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Yinz heard baht that new green still? It could help bring manufacturing back to Pittsburgh and the rest of the Rust Belt.
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. was on the ground with , , and elected officials to celebrate the final environmental assessment of #congestionpricing, the first program of its kind in the nation, to modernize public transit, reduce emissions, and relieve traffic congestion.
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If you've noticed an uptick in allergy season intensity and longevity it's not just you; it's climate change! Allergy season is getting longer for many in the U.S. In addition to being annoying and a waste of tissues, it's a real health concern
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Haven’t you heard? Seabirds are a natural climate solution. But their populations are in decline. The good news is that restoration efforts are having some success.
bit.ly/42wadrV
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File this one under W for wild! Horrible bushfires in Australia upped the odds of the 3-year La Niña that followed. “This is especially important given the background warming of the climate is going to increase the frequency and severity of wildfires”😳
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Another benefit of the Inflation Reduction Act👏🏽 👏🏿 👏🏻
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday will announce the availability of new funding to make low-income homes more energy-efficient. wapo.st/42oE71i
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According to LinkedIn, how many workers move into a green job for every 10,000 workers leaving their job?
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Interested in switching industries to work on climate? Then tune in for the new #DegreesPodcast episode with 'climate quitter' to hear how you can do it too AND with the skills you already have. link.chtbl.com/zgOEKKaO?sid=e
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EVs are so hot right now. And it’s a win for everyone. Here are 4 ways electric vehicles are helping you and you probably don’t even know it.
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If fully completed this would be the largest facility at any seaport in the United States specifically designed to create offshore wind turbines. "It would also help in lowering the cost of offshore wind power across the nation by 70% by 2035"
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OFFSHORE WIND NEWS: The Port of Long Beach announced plans for a massive 400-acre manufacturing facility.
The wind turbines will ultimately be shipped up and down the California coast to generate clean energy.
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The boys in blue are going green🚓 🚨 🔌 ⚡
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Glacial melt, made worse by climate change, may destabilize mountain slopes, resulting in situations like this. Yikes. reports Switzerland lost 6% of its glacier volume between 2021 and 2022. cnn.com/2023/05/10/eur
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Give them a round of applause! 👏🏽 announced the Phase 2 winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students. We’re proud to be a co-sponsor of this challenge that inspires students and serves communities. Check out the winning videos.👇🏽
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HUGE: has announced an impending major proposal to limit climate pollution from new and *existing* fossil fuel power plants! Power plant smokestacks are one of the largest sources of climate pollution. EDF's Vickie Patton explains why this is such a big day
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Today’s proposal, along with EPA’s earlier proposals to limit methane pollution from o&g industrial facilities + reduce tailpipe pollution from new cars and trucks, means that America will be taking important actions to address our three largest sources of climate pollution
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BREAKING: EPA proposes limits to climate pollution from power plants; an urgently needed step toward protecting people from the devastating harms of climate change, from increasingly severe flooding, hurricanes and drought to worsening wildfires (thread)
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Building community by decarbonizing. 🙌🏽 A village in Germany is going all in on wind. “It’s very much the idea of an energy democracy where people are in power to build this together.”
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"What's become really clear is that the oil and gas sector has climate, air pollution and health impacts...they need to account for all of them." Congrats to our Ananya Roy for helping to put a price tag on the health impacts of o&g activities.
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👀Look at all that snow!👀California’s snowpack is super healthy this year. It could be one of the largest on record. Good for the drought. But it comes after “the driest three years on record," which means flooding is a risk.
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“With the impacts of climate change already in motion, we simply cannot afford to get this wrong.” Our explains a proposal to address flood risk in NY-NJ Harbor and the changes needed to prioritize communities and nature.
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Bottom line: preserving biodiversity takes money. But “Countries in heavy debt or at risk of debt default do not have the means to prioritize environmental protection, and may be unattractive to investors due to poor credit ratings” This helps solve both.
