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Climate Change: US and Japan block G7 proposals to limit coal useage

Mon, 2021-06-14 11:37 — mike kraft

US and Japan leave G7 stuck on coal The climate unity of rich democracies foundered on their inability to commit to ending coal use. POLITICO

FALMOUTH, England — At a global summit meant to showcase their efforts to rescue the climate, the leaders of the richest, most advanced countries on the planet were left stuck on the rock that fueled the 19th century.

Days of negotiations at the G7 leaders summit in Cornwall failed to set an end-date for coal after the U.S. and Japan blocked a deal.

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EPA annouces funds for environmental issues, FEMA gets more funding for disaster mitigation

Sun, 2021-05-30 13:02 — mike kraft

EPA Announces $10 Million Available for States, Tribes and Territories to Address Environmental Challenges - Homeland Security Today The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of Multipurpose Grant (MPG) funding to support states, Tribes and territories in addressing high-priority environmental issues, including PFAS, environmental justice and climate change. Homeland Security Today

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Climate issue: Biden doubles funding to prepare for severe storms

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:20 — mike kraft

As hurricane season looms, Biden doubles funding to prepare for extreme weather President Biden will announce Monday after that he’s doubling the amount of funding the U.S. government will spend helping communities prepare to withstand extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to collect climate data.

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Climate exchange Opinion: The needed innovations are financial , not technological

Mon, 2021-05-24 20:27 — mike kraft

To solve climate change, the innovations we need are financial We have all the technology we need to solve the climate crisis. And if we implement them fast enough, it’ll save us tons of money Andreas Karelas, opinion contributor TheHill

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Report on a model community resilience program

Mon, 2021-05-10 11:08 — mike kraft

CES - Neighborhood Resilience : Florida Atlantic University - Center for Environmental Studies

In the Summer of 2019, researchers at the FAU Center for Environmental Studies (CES) collaborated with Jan Booher of Heron Bridge Education, LLC on a resilience mapping initiative in Broward County, Florida. The goal of this collaboration was to bring to light the many complex factors and processes at play within communities, and within the Estates of Fort Lauderdale community specifically, that work to contribute to community resilience to environmental hazards including flooding, extreme wind and extreme heat.

Reputable census-based vulnerability and resilience assessments such as the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVi) and the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) offered an important conceptual foundation for this study. Utilizing the BRIC indicators and framework as a point of departure, this study serves to examine the roles that locally tailored BRIC indicators and dimension types play in shaping resilience within Broward County communities.

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Biden opens global summit on climate, drawing comittments from China and Russia to cooperate

Thu, 2021-04-22 10:26 — mike kraft

At 'moment of peril,' Biden opens global summit on climate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States. “Meeting this moment is about more than preserving our planet,” Biden declared, speaking from a TV-style set for a virtual summit of 40 world leaders.

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'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

Mon, 2021-04-12 14:51 — mike kraft

'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern... AP NEWS

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Indoor spaces are COVID hotspots when virus particles accumulate but remedies not always easy

Tue, 2021-03-30 18:06 — mike kraft

Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it’s not clear how best to improve ventilation. Dyani Lewis nature

When Lidia Morawska leaves home, she takes with her a slick, shoe-sized device that provides some sobering insights about the restaurants and offices she visits. Outside these buildings, her carbon dioxide monitor reads just above 400 parts per million (p.p.m.). But indoors is a different story.

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