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BREAKING: Senate Democrats Finalize Biggest Climate Spend in U.S. History as Schumer, Manchin Outfox McConnell | The Energy Mix

BREAKING: Senate Democrats Finalize Biggest Climate Spend in U.S. History as Schumer, Manchin Outfox McConnell | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/07/28/breaking-senate-democrats-finalize-biggest-climate-spend-in-u-s-history-as-schumer-manchin-outfox-mcconnell/ believe it or not, $370Billion and 40% is all, unless you really want to know which Republican … Continue reading

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CSIRO reminds our leaders that it’s the climate science that counts | RenewEconomy

If Australia legislates its climate targets and then misses them, what happens? The CSIRO “future world” report reminds us the outlook is grim. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-reminds-our-leaders-that-its-the-climate-science-that-counts/ CSIRO warns, again, will we ever learn?

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Celebrating Charles Todd and the overland telegraph – ABC Radio National

The Australian overland telegraph was a 3,200 km line connecting Port Augusta in South Australia to Darwin. It was completed in 1872 and allowed communication between Australia and the rest of the world. It was one of the great engineering … Continue reading

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‘Worse than tobacco’: Climate activists push for ban on fossil fuel ads

Climate advocacy group Comms Declare is advocating for a tobacco-style blanket ban on advertising for coal, oil and gas companies. — Read on http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/worse-than-tobacco-climate-activists-push-for-ban-on-fossil-fuel-ads-20220716-p5b24e.html If only…

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Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law

Finland’s goal to go net zero by 2035 and then carbon negative was based on equity as well as science, but it won’t be easy to reverse forest loss — Read on http://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/05/31/finland-sets-worlds-most-ambitious-climate-target-in-law/ Hey, @BowenChrisMP, how much longer will you … Continue reading

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Norway PM, 2014, how to control gas assets with 78% tax, video

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MUST READ -Australia should be a global ocean champion – Save Our Marine Life

The world needs ocean leadership, and Australia is ready to step up. Join us in calling for Australia to be a global ocean champion. — Read on http://www.saveourmarinelife.org.au/actions/globaloceanchampion/

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Scientists uncover decades old methane leak in Algerian desert – Unearthed

New satellite research, shared exclusively with Unearthed, reveals significant leaks in important gas market for EU — Read on unearthed.greenpeace.org/2022/05/30/methane-satellite-algeria-gas-eu/ But don’t the moguls of methane insist “natural gas” is clean? Just insignificant “<1% fugitive” leakage? How much longer before … Continue reading

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World’s first commercial sand battery begins energy storage in Finland

Polar Night Energy says it’s developed and commercialized a super-cheap, super-simple way of storing energy for anywhere between hours and months, simply using heated sand. Its first 8-megawatt-hour thermal battery has gone online in Finland. — Read on newatlas.com/energy/sand-battery-polar-night/ If … Continue reading

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Energy treaty update fails to address climate crisis, activists say

1994 agreement allows investors to sue governments for changes in energy policy that harm their profits — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/energy-treaty-update-fails-to-address-climate-crisis-activists-warn Supreme right for money making includes endangering survival of the Planet??? Should humans be upgraded to front of queue for … Continue reading

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