REVISED ESTIMATE
With a new and more precise way to project the Earth’s temperature, it appears that the threshold for dangerous global[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS
Just one hour of videoconferencing or streaming emits 150-1,000 grams of CO2 (a gallon of gas from a car emits[…]
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FINANCES OF FLOODING
Photo: Chris Gallagher Flooding has caused hundreds of billions in damage in the U.S. over the past three decades. 36%[…]
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REDUCING NITROUS OXIDE
Uzbekistan plant Credit: Casale Nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than CO2, are[…]
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A PERSONAL POST
2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in 2020 was about 2.25 degrees[…]
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USING URINE
Manufacturing fertilizer is problematic. The phosphorus in commercial fertilizer comes from a non-renewable resource, and nitrogen comes from natural gas.[…]
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DISASTER COSTS
U.S. disaster costs doubled in 2020. The $95 billion in damage came in a year marked by a record number[…]
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CARBON STORAGE IN WELLS
Photo: Equinor Trapping emissions underground could go a long way toward mitigating the climate crisis. There’s easily enough space in[…]
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HEATING UP
According to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), most of the years in the next decade are very likely to[…]
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GIANT WIND TURBINE
General Electric’s new wind turbine is so large it’s hard to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer[…]
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