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We Face a Climate Abyss, But There Are Sparks of Hope, Robert Pollin Says – Truthout

The energy transition from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources is moving slowly, and scores of global conferences on climate change over the past few decades have failed to produce the desired results. From the…

Climate change is making flooding worse – The Hindu

Heavy rainfall turned into dangerous flooding in rugged Appalachia in late July, sweeping away homes and killing more than three dozen people. The destruction followed flooding a few weeks earlier in the mountains of Virginia and Tennessee. In June, flooding…

Biden’s Climate Policies Leaving Americans Out In The Cold

Winter is coming, and Americans may get a cold shock when they get their heating bills, according to a report released last week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) that deserves more attention. Bundle up and set your thermostat…

U.S. Coal Prices Top $200 As Global Energy Desperation Grows Before Winter

U.S. coal prices soared past $200 per ton last week, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Spot Central Appalachia coal prices climbed to $204.95 per ton for the week ended Sept. 30, up more than 3…

How Manchin Is Standing Up To Biden’s Avalanche Of Crippling Energy Policies

Summer is a season synonymous with vacations, beach trips, fireworks, and cookouts. Thanks to President Biden’s punishing energy policies, this summer will have another feature: blackouts. Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that roughly two-thirds of the country…

Fugitive Methane Worsens Warming: New Assessments Point To Urgent Oil And Gas Fix. – Forbes

Hon Dr. Megan Woods in a media call announcing New Zealand will be Mission Control for MethaneSAT. Getty Images The word fugitive methane conjures up the Harrison Ford movie, where the hero was always running and hiding. It’s a good…

Salamanders have a secret to survive drought, heat waves, and climate change – Vox.com

This story is part of Down to Earth, a Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. A decade ago, a team of salamander researchers made a dire prediction: that climate change would make much…

The Sky Spectacle of the Year With Full Lunar Eclipse and Super Moon Coming This Week

May 26, a Wednesday—or ‘Woden’s Day’ for you two or three pagans in the audience—will feature both a total lunar eclipse and a full super moon. This year, in many parts of the world, the eclipsing of the sun’s light by Earth will shadow our lunar neighbor, turning it an impressive red—hence the name Blood […]

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Penn State to lead critical minerals consortium powered by $1.2 million from DOE

(Penn State) A region famous for the coal that once fueled a growing nation is now the focus of a $1.2 million project, led by Penn State researchers, aimed at establishing domestic supplies of critical minerals needed to produce modern technology from cell phones to fighter jets.

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