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Incoming El Nino Could Be Enough To Permanently Push Earth Past 1.5C Annual Average Temp Increase 0 hatrack Apr 25 Apr 25 11 571
IEA: Electricity supply 6 OKIsItJustMe Apr 22 Apr 24 3 1037
Fracking Wastewater Bubbles Up Through Parking Lot Of Baptist Church In The Heart Of Texas' Permian Basin 5 hatrack Apr 24 Apr 24 12 1050
IEA: Global Energy Review 2026 - CO2 emissions 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 24 Apr 24 3 560
IEA: Rapid clean energy deployment displaces fossil fuels and lowers emissions 7 OKIsItJustMe Apr 22 Apr 24 4 878
America's First Commercial Nuclear-Power Projects in a Decade Just Broke Ground 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 24 Apr 24 5 543
It's Greenwashing! It's AI Hype! Wait - You're Both Right! It's Google's "Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform" 1 hatrack Apr 24 Apr 24 4 396
Our Newest Ocean Hotspot - Reaching From Micronesia To California, w. Temps 6 to 8 Degrees C Above Normal 0 hatrack Apr 24 Apr 24 8 520
Is This the Worst Global Energy Crisis EVER? - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 24 Apr 24 2 375
'Important threshold crossed' as renewables meet world's energy demands and fossil power drops 4 Caribbeans Apr 22 Apr 23 6 701
There are 12 Democratic Candidates for Bonnie Watson Coleman's Congressional Seat in New Jersey. 0 NNadir Apr 23 Apr 23 3 434
Rain Bombs Full Documentary NOVA PBS 3 Uncle Joe Apr 23 Apr 23 14 814
Barack Obama: "The young people in our Obama Foundation Leaders program give me hope." 0 red dog 1 Apr 23 Apr 23 7 462
Geoengineering could protect Amazon rainforest from climate change 1 OKIsItJustMe Apr 23 Apr 23 4 414
At Michigan climate conference, Jay Inslee says states still hold power on clean energy 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 23 Apr 23 4 365
The Orange Pedophile in the White House Finally Takes a Positive Action on the Collapse of the Planetary Atmosphere. 4 NNadir Apr 23 Apr 23 11 1176
Why do some people act on climate change while others stay silent? 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 23 Apr 23 2 372
98% of all recent environmental ... world's largest meat and dairy companies can be categorized as "greenwashing" ... 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 23 Apr 23 8 533
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin - this is the future in a warming world 2 marmar Apr 23 Apr 23 7 599
IEA - Global Energy Review 2026 - Technology: Nuclear 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 23 Apr 23 3 433
IEA - Global Energy Review 2026 - Technology: Solar PV and wind 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 23 Apr 23 4 450
BOOM: Republican Bill YANKED From Floor in SURPRISE Move - Meidas Touch 1 Rhiannon12866 Apr 23 Apr 23 5 645
The Scheme #37 - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 23 Apr 23 5 441
PHOTO ESSAY: AP photographer chronicles Chernobyl's painful legacy of silence, sacrifice and danger 4 OKIsItJustMe Apr 22 Apr 22 1 544
Wind Powered Cargo Ships 23 thought crime Apr 21 Apr 22 6 2008
Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla lithium refinery discharges wastewater in South Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 22 Apr 22 10 885
New growth in logged forests inspires photographer's hope - PBS NewsHour 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 22 Apr 22 4 389
In the battle vs. invasive Burmese pythons, Florida turns to possums 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 21 Apr 21 6 670
Some Aspects of the Fuel for the Energy Device with the Lowest Carbon Intensity Known. 0 NNadir Apr 21 Apr 21 0 478
IEA Electricity Price Comparison 2026 Year to Date France and Germany with carbon intensity reports. 4 NNadir Apr 20 Apr 21 1 731

