Environnement

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Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere.

The Alberta premier gave a biblical justification for oil expansion at a Christian conference featuring Conservative MPs and provincial cabinet ministers.

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A growing body of evidence now indicates that corn ethanol may generate emissions comparable to, or even worse than, gasoline once full lifecycle impacts are considered. The Environmental Protection Agency’s own Science Advisory Board concluded in 2023 that recent emissions estimates for corn ethanol exceed those of gasoline.

Rather than treating it like a niche issue, candidates should offer concrete policies that assume global warming is the context in which all politics happens.

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On the day our oil-stained president returned to the White House, he began an all-out assault on clean energy. Today, 16 months later, he and his party are paying a significant political price while American consumers are stuck with the bill.

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Rather than pleas to save the planet, the billionaire, a Democrat is pushing a message of affordability in his campaign to become California’s governor.

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A new environmental policy guide released Tuesday aims to ‘rebalance’ state law in favor of tribal rights and environmental health for the next generation of Mainers.

Climate Central examined historical trends in fire weather — a combination of hot, dry, windy conditions — across the U.S.

The Tianjin Meat Industry Association, representing importers responsible for around 40% of China’s beef purchases from Brazil, has pledged to buy 50,000 metric tons of deforestation-free certified Brazilian beef by end of 2026 — around 4.5% of Brazil’s expected beef exports to China this year. The move challenges the long-held assumption that Chinese buyers prioritise price above all else.

Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, have produced potent changes in the way plants grow — from increasing their sugar content to depleting essential nutrients like zinc. Experts fear the degradation of Earth’s food supply will cause an epidemic of hidden hunger, in which even people who consume enough calories won’t get the nutrients they need to thrive.

NZ could achieve electricity security, affordability and sustainability by breaking the power sector’s reliance on gas, economic forum advises

Researchers warn against oversimplifying climate change’s role in conflicts. But some conditions can increase the likelihood of violence, a new study finds.

Like lobster rolls, wild blueberries are iconic in Maine. But heat and drought have set the plants back to a point where many small farmers are struggling against reduced yields and increased costs for mulch and irrigation.

Nine groups in the Sioux Nation say an exploratory graphite drilling project endangers a recognized ceremonial site

But after about 26 years of exceptionally high heat and drought, hundreds of million of these trees in lands stretching from New Mexico and Colorado to the southern Sierra Nevada of California have died. And in many places, something even more startling is happening: The trees aren’t coming back.

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Council’s plan will leave Federal Emergency Management Agency ill-equipped to respond to extreme weather events, experts say

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Already having faced an energy crisis five years ago, more European consumers believe they are “one Trump-ignited war away” from crushing costs.

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Locals pushed deep-red Richland County to be the first to nix a wind and solar ban. The close vote suggests bipartisan support for clean energy.

Victorian and federal Labor governments greenlight Otway basin drilling project with potential to supply one-third of state’s gas

Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is far from certain.

Mind you, climate action means getting off of Russian-supplied fossil fuels.

Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.

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