By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Last week, there were three (major) California wildfires in the news: The Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise in Northern California, and the Hill and Woolsey fires in Southern California, which are still burning, not entirely contained. Here is a map: And here is a shot of the […]
Read more...A round-up of mid-term results pertaining to climate change.
Read more...A rare bit of positive news on the global warming front: oil demand topped out in developed economies and emerging economies are increasingly fighting both internal combustion engines and single use plastics.
Read more...US Copyright Office issues a rule that allows a right to repair for smartphones, home appliances, home systems, and motorized land vehicles – including tractors. The rule is imperfect and the Empire will certainly strike back as Congress explores further necessary measures.
Read more...This important post discusses the link between climate change and increased plastics production via the creation of a Plastics Belt in the former Rust Belt, using natural gas derived from fracking.
Read more...Plastic Watch: The European Parliament recently approved a plan that will ban outright certain single-use plastics. Alas, these measures fall far short of what’s necessary, both in timing and scope, to address the burgeoning plastic crisis. And they would only apply to the EU.
Read more...Some back of the envelope estimates show that the economic cost of climate change is already cutting into growth in a big way….and it will only get much worse.
Read more...Does capitalism breed pathology?
Read more...How global warming is increasing at a faster rate than most realize.
Read more...Latest updates on the right to repair, discussing crucial skirmishes in the ongoing war on waste. The Economist recognizes the important issue, and US DHS supports Apple’s spurious, anti-repair claims.
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Read more...Although recycling is far from a viable solution to the world’s plastic problem, even these inadequate efforts are lacking, as press accounts from last week of corruption in the UK recycling industry, and Japan’s lag in implementing even the limited plastic reduction measures undertaken elsewhere reveal.
Read more...Why is there so little urgency about combatting climate change? What can be done to reverse that?
Read more...Very sobering news on the insect front. Species die-off is progressing faster than you probably thought.
Read more...The latest IPCC report says we are cooking our collective goose, and hardly anyone seems to react.
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