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Indian city records 48.2C temperature as sizzling heatwave empties roads 1 OKIsItJustMe 20 min ago 47 sec ago 2 114
NC Beachfront Property Owners Get $50 Million In State Money To Dump More Sand, "Save" Their Stupid Fucking Homes 8 hatrack 4 hrs ago 3 min ago 8 377
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs 4 OKIsItJustMe 1 hr ago 12 min ago 5 312
Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits 2 OKIsItJustMe 1 hr ago 43 min ago 1 160
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972 5 OKIsItJustMe 12 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 313
Massive northeast Montana dust storm raises fears of another Dust Bowl era 1 mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 5 272
The Simple Truth: Climate Change is Real - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 0 Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 3 188
IEA: Global EV Outlook 2026 - Emerging battery chemistry and designs 2 OKIsItJustMe 13 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 2 238
X-post: UN backs world court climate opinion; U.S. among few to oppose 0 OKIsItJustMe 14 hrs ago 14 hrs ago 1 211
Electricity Generation from Solar Could Exceed Coal in ERCOT for the First Time in 2026 10 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 14 hrs ago 5 473
Close to 30% of cars sold this year are set to be electric as countries and consumers respond to energy crisis 8 OKIsItJustMe 16 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 4 471
Young Americans demand court halt Trump's biggest rollbacks of pollution protections 2 OKIsItJustMe 16 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 7 249
A gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century 4 Beringia Yesterday 17 hrs ago 17 437
China is cutting emissions even faster than promised and may already have peaked, study shows 0 OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 3 342
Extreme weather events threaten river ecosystems 0 OKIsItJustMe 20 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 4 239
Carbon markets underestimate the risks U.S. forests face from climate change 0 OKIsItJustMe 21 hrs ago 21 hrs ago 1 219
White hydrogen discovered in billion-year-old Canadian Shield rock points to potential new energy source 0 OKIsItJustMe 22 hrs ago 22 hrs ago 2 355
IEA: Net Zero Emissions by 2050 - Acting now to limit overshoot 6 OKIsItJustMe Yesterday 23 hrs ago 1 341
The UK Is Built For A Climate That No Longer Exists; Heatwaves At/Above 40C Will Span The Country By 2050 1 hatrack Yesterday 23 hrs ago 6 371
BC Ex-Premier Drops Truth Bomb: "We've Spent Billions To Convince Ourselves Carbon Capture Works. It Doesn't Work". 2 hatrack Yesterday Yesterday 10 438
After Trump Killed Rebates, EPA Now Cites Falling EV Sales As Reason To "Reconsider" (i.e. Kill) Tier 4 Air Standards 2 hatrack Tuesday Yesterday 7 366
South Africa's CHARGE launches off-grid EV stations on Johannesburg-Durban corridor 3 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Yesterday 4 297
Appeals Court Rules That Suit Against Alabama Power Over 600 Acres Of Coal Waste, Groundwater Poisoning To Proceed 0 hatrack Yesterday Yesterday 7 284
Research led by a Royal Holloway academic finds the 50 questions that could protect a vital ecosystem found across...globe 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 4 231
South Africa's $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing 1 Caribbeans Tuesday Tuesday 3 279
Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current (AMOC) 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 14 458
'Foolish' CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn 1 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 2 240
Warming Accelerates Ecological State Shift Along Maine Coast 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 8 279

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Extreme Weather Events Accelerating Tidal Wetland Loss 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 4 212
Hope can inspire climate creativity for action according to new study 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 4 229
Climate report says world won't get as hot as feared but will pass warming limit 0 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday Tuesday 7 341
"Lies", "Unbelievable", "Alternative Reality" All Available In 35-page TVA Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks 1 hatrack Tuesday Tuesday 8 351
Sinton, TX Fighting Corpus Christi Groundwater Plan, Potentially Because It Wants A Data Center Of Its Own 1 hatrack Tuesday Tuesday 5 313
For N. American Beekeepers, Swarming Season Started Nearly 3 Weeks Earlier Than In 2025 (After Record Dieoff) 0 hatrack Tuesday Tuesday 5 283
Australia's Federal Biodiversity Funding Falling To 0.04% Of Budget; "Nature Markets" Flop, W. 1 Project Listed 0 hatrack Tuesday Tuesday 2 215
Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds 2 nitpicked Tuesday Tuesday 28 665
Coal Makes a Comeback, Fueled by War in the Middle East 4 question everything Tuesday Tuesday 4 412
