With Climate Agenda Stalled at Home, Biden Still Hopes to Lead Abroad – The New York Times

On his first day in office, President Biden recommitted the United States to the Paris climate agreement, noting in his inaugural address that “a cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can’t be any more desperate…

Biden releases five-year offshore leasing plan Friday – The Washington Post

Placeholder while article actions load President Biden’s administration opened the door Friday to more offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters over the next five years, setting a course for future U.S. fossil fuel extraction just a day after…

G7 ‘climate club’ to tackle global warming amid criticism of fossil fuel ‘loophole’ – SBS News

Releasing their final communique, G7 leaders announced a “climate club” will be launched by the end of the year with the aim of speeding up efforts to tackle global warming. Civil society groups said they wanted to see more ambition,…

Mercury’s data recorder to help monitor global warming – GlobeNewswire

ANDOVER, Mass., June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced it was selected by Ball Aerospace to enhance the data recording and storage performance…

SpaceX ready for Starship orbital test flight next month

On June 13, 2022, the FAA issued its final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.

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Black hole – a lone ‘phantom’ – spotted via Hubble

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a lone black hole, moving like a ghost or phantom among the stars of our Milky Way galaxy.

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US Solar Companies Rip Biden For Helping Communist China, May Sue Admin

Domestic solar panel manufacturers accused President Joe Biden of aiding the Chinese state-run solar industry and signaled potential legal action after he blocked tariffs protecting U.S. companies. The White House issued a 24-month moratorium Monday, blocking federal enforcement of Obama-era…

Self-driving taxis take to the streets of San Francisco

Phoenix, Arizona, already has self-driving taxis, and now San Francisco, California, becomes the 2nd major U.S. city to have them.

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Rolls-Royce’s SMR Needs 10,000 Times Less Land Than Wind Energy

Last month, Rolls-Royce said that it expects to receive regulatory approval from the British government by 2024 for its 470-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR) and that it will begin producing power on Britain’s electric grid by 2029. Will that happen? Time…

Analysis | Bills in blue states target the fossil fuel industry for climate damage – The Washington Post

Placeholder while article actions load Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! We hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. Today in bizarre climate news, we’re reading about how a man disguised as an old woman threw cake…