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems - PBS NewsHour 1 Rhiannon12866 Apr 21 Apr 21 16 563
Leaked SCOTUS Memos From 2016 Show Alito & Roberts Never Once Considered Costs Of NOT Regulating GHGs, Toxins 3 hatrack Apr 21 Apr 21 11 718
China Puts Fully-Electric, Intelligent Containership in Service 4 littlemissmartypants Apr 20 Apr 21 4 485
Worlds first permanent nuclear waste site 1 thought crime Apr 19 Apr 21 7 585
Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions In September; Everyone Busy Drilling More Wells 0 hatrack Apr 21 Apr 21 11 824
Rio Grande On Track For Record Low Flows; Elephant Butte Reservoir May Fall To 2% Of Capacity By August 0 hatrack Apr 21 Apr 21 10 440
Super Typhoon Sinlaku Sat Over Marianas & Guam For Days w. 185 mph Winds, 2 Months Before Typhoon Season Starts 2 hatrack Apr 20 Apr 21 9 627
If You Care About the Future, Watch This - Thom Hartmann 1 Rhiannon12866 Apr 20 Apr 20 8 517
This was a great white shark hotspot. Then they mysteriously vanished 1 marmar Apr 20 Apr 20 6 701
Interior Emergency Plan - Cut Glen Canyon Releases To Legal Minimum, Drain Up To 1/3 of Flaming Gorge Reservoir 1 hatrack Apr 20 Apr 20 5 490
"Plastic Processing" Plant In Ohio Regularly Belches Smoke, Flames & Fumes; Company Wants To Build A Second Plant In AZ 0 hatrack Apr 20 Apr 20 4 475
New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power 11 Caribbeans Apr 18 Apr 20 4 1257
Germany's May Electricity Prices Surge to Four Times that of France. 5 NNadir Apr 19 Apr 20 8 905
TX Oil Companies Avoiding Action On 11,000+ Stripper/Orphan Wells Producing Little Oil, Much Pollution 1 hatrack Apr 19 Apr 19 8 509
Extensive faults beneath Nevada nuclear lab raise unanswered earthquake risks 1 Caribbeans Apr 19 Apr 19 5 539
We're SAVED!!! Jet fuel from cellulose. 9 NNadir Apr 19 Apr 19 11 1642
Climate Liars (Heartland, Steven Milloy) Hate MAHA And RFK Jr. Even More Than They Hate Liberals And Regulations 0 hatrack Apr 19 Apr 19 4 482
Fusion power may never be cost-competitive with renewables, study warns 0 thought crime Apr 19 Apr 19 6 501
Iran war energy shocks drive nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa - Associated Press 2 TexasTowelie Apr 17 Apr 19 7 564
Countries with the most coal plants in the world. 1 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 19 4 650
Real world numbers from the grand renewable energy experiment are not promising. 5 hunter Apr 18 Apr 19 6 915
"Wi-fi" but for energy? COOL! 10 buzzycrumbhunger Apr 18 Apr 19 13 1190
Even Long-Term Gas Shock Won't Do Much For EV Sales, Given High-End Model Glut, No Federal Incentives 8 hatrack Apr 17 Apr 18 8 1083
Why birds and foxes could act as early warning systems of antibiotic resistance across ecosystems 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 18 Apr 18 5 417
Morocco: 0 applegrove Apr 18 Apr 18 14 444
As the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl approaches, I will no longer be calling it "Chernobyl" in my writings. 0 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 18 7 613
Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind "boom?" 2 NNadir Apr 17 Apr 18 6 1006
Wildlife crossings save animal lives: 4 applegrove Apr 17 Apr 17 12 646
China fast-tracks hydrogen strategy to 'scale-up' phase in high-stakes energy transition 5 Caribbeans Apr 17 Apr 17 1 923
March heat wave in western North America placed in historical perspective: 0 applegrove Apr 17 Apr 17 9 482

Environment & Energy Continued...

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So Many Climate Delay Narratives, So Vanishingly Little Time . . . . 2 hatrack Apr 17 Apr 17 6 643
Trump Order Strips Protection From Boundary Waters Wilderness So Mining Can Begin, Because Fuck Earth 18 hatrack Apr 17 Apr 17 52 2930
As Arctic Soils Thaw, Releases Of Iron And Other Metals Wiping Out Life In Entire Rivers And Streams 0 hatrack Apr 17 Apr 17 13 564
Speaking of Lake Powell . . . 5 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 17 13 675
CenterPoint urged federal government not to reissue emergency order on Warrick County coal plant, letter shows 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 17 Apr 17 3 355
Recent Advances in Cladding Material Extraction from Fuels in Nuclear Fuel Cycles 0 NNadir Apr 16 Apr 16 2 669
Jet Fuel Crisis - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie Apr 16 Apr 16 3 539
San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It's Selling It 9 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 Apr 16 3 811
Kenya Sentences Chinese Man To 1-Year Prison Term For Smuggling . . . Ants? 6 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 1 600
8 April Update: CO River Mainstem Flows Projected At 38% Of Normal For 2026; Yampa River 36%; San Juan River 26% 2 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 6 523
4/14/26 Drought Monitor - 57.8% Of Lower 48 In Level 2-4 Drought Conditions 0 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 4 358
Study: "Almost Certain" Collapse Of Atlantic Conveyer By 2100, And This Model Excludes Greenland Ice Loss 11 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 44 2201
USBR May Release Up To 1 Million Acre-Feet To Prop Up Powell, Lion's Share From Flaming Gorge 0 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 6 489
Iowa Law Shields CAFOs, Ethanol Plants From Lawsuits Over GHG Emissions - Lawsuits That Do Not Exist 0 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 1 467
Maine Bill Blocks Construction Of Data Centers Of More Than 20 MW Capacity Until October 2027 0 hatrack Apr 16 Apr 16 4 397
Great Britain households to be urged to use MORE power this summer as renewables soar 1 Caribbeans Apr 16 Apr 16 5 610
Biologists are racing to save America's freshwater mussels 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 15 Apr 15 10 391
War in Iran could accelerate global energy transition - FRANCE 24 6 TexasTowelie Apr 14 Apr 15 8 957
James Hansen et al -- Super-Duper El Nino 1 OKIsItJustMe Apr 15 Apr 15 14 693
New Weekly CO2 Concentration Record Set at the Mauna Loa Observatory, 431.87 ppm 2 NNadir Apr 12 Apr 15 6 736
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