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This page includes content from the Climate Cirisis Blog which is maintained daily by Gail McCormick, and content from our old SA blog archives.
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LOWER TRUCK EMISSIONS
Our Fragile Earth Jul 5, 2020 | 13:40 pmWays to make roads stiffer are already available and could improve heavy vehicles’ gas mileage at little to no cost,[...]
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MORE METHANE
Our Fragile Earth Jul 3, 2020 | 19:11 pmThe view from my porch Apparently as the Earth warms natural ecosystems such as freshwaters will release more methane than[...]
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LESS FERTILIZER
Our Fragile Earth Jul 2, 2020 | 12:52 pmAn important gene in plants could help agricultural crops collaborate better with underground fungi and help them absorb phosphorus. This[...]
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SOUTH POLE WARMING
Our Fragile Earth Jul 1, 2020 | 18:32 pmThe South Pole has warmed by about 1.8 degrees Celsius over the past 30 years at a rate of +0.6[...]
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A BRIDGE TO OBLIVION
Our Fragile Earth Jun 30, 2020 | 14:02 pmCHAPTER NINE GREEN BUILDING MIT 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE NEXT DAY THEY WEREN’T ABOUT TO BE ARRESTED, BUT THERE WERE[...]
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AVOIDING ANESTHESIA
Our Fragile Earth Jun 29, 2020 | 14:33 pmGeneral anesthesia uses volatile halogenated gases and nitrous oxide to knock patients out. Very little is metabolized, so when patients[...]
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DRILLING IN ALASKA
Our Fragile Earth Jun 27, 2020 | 15:23 pmThe Trump administration has proposed opening up most of Alaska’s Western Arctic reserve for fossil fuel drilling. The plan would[...]
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GO GREEN
Our Fragile Earth Jun 25, 2020 | 13:09 pmSimply labelling a product as ‘eco-friendly’ isn’t enough. Encouraging shoppers to view themselves as ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ makes them more[...]
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FEDERAL RESERVE FOSSIL FUEL SUPPORT
Our Fragile Earth Jun 24, 2020 | 13:35 pmWith U.S. markets slaughtered by COVID-19, Congress authorized the Federal Reserve to lend directly to many companies by buying up[...]
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CLEAN ELECTRICITY PROGRESS
Our Fragile Earth Jun 23, 2020 | 14:09 pmClimate experts used to project it wouldn’t be possible to decarbonize the electric grid until 2050—and that moving to fully[...]
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