29 June 2022

Can we beat climate change by geoengineering the oceans?

Chemically altering the seas through iron fertilisation or alkalinity enhancement could be our best hope to suck vast amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere – but questions remain on whether it is worth the risk

www.newscientist.com

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Wyoming ranchers hoping solar can lower costs say utilities and the state stand in their way

Lower electricity bills could help two Cokeville cattlemen compete and pass their businesses on to their kids, they say, but lawmakers won’t let ranch-scale solar projects feed power to the grid.

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Clean, limitless energy exists. China is going big in the race to harness it.

Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.

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www.nytimes.com

Illustration of arm "netting " smokestack emissions

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Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?

Despite billions in investment, carbon capture and storage technology ‘should be in no way treated as a climate solution’, critics say.

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Flooded village after a destructive rainfall.

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South Sudanese community fights to save land from relentless flooding worsened by climate change

Flooding worsened by climate change is forcing a community in South Sudan to work constantly to keep water from encroaching on their land.

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Street vendors push food cart through floodwaters

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In one of the driest places on Earth, recurrent rain and floods have become deadlier

A Washington Post investigation found that in one of the planet’s most arid regions, extreme rain and floods have become frequent and deadly.

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A row of diesel-powered generators outside of an industrial building

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Virginia regulators weigh expanded use of data center’s polluting generators

The state’s Department of Environmental Quality would expand permissible uses during emergencies to include “planned outages” by grid operators, presumably