Climate Change

B.C.'s energy regulator has created a legal loophole that is facilitating a "last-ditch" effort to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

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British Columbia

US braces for ‘dangerous’ conditions as heatwave to hit midwest and north-east

16/06/24

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Adam Gabbatt

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The Guardian

A leaderboard announces extreme heat in the area during the third round of the 124th US Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Saturday. Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Jun. 16, 2024

Meteorologists warn that heat will spread east through the week, with ‘heat dome’ expected to trap high temperatures

Millions of Americans are facing “dangerously hot conditions”, the National Weather Service said, with a heatwave set to hit the midwest and north-east US from Monday.

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'We want to help': Why climate activists are trying something new

10/06/24

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Chloe Veltman

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NPR

Activists from Extinction Rebellion, left and center, protest during a performance of An Enemy of the People on Broadway, starring Jeremy Strong, right. Extinction Rebellion NYC

Apr. 5, 2024

There's a scene in Henrik Ibsen's 1882 drama An Enemy of the People that takes place at a public meeting. The residents of a spa town are trying to prevent a local doctor, Dr. Stockmann, from telling the truth about a factory that's polluting the local water supply.

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Is Carbon Capture Just Climate Delusion?

07/06/24

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Basav Sen, Jim Walsh

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Common Dreams

Officials pose with shovels for a photo opportunity for the groundbreaking ceremony for Oxys Direct Air Capture facility called Stratos in West Texas on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Jun. 5, 2024

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Earth hit with 12 straight months of record-breaking temperatures

06/06/24

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Benjamin Shingler

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CBC News

A vendor prepares his umbrella as hot days continue in Manila, Philippines. Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made more likely because of human-caused climate change, a study found. (Aaron Favila/The Associated Press)

Jun. 5, 2024

'We're shattering global temperature records and reaping the whirlwind,' UN secretary-general says

The planet's string of record-breaking temperatures has continued for a full year, with May marking the 12th consecutive month for which its average temperature set a new record for that month.

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A year of record global heat has pushed Earth closer to dangerous threshold

06/06/24

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Scott Dance

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Washington Post

A person waits for the bus in the shade on Tuesday in Sacramento, where temperatures topped 100 degrees during the summer’s first heat wave there. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Jun. 5, 2024

Temperatures surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold over the past year, and scientists warn they will again soon.

A streak of record-setting heat that began last summer has now persisted for an entire year across the globe, researchers announced Wednesday, pushing Earth closer to a dangerous threshold that the world’s nations have pledged not to cross.

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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates

06/06/24

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Mariana Mazzucato

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The Guardian

A lithium mine in the Atacama desert, Chile, in 2022. Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

May 30, 2024

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Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification

06/06/24

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Oliver Milman

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The Guardian

‘Oceans aren’t just a nice backdrop for your selfies in summer, we rely upon them for our lives,’ said one scientist. Photograph: hdere/Getty Images

Jun. 4, 2024

Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds

The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found.

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Inside the Pathways Alliance’s three-step greenwashing plan

06/06/24

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John Woodside

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National Observer

Jun. 5, 2024

Since its launch in 2021, the Pathways Alliance has used a three-step greenwashing strategy to weaken and delay climate measures, according to new research from a leading international think tank.

According to U.K.-based InfluenceMap, the Pathways Alliance, which represents Canada’s largest fossil fuel companies responsible for 95 per cent of oilsands production, appears to use this three-step plan to keep profit margins of its members healthy as the global energy transition off fossil fuels unfolds.

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Climate Change

Meteorologists warn that heat will spread east through the week, with ‘heat dome’ expected to trap high temperatures

'We're shattering global temperature records and reaping the whirlwind,' UN secretary-general says

Temperatures surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold over the past year, and scientists warn they will again soon.

Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds

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