EPA to rescind bans on 4 forever chemicals in drinking water. 3 applegrove Monday Monday 15 418
Go Pakistan: 1 applegrove Monday Monday 19 403
Monash University Develops New Membrane To Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency At High Temperatures In EVs 2 OKIsItJustMe Monday Monday 2 275
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit 1 OKIsItJustMe May 12 Monday 4 352
Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts 2 OKIsItJustMe Monday Monday 4 261
China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April 1 OKIsItJustMe Monday Monday 4 273
Access to NOAA's world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored - Science activities to resume and site renovations plann 1 OKIsItJustMe Monday Monday 8 335
Comedian takes on ai data centers 0 cbabe Monday Monday 4 435
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find 6 OKIsItJustMe Saturday Monday 3 688
CFS begins preparing a home for our 100 million degree fusion plasma 6 OKIsItJustMe Monday Monday 12 734
Extreme, Deadly Heat In Much Of South Asia Ranging From 111-115F; "It's No Longer Exceptional" 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 9 431
Single-Use Vapes Banned In UK Last Year But 6 Million Pods/Week Still Thrown Out; Fire & Toxin Hazards Abound 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 8 366
Oxygen: 0 applegrove Sunday Sunday 19 315
Metrobus cancellations after hydrogen bus fire in Crawley 9 NNadir May 9 Sunday 2 984
Texas - Chevron Will Save $227 Million In 10 Years w. Tax Break; Related Data Center Will Host "Over 25 Full-Time Jobs" 0 hatrack Sunday Sunday 8 418
2026 World Flop, er, Cup Likely To Set New Mark For Greenwashing Along W. GHG Output 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 6 439
Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 Sunday 2 277
Harrison Ford: 5 applegrove Friday Sunday 25 592
How Oil Propaganda Sneaks Into TV Shows Climate Town 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Sunday 5 323
NOAA - Super El Nino Now Most Likely Outcome For October-February 27 Period; Could Surpass Record From 150 Years Ago 2 hatrack Saturday Sunday 17 559
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO 3 OKIsItJustMe Saturday Saturday 11 531

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Global Ocean Conference Arouses Predictable Rhetorical Questions As To Humanity "Awakening" To Environmental Collapse 2 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 3 629
2/3 Of Americans Will Experience A Week Of Extreme Heat & Humidity Starting Friday June 20th 3 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 803
Shocked, Shocked!! Corporate Climate And Sustainability Pledges & Policies Melting Away Like Snow In The Sahara 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 5 749
Alabama Mining Regulator Expecting Feds To Take Over Mine Regulations As Federal Funding Dries Up 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 3 609
10s Of Millions Face Deadly Conditions In Rare June Heatwave; Indices In The Low Hundreds In Multiple Cities 3 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 981
US EPA proposes delaying enforcement of Biden vehicle pollution rule 1 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Saturday 5 233
Wyoming's wolves hit lowest population since 2005 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Saturday 7 366
Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Saturday 8 336
As the Colorado River dries up, how Western states are confronting the water crisis - PBS NewsHour 1 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 8 458
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 0 184
Croaky McWhalehead "Going To Do Everything In My Power" To Stop Imaginary Chemtrails Threat 5 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 1115
One Of Few AI Outcomes We Can Be Reasonably Sure Of: A Projected Doubling Of Air Pollution In Texas 2 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 6 678
Yes, This Should Work Well - EPA Ready To Hand Texas Power To Authorize "Carbon Capture" Projects 6 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 5 958
Shitstain Yanks US Out Of Plan For Salmon Recovery In PNW Because It's "Radical Environmentalism" Hurrdurr Hurrdurr 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 9 729
Michigan fights Trump administration in court over order keeping coal plant online 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 9 507
US government planning dramatic Colorado River water cuts due to drought, overuse 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Saturday 4 299
Satellite launch pollution rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere 3 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Friday 9 443
Scientists Identify Hidden Accelerant in Antarctic Ice Loss 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 11 624
Heatwaves in high 40 degrees Celsius are 'new normal' for India and Pakistan, scientists warn 0 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 5 459
Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds 0 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 8 378
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