Memo to ScoMo: The gas cartel is lying to you

Con merchants are being conned, best to just disconnect from gas and pity the bill to all taxpayers.

MacroBusiness

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Massive Forest Restoration Could Greatly Slow Global Warming

Researcher originally investigating protection of biodiversity finds arresting of global warming as side benefit.

ScientificAmerican

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Why Can’t Gas and Coal Hack it in the Heat?

They have to use a lot more power to cool themselves when temperatures rise, which reduces the output of power supplied to the grid while increasing the likelihood of a breakdown

AustraliaInstitute

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Keep climate teaching real and honest

Teachers recognise need to teach about Climate Emergency, not pretend it’s not there.

ClimateNewsNetwork

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Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2019 conference

Why should countries vulnerable to climate emergency cop cost of recovery when economic benefit(!) enjoyed by others? Plenty of buck passing with help of fossil fuel corporations:

…nations were “passing the buck” when conversation turned to finance to deal with the aftermath of “climate emergencies”. He pointed to Cyclone Idai and the damage it has caused in south eastern Africa as an example of an event that required such funding:

“If we miss the opportunity this year when it is clearly on the agenda…rebooting this institution to speak out and respond to the reality on the ground, we will be failing as this international community, our leaders will be failing us.”

RenewEconomy

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Freak summer hailstorm buries Mexico’s Guadalajara city in 1.5 m of ice

A nods as good as a wink, just click to read and fear revenge of mother Nature.

The Independent

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Law Trump’s Trump! Judge throws out Trump order and restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

How good is this? Law Trump’s Trump.

LA Times

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Tiny nations challenge Australia’s carbon ‘carryover credits’

But ‘carryover credits’ were the deal, from small island states, offered to Greg Hunt, in return for his key role in getting up the 1.5degC target.

SMH

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No flights, a four-day week and living off-grid: what climate scientists do at home to save the planet

Nudge, nudge, say no more, just read.

TheGuardian

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Scott Morrison secures G20 deal to block violent terrorism on Facebook and social media

But completely ignored G20 opportunity to make progress against Climate Emergency Terrorism, coming soon to your backyard.

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