Friendly forums for passionate Dems!
More than 95 million posts since 2001
Home Latest Greatest Videos Forums Hide ads Join up!
Home Latest Greatest
Videos Forums Help
Hide ads Join up!
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Environment & Energy
Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

Related: About this forum
Start a new discussionStart discussion Subscribe to this forum (see My DU » Subscriptions)Subscribe Mark this forum as read (yellow icons will turn white)Mark as read Search this forum using Advanced SearchSearch forum You will no longer see this forum (see My DU > Trash Can)Trash forum Get forum information and statisticsAbout forum
This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.
Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972 5 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 21 5 628
Massive northeast Montana dust storm raises fears of another Dust Bowl era 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 21 May 21 6 588
The Simple Truth: Climate Change is Real - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 0 Rhiannon12866 May 21 May 21 4 441
IEA: Global EV Outlook 2026 - Emerging battery chemistry and designs 2 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 21 2 756
Close to 30% of cars sold this year are set to be electric as countries and consumers respond to energy crisis 8 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 5 1017
Young Americans demand court halt Trump's biggest rollbacks of pollution protections 2 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 7 499
A gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century 4 Beringia May 20 May 20 17 782
China is cutting emissions even faster than promised and may already have peaked, study shows 0 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 3 623
Extreme weather events threaten river ecosystems 0 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 4 418
Carbon markets underestimate the risks U.S. forests face from climate change 0 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 1 424
IEA: Net Zero Emissions by 2050 - Acting now to limit overshoot 6 OKIsItJustMe May 20 May 20 1 974
The UK Is Built For A Climate That No Longer Exists; Heatwaves At/Above 40C Will Span The Country By 2050 1 hatrack May 20 May 20 6 569
BC Ex-Premier Drops Truth Bomb: "We've Spent Billions To Convince Ourselves Carbon Capture Works. It Doesn't Work". 2 hatrack May 20 May 20 10 710
After Trump Killed Rebates, EPA Now Cites Falling EV Sales As Reason To "Reconsider" (i.e. Kill) Tier 4 Air Standards 2 hatrack May 19 May 20 7 581
South Africa's CHARGE launches off-grid EV stations on Johannesburg-Durban corridor 3 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 20 4 613
Appeals Court Rules That Suit Against Alabama Power Over 600 Acres Of Coal Waste, Groundwater Poisoning To Proceed 0 hatrack May 20 May 20 7 451
Research led by a Royal Holloway academic finds the 50 questions that could protect a vital ecosystem found across...globe 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 4 348
South Africa's $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing 1 Caribbeans May 19 May 19 3 514
Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current (AMOC) 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 14 988
'Foolish' CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn 1 Eugene May 19 May 19 2 421
Warming Accelerates Ecological State Shift Along Maine Coast 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 8 423
Extreme Weather Events Accelerating Tidal Wetland Loss 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 4 367
Hope can inspire climate creativity for action according to new study 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 4 391
Climate report says world won't get as hot as feared but will pass warming limit 0 OKIsItJustMe May 19 May 19 7 500
"Lies", "Unbelievable", "Alternative Reality" All Available In 35-page TVA Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks 1 hatrack May 19 May 19 8 645
Sinton, TX Fighting Corpus Christi Groundwater Plan, Potentially Because It Wants A Data Center Of Its Own 1 hatrack May 19 May 19 5 767
For N. American Beekeepers, Swarming Season Started Nearly 3 Weeks Earlier Than In 2025 (After Record Dieoff) 0 hatrack May 19 May 19 5 508
Australia's Federal Biodiversity Funding Falling To 0.04% Of Budget; "Nature Markets" Flop, W. 1 Project Listed 0 hatrack May 19 May 19 2 414
Coal Makes a Comeback, Fueled by War in the Middle East 4 question everything May 19 May 19 4 656
EPA to rescind bans on 4 forever chemicals in drinking water. 3 applegrove May 18 May 18 15 646