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Ecuador announced a deal on Tuesday designed to reduce its debt burden and free up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund marine conservation around the Galápagos Islands. The arrangement is a bit like refinancing a mortgage, only for government bonds. nyti.ms/3VRC2Zh
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. had a great job as a software engineer with . But he left it behind to pursue what he was passionate about: solving the climate crisis.
Hear his story on transferring his skills into a green job & how you can too on the NEW #DegreesPodcast! link.chtbl.com/zgOEKKaO?sid=e
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First reason Dr. Jane Goodall lists for being optimistic about our climate future? The “energy and commitment” of young people. Hard agree, !
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“Hope is not just wishful thinking, but taking action.” Jane Goodall shares why she is optimistic about overcoming the climate crisis in the @Independent by @ninamasseyPA.
#FrontiersForum
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independent.co.uk/climate-change
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Sooo…those predictions that 2023 could be the warmest year on record😳 😓
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You can’t solve a problem if you can’t see the problem. And for too long harmful air pollution has gone unseen in communities across the country. Tell Congress we need expanded air quality monitoring so pollution can't hide anymore.
bit.ly/3ptb79Y
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Less polluting, gender-equity focused public transportation? That's a ride worth taking. Awesome story out of Colombia
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My story on Bogotá's La Rolita, an all-electric public bus fleet with a gender equity focus -- half the drivers are women -- created by the Colombian capital to refurbish the image of its public transit system.
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Melting at the "grounding line" ie the area where an ice sheet begins to extend out on top of the ocean, is not currently included in sea-rise prediction models. But it appears to matter, and could "increase projections of sea level rise by up to 200%"
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“Dust is only a name for what happens when matter begins to understand itself.” . Now that we're all thinking about dust, have a look at the surprisingly fascinating and consequential journey dust takes from desert to ocean
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The voyage of a dust particle links sand to sky to the sea. trib.al/kheE0Hl
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Did you see him?! EDF’s favorite science and methane guy made an appearance on . But don’t worry if you missed it. You can get your fix right here.👇🏽
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How can we slow the rate of global warming right now? It's simple: We must #CutMethane. Rapid, global action to slash methane emissions is our best opportunity to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. EDF’s SVP, Mark Brownstein, explains what you need to know.
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Fighting fires and climate change all at once 👏🏿 👏🏻 👏🏽 Bravo, Boulder!
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Boulder, Colorado, Buys First Electric Fire Engine
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The Jetsons fan in you loves to see it
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Flying taxis are getting closer to taking off. The FAA is starting to plan for new traffic lanes over American cities. wsj.com/articles/faa-p via @AndrewTangel
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Good to see this push (and money) to electrify ports, which are as notes here "pockets of concentrated pollution"
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U.S. launches $4 billion effort to electrify U.S. ports, cut emissions reut.rs/3NI6keY
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Intimate look at one of 100,000 glaciers that are likely to disappear by end of century; with them we don't just lose natural beauty but also drinking water, whole ecosystems, and community-sustaining ecotourism
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“Pastoruri reminds us of the rare beauty of this planet, even as it underscores the dangers human actions have created. It asks us to honor the loss of places we once treasured by rededicating ourselves to everything we can still save.” washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti
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A little rebranding can go a long way. An endangered river in the Balkans was designated as a “wild river national park.” Now…not so endangered anymore. And don’t be surprised if you see this become a conservation trend.
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Wanna pay more for homeowner’s insurance? Of course not no one does. But “The states where climate tends to impact the world more strongly are seeing a bigger jump in population.” 😖
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Norway proves any country can drive the electric vehicle revolution. Despite its cold climate and rough landscape, the nation has the largest share of EVs per capita worldwide. This is how Norway realized the impressive transition. 🚗 ⚡
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“Curbing oil and gas emissions is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to reduce methane and other air pollutants, which improves air quality, protects public health and slows climate change,” said study co-author Ananya Roy
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“By 2050, flood risk is expected to increase by at least 26% – and if we want fair solutions for managing this, it’s critical to integrate equity into financial decision making” 👉 read more from , senior economist at .
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