FTC Votes 5-0 to Crack Down on Companies For Thwarting Right to Repair
FTC issues new policy statement announcing a tougher enforcement stance on company repair and warranty practices.
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As Scientists Have Long Predicted, Warming Is Making Heatwaves More Deadly
Twenty years ago the IPCC warned of summer heatwave deaths in unprepared temperate regions like the Pacific Northwest.
Read more...Are We Prepared for Pandora’s Box of Climate Catastrophes?
There’s still time to avoid the climate catastrophe we have set in motion, but it’s going to take drastic behaviour change and huge grassroots pressure on governments.
Read more...World’s Coral Scientists Warn Action is Needed Now to Save Even a Few Reefs from Climate Change
Coral reefs are the canary in the coal mine. The collapse of these ecosystems is the first unequivocally tied to climate change.
Read more...What’s in Wildfire Smoke? A Toxicologist Explains the Health Risks
An environmental toxicologist outlines steps to take to mitigate the effects of wildfire smoke.
Read more...The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
The funding for shale production in the US has dried up as moneybags finally realize that there’s no profit to be had.
Read more...The Conflict Within OPEC Is Far From Over
Another byproduct of inflation generally and rising gas prices in particular is more eyes on OPEC.
Read more...Industry Calls the Climate Shots in the Biden Administration
And you believed Biden on climate change?
Read more...‘Wake Up Call’: Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Thawing permafrost is undermining the supports that hold up an elevated section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, putting in danger the structural integrity of one of the world’s largest oil pipelines.
Read more...New York City Subway Flooding Demonstrates Transit System Vulnerability to Climate Change
More frequent and severe New York City subway floods demonstrate how climate change is crippling critical infrastructure.
Read more...An Independence Day Reflection: How the Rich Plan to Rule a Burning World
How do the rich intend to carry on as general conditions deteriorate?
Read more...‘Historic Moment’: ‘Ecocide’ Definition Unveiled by International Lawyers
If adopted, the draft law would mean individuals could be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court for causing ‘widespread or long-term damage to the environment’.
Read more...We’re Havin’ a Heat Wave (along with Our Cats)
Cats, “wet bulb” temperature, and life without air conditioning.
Read more...What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Wind Turbine?
Many studies have found that the wind turbine beats fossil fuels handsomely , at least in carbon costs. But is that the whole story?
Read more...Biden Classifies Opposition to ‘Capitalism and Corporate Globalization’ As Extremism
The definition of what extremism amounts to becomes more, erm, inclusive as our elites feel more threatened. What are the possible end games?
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