quality Technology, Community Development Author: Adrian Dybwad Website: PurpleAir.com Can you smell the smoke and metal in the air? F...

"People who adopt community solar are 6.1 times more likely to live in multifamily buildings, are 4.4 times more likely to rent, and earn 23 percent less annual income than rooftop solar adopters." www.canarymedia.com/articles/ene...

Community solar expands access to clean energy, new study showswww.canarymedia.com Peer-reviewed research finds that community solar makes cheap renewable power available to more people, including those who live in rentals and multifamily buildings.

Man I'm doing my best

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Chief Justice Roberts decrees the end of DOJ independence in an offhanded sentence on page 20.

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A country where a minority of voters can elect a president with king-like authority and impunity and federal agencies that lack the power to do any of the things they are meant to do if big rich companies say they don't like it. Culmination shit for the right wing project.

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Joe Biden has the potential to do the legalest thing now

If the Supreme Court decides in favor of Trump’s claim that a sitting president has immunity from prosecution, the logical and legal thing for Biden to do would be to simply assassinate him before the election

Just remembered my favorite line from Eric Foner's "Reconstruction" for no apparent reason

okay

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The US will set a 2035 emissions target under the Paris Agreement next year. That will create additional investment, policy incentives, and urgency to get to zero emissions faster. Kids & vulnerable folks will breathe healthier air & not get sick because of air pollution. All of that is at risk.

And BY THE WAY, the next Administration will need to set emissions reductions commitments under the Paris Agreement for 2035. Biden already has a 50-52% reduction target by 2030 & a net-zero by 2050 target. But the 2035 target sets the trajectory. Pull out of Paris & that goes away & dooms net-zero.

Congratulations to Anne Gorsuch Buford, whose son secured her revenge 20 years after her death and 41 years after she had to resign in disgrace

Well it's a good thing they overturned Chevron too, then

"We are passing down our carbon debt to future generations that will have to be paid if they ever want to recover the climate of the past that shaped both the natural world and the development of human civilization." open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

The growing carbon debtopen.substack.com Why the climate change is different from other environmental challenges

They're saying I'm the most tired anyone's ever been

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"It should be obvious that dangerous climate change is already upon us. People will die because of global warming on this very day.” wapo.st/4cyweLk

Billions of people just felt the deadly intensity of climate-fueled heat waveswapo.st Scorching heat across five continents set 1,400 records this week and showed how human-caused global warming has made catastrophic temperatures commonplace.

The heat wave may have you asking about how climate change is affecting Cleveland’s weather. Well, today the City of Cleveland released our updated Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, which examines how climate may affect our city in the coming years www.sustainablecleveland.org/crva

Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2024 - Sustainable Clevelandwww.sustainablecleveland.org Air pollution, air quality Cleveland, flooding, summer storms, smog, ground-level ozone, soot, particle pollution, global warming, climate change, heat waves, flash flood, urban heat, carbon emissions...

Per CDC data, heat-related illness (HRI) rates have spiked this week: - In the Great Lakes, they jumped 3.6-fold from 166/100,000 on 6/15 to 605 by 6/19 - In NY/NJ, they spiked 16-fold from 38 to 606 - In New England they rose 16.7-fold from 44 to 735 ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications...

Why does fiction lean so heavily on ecoterrorism as a plot device

What we actually need are utility virtual power plants that provide customers with smart thermostats and allow you to opt into having your thermostat controlled remotely to help provide grid stability on these extremely hot days. You can turn off AC during the day, then remotely precool at 3-4pm

"Additionally, about 37% of global heat-related deaths, which amount to tens of thousands of deaths per year, are attributable to climate change." heatmap.news/guides/is-ex...

Did Climate Change Do It?heatmap.news A guide to thinking through heat, cold, snow, rain, floods, droughts, and everything in between (including locusts).