31 Aug 2023

GOP defense bill bars Pentagon from enacting Biden’s climate orders

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Unfortunately the Republican party has added a provision in the House’s fiscal defense policy for 2024 that will not allow the Pentagon to go along with President Biden’s seven climate change initiatives. Why is this such a big deal? It’s a big deal because the United State’s Defense Department is the world’s largest institution to consume fossil fuels.

The AbramsX test vehicle features a hybrid electric drive system. (General Dynamics Land Systems) WASHINGTON ― A Republican provision in the House’s fiscal 2024 defense policy bill would block the Defense Department — the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels — from implementing the president’s seven climate change […]

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20 Aug 2023

Opinion: The hidden cost of climate change

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People walk along a trail as the sun sets on July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Across the U.S., many people are living through one of the most brutal summers of their lives and reckoning with the idea that climate change is only going to make […]

As many people have experienced first hand, this summer has been the hottest on record. For some it may be an annoyance. For others who work outside, it has been brutal and physically taxing. One has to wonder if those who spent their time denying even the existence of “Climate Change”, how do they feel about the climate? Do they continue to think it has no real consequences for anyone, regardless of where they live or what jobs they may have?

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10 Aug 2023

Climate change may worsen spread of West Nile virus: What to know

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With warmer temperatures, come more mosquitos. Unfortunately mosquitos can spread the West Nile virus. This article explains the concern that Climate Change and warmer temperatures might increase the instances of West Nile Virus.

The West Nile virus is more commonly contracted in warmer climates, where hot and tropical temperatures allow the mosquitoes that carry it to thrive. Health experts are increasingly concerned that climate change could worsen the spread of the virus in less common places — and even bring it to […]

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1 Aug 2023

July was record hot, in maybe one of the coolest summers of the rest of your life

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Unfortunately this year’s July was the hottest month ever recorded since daily temperatures have been kept. It is hard to measure the impact of such hot temperatures. We do know that more people than ever have been affected. The question is: Have hotter temperatures convinced more people that Climate Change is real and a matter that affects us all? Or will it take more summers such as the one we now live in to convince enough people that something concrete has to be done. As the title of this article states, this “may be one of the coolest summers of the rest of your life”. Let that sink in.

Firefighters assist a resident during a heat wave in Phoenix on July 20. (Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg News) Comment on this story LONDON — We are now living on a planet with a record number of record-breaking climate events. News of the hottest June was quickly eclipsed by the declaration of […]

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