climate

How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
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Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.

https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-homes-insurance-housing-rent-mortgage?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Climate #ClimateChange #Housing #Economy #Insurance

You will not escape the climate crisis Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

Time to criminalize environmental damage, says survey Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

You will not escape the climate crisis Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

Yes, we're entering the time when feedback from climate makes fascism worse which leads to policies that make climate worse, rinse, repeat.

America just dramatically failed to keep #fascism at bay and this will have dire #climate consequences.

But we have a choice, every day into the future: keep rushing off the cliff, keep feeding the doom loop, or wake up to the disaster and do something about it.

#climatechange

https://theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-of-climate-change-and-geopolitical-instability-is-beginning-244705

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TECH BROs v. THE OCEAN:

CRYPTO: let's boil the oceans to create fake money for criminals. We'll fleece the rubes and make miillions. LOL you own that JPG now. Sure you do.

LLMs: let's boil the oceans to create pure garbage out of people's intellectual property. We'll steal from everyone and make millions.

THE OCEANS: brb making some hurricanes

#crypto #llm #ai #techbros #climate #idiots

To Avoid Utter Ruin, We Must Turn Off the Fossil Fuel Volcano | Raising the temperature is by far the biggest thing humans have ever done; our effort to limit that rise must be just as large. Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.

See what changes are in store for your county.

https://propub.li/3C2UI2U

#Climate #Environment #Wildfires #Data #ClimateChange #Research

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.
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Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. If he follows through, he’ll be reversing an initiative that has disproportionately benefited areas that make up his base.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #ClimateChange #Louisiana #Climate #Biden

Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
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David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration.

https://www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Climate #Trump #Government

North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.
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The state was hostile to Interior Department policies during the Biden administration. A review of its lawsuits under Burgum reveals an aggressively pro-fossil fuel agenda.

https://www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #NorthDakota #Government #FossilFuels #Energy #Oil #Gas #Climate

In just two weeks, Trump has made drastic changes to the EPA, from firing top agency officials to freezing funding for community projects.

Here’s how that could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the country.

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-epa-toxic-air-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Climate

Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue
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Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.

https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Washington #Data #Energy #Climate #Labor #Taxes #Tech #Sustainability

Hey #solarpunk people from outside of the Global North!

@SolarpunkConference would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online #conference without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!

Do we have anyone from #Ukraine or anywhere in #Africa ? #Brazil ? #India ? #southAmerica ? #southEastAsia ?

https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218

#globalSouth #socialJustice #climate #climateChange #event #futurism #hope #hopepunk #anarchism