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UPDATE: June 16, 2024
We are posting to our Substack again! Given the climate (ahem) over at x.com (née Twitter), and the visibility issues with climate change related content on that platform, we will maintain both the newsletter available via our website, and this Substack as well.
We’ve also been working hard on our website during our absence from substack. We invite you to check it out at wecanfixclimatechange.com.
Biden Should End the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Secret Weapon
“..if a corporation originating in one nation sees its profits threatened by regulations or nationalization in another nation, it can sue that second government”
2 Build Political Will
Assessing the U.S. Climate in May 2024 (NOAA)
The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in May was 62.3°F, 2.1°F above average, ranking 13th warmest in the 130-year record.
10 Dangerous Limits
Remember they said Miami would be under water? A preview of the future
“A Miami underwater is becoming a reality we’ll have to accept.”
10 Dangerous Limits, Dire Warnings
Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2024 UN climate conference
“..many delegates in Bonn were frustrated that negotiations were still not reckoning with the need to ramp up global climate ambition”
2 Build Political Will, 3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels
Can the IRA Trump-proof Itself?
The IRA could be repealed, but also benefits—and has increasing support in—Republican states.
2 Build Political Will
‘Project 2025’ Would Be Disastrous for Our Nation and Our Climate
On climate: “Project 2025 is more interested in promoting fossil fuels and protecting the profits of the fossil fuel industry..”
1 Act Now, 2 Build Political Will
Solar ‘Singled Out’ as Maine Moves to Protect Prime Farmland
The plan so far is for solar developers to pay extra for projects that have an impact on at least five acres/two hectares of prime farmland.
4 Renewable Energy, Link
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Colorado takes a giant stride toward clean and healthy buildings
“the state’s Public Utility Commission approved the investment of $440 million dollars, mostly in energy efficiency and electrification”
8 Sustainable Cities, Link
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