China, in Pointed Message to U.S., Tightens Its Climate Targets – The New York Times
President Xi Jinping of China pledged on Tuesday that his country would adopt much stronger climate targets and achieve what he called “carbon neutrality before 2060.” If realized, the pledges would be crucial in the global fight against climate change….
Substantial CA Forest Management Changes Needed ESPECIALLY If You Think The Fires Are Caused by Climate Change
There is a debate raging between the usual suspects as to whether the larger fires in California are the inevitable result of manmade climate change or whether they are the result of poor forest management practices. For this post I…
New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease
Researchers have identified a potential drug candidate against enterovirus 71, a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease in infants and young children. The compound of interest is a small molecule that binds to RNA, the virus’s genetic material, and changes its 3-D shape in a way that stops the virus from multiplying without harming its human host. It’s an antiviral strategy that could be used on other hard-to-treat diseases.
ENERGY TRANSITIONS: GE about-faces, will stop building coal power plants
General Electric Co. has long powered the coal industry. But no more.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook temporarily suspends pipeline activist accounts
Facebook Inc. has suspended hundreds of accounts linked to environmental and Indigenous groups that were promoting a protest event against a natural gas pipeline.
NOAA: Trump taps former Cato researcher as chief scientist
The Trump administration’s pick to become NOAA’s new chief scientist is a meteorologist who frequently criticizes “climate alarmists,” according to media reports and a source with knowledge of the appointment.
SUPREME COURT: Ginsburg’s death could reawaken Mass. v EPA
If President Trump is able to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he may stymie climate action for generations to come.
The RPM Act — How A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Is Trying To Ruin Our Air
With “defeat devices” once again in the news, thanks to yet another manufacturer failing to comply with the Clean Air Act, now seems as good a time as any to remind folks how the automotive industry is actively working to undermine the protections of the Clean Air Act and increase the use of defeat devices in passenger cars and trucks
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(University of Freiburg) Researchers present first global analysis of how effective and topographic catchment areas differ.
Fungi in a warmer world
(Northumbria University ) Scientists from universities in the UK, US and Argentina are joining forces in a $1m research project to discover what impact an increase in global temperatures could have on the millions of species of fungi around the world.
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