Environment & Energy Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Go Pakistan: 1 applegrove May 18 May 18 19 557
Monash University Develops New Membrane To Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency At High Temperatures In EVs 2 OKIsItJustMe May 18 May 18 2 507
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit 1 OKIsItJustMe May 12 May 18 4 515
Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts 2 OKIsItJustMe May 18 May 18 4 444
China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April 1 OKIsItJustMe May 18 May 18 4 455
Access to NOAA's world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored - Science activities to resume and site renovations plann 1 OKIsItJustMe May 18 May 18 8 540
Comedian takes on ai data centers 0 cbabe May 18 May 18 4 744
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find 6 OKIsItJustMe May 16 May 18 3 1018
Extreme, Deadly Heat In Much Of South Asia Ranging From 111-115F; "It's No Longer Exceptional" 1 hatrack May 17 May 17 9 622
Single-Use Vapes Banned In UK Last Year But 6 Million Pods/Week Still Thrown Out; Fire & Toxin Hazards Abound 1 hatrack May 17 May 17 8 615
Oxygen: 0 applegrove May 17 May 17 19 494
Metrobus cancellations after hydrogen bus fire in Crawley 9 NNadir May 9 May 17 2 1501
Texas - Chevron Will Save $227 Million In 10 Years w. Tax Break; Related Data Center Will Host "Over 25 Full-Time Jobs" 0 hatrack May 17 May 17 8 549
2026 World Flop, er, Cup Likely To Set New Mark For Greenwashing Along W. GHG Output 1 hatrack May 17 May 17 6 636
Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 May 17 2 368
Harrison Ford: 5 applegrove May 15 May 17 25 875
How Oil Propaganda Sneaks Into TV Shows Climate Town 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 16 May 17 5 471
NOAA - Super El Nino Now Most Likely Outcome For October-February 27 Period; Could Surpass Record From 150 Years Ago 2 hatrack May 16 May 17 17 792
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO 3 OKIsItJustMe May 16 May 16 11 796
Global Ocean Conference Arouses Predictable Rhetorical Questions As To Humanity "Awakening" To Environmental Collapse 2 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 3 748
2/3 Of Americans Will Experience A Week Of Extreme Heat & Humidity Starting Friday June 20th 3 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 11 950
Shocked, Shocked!! Corporate Climate And Sustainability Pledges & Policies Melting Away Like Snow In The Sahara 1 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 5 851
Alabama Mining Regulator Expecting Feds To Take Over Mine Regulations As Federal Funding Dries Up 1 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 3 692
10s Of Millions Face Deadly Conditions In Rare June Heatwave; Indices In The Low Hundreds In Multiple Cities 3 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 11 1102
US EPA proposes delaying enforcement of Biden vehicle pollution rule 1 OKIsItJustMe May 14 May 16 5 391
Wyoming's wolves hit lowest population since 2005 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 16 7 512
Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts 1 OKIsItJustMe May 15 May 16 8 477
As the Colorado River dries up, how Western states are confronting the water crisis - PBS NewsHour 1 Rhiannon12866 May 16 May 16 8 587
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Rhiannon12866 May 16 May 16 0 277
Croaky McWhalehead "Going To Do Everything In My Power" To Stop Imaginary Chemtrails Threat 5 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 11 1267

Environment & Energy Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
One Of Few AI Outcomes We Can Be Reasonably Sure Of: A Projected Doubling Of Air Pollution In Texas 2 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 6 778
Yes, This Should Work Well - EPA Ready To Hand Texas Power To Authorize "Carbon Capture" Projects 6 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 5 1158
Shitstain Yanks US Out Of Plan For Salmon Recovery In PNW Because It's "Radical Environmentalism" Hurrdurr Hurrdurr 1 hatrack Jun 2025 May 16 9 817
Michigan fights Trump administration in court over order keeping coal plant online 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 16 May 16 9 662
US government planning dramatic Colorado River water cuts due to drought, overuse 1 OKIsItJustMe May 15 May 16 4 437
Satellite launch pollution rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere 3 OKIsItJustMe May 14 May 15 9 681
Scientists Identify Hidden Accelerant in Antarctic Ice Loss 1 OKIsItJustMe May 15 May 15 11 984
Heatwaves in high 40 degrees Celsius are 'new normal' for India and Pakistan, scientists warn 0 OKIsItJustMe May 15 May 15 5 714
Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds 0 OKIsItJustMe May 15 May 15 8 490
No, No, It's Not Global Warming Driving Explosion In Tick Numbers - IT'S A CONSPIRACY WITH BILL GATES!!!! 3 hatrack May 15 May 15 16 913
Chronic Wasting Disease detected on National Elk Refuge 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 15 8 523
4,813 Fires So Far This Year In GA; Elsewhere In The Southeast, Drought And Hurricane Debris Helping Drive The Burning 0 hatrack May 15 May 15 5 518
Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 15 3 411
Structural Changes in Supported Rhodium in Catalytic Reactions. 0 NNadir May 15 May 15 1 421
Oh, The Humanity - BP Faces Shareholder Revolt Over Plan To Dump Climate Reporting, Lack Of Plan For Everything Else 1 hatrack Apr 24 May 15 6 484
So Cute!!! TX GQP Rep "Concerned" Re NOAA Plan For Massive Budget Cuts, Closing Mauna Loa Observatory 2 hatrack Apr 29 May 15 8 651
With 300 Data Centers Operating Or Planned In California, Some Residents Wondering Where The Water Will Come From 3 hatrack Apr 30 May 15 12 707
After Decades Of Growing Nitrate Pollution, GQP In Iowa Introduces "Too Little, Too Late" Funding For Water Treatment 3 hatrack May 2 May 15 8 705
40,000 People Live In Gibraltar, A City w/o Any Sewage Treatment; Decade After Decade, Shit & Plastic Flow Into The Sea 2 hatrack May 6 May 15 11 792
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Environment & Energy
Home | Latest Discussions | Greatest Discussions | Latest Videos | All Forums

About | Copyright | Privacy | Terms of service | Contact

In Memoriam

© 2001 - 2026 Democratic Underground, LLC. Thank you for visiting.