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Lawn Equipment Spews ‘Shocking’ Amount of Air Pollution, New Data Shows

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 08:59

Gizmodo : Environment

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air pollution, Pollution, lawn, united states vehicle emission standards, Environment, kelly giard, home appliances

Democrats Release ‘Most Comprehensive Plan Ever’ to Address Plastics Problem

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 16:53

Gizmodo : Environment

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containers, anja brandon, Ed Markey, packaging, mass production, water pollution, Pollution

Hear That? It’s the Sound of Leaf Blower Bans

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 09:37

Gizmodo : Environment

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leaf blower, blower, Environment, home appliances, michael brauer, Toyota Camry, grist

The Pope Leads 1.4 Billion Catholics. Getting Them to Care About the Climate Is Harder Than He Thought

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 08:23

Gizmodo : Environment

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donna j haraway, father, francis of assisi, grist, jose aguto, religion belief, in vatican city

Climate Change Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others. Why?

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 15:30

Gizmodo : Environment

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jared diamond, Environment, evolutionary biologists, dagomar degroot, angkor, daniel hoyer, social systems

What Happens When the Flood Insurance Market Goes Underwater?

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 11:35

Gizmodo

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Flood Insurance, flood, insurance, david altmaier, flood control, Home Insurance, grist

Offshore Wind Turbines Need Rare Earth Metals. Will There Be Enough to Go Around?

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 11:50

Gizmodo : Environment

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u s wind, US Department of Energy, michael derby, wind turbine, rare earth element, ferromagnetic materials, national renewable energy laboratory

The End of Coal Culture

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 11:25

Gizmodo : Environment

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coal, jb pritzker, crawford, rosemary fulton, scott lauber, rahm emanuel, xcel energy

How to Build a Heat-Resilient City

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 04:45

Gizmodo : Environment

This story is co-published with Grist, and is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how—and where—we live.

Environment, passive cooling, kurt shickman, urban resilience, reflective surfaces, evan mallen, v kelly turner

The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate Fiction

Sun, 09/24/2023 - 10:00

Gizmodo : Environment

This summer, the United States roasted like never before. People got third-degree burns from simply falling onto hot pavement in Arizona, filling up all the beds in Maricopa County’s burn center.

climate fiction, climate apocalypse, gloria steinem, parrish bergquist, speculative fiction, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

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