INACTIVE OIL WELLS ACTIVATING METHANE
Annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated –[…]
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Category: BUMMER
CALIFORNIA’S BURNING
Partial photo: Benjamin Lizardo California’s annual burn season has lengthened in the past two decades, and the yearly peak has[…]
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WMO’S WOEFUL REPORT
Partial photo: Grant Durr The 2020 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate said it was one of the[…]
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COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROBLEMS
Partial photo: Joshua Peacock Climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water in[…]
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WOEBEGONE WEYMOUTH
On April 6, the compressor station released 11,430 standard cubic feet (scf) of gas and 3 pounds of volatile organic[…]
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Photo: Jose Fontano Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and more erratic across the West during the past 50[…]
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ANTARCTIC TIPPING POINT
Partial photo: Jay Ruzesky West Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat.[…]
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TROPICAL FOREST DESTRUCTION
Partial photo: Chris Abney Total tropical forest lost acreage increased by 12% over all in 2020 compared with 2019, despite[…]
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LOSING RIDERS, INCREASING EMISSIONS
Partial photo: Nic Y-C Public transit allows cities to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but the pandemic has pushed ridership, and[…]
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NO SMOKING!
I found a sign in Weymouth next to the compressor station that says NO SMOKING. Curious. Are they afraid a[…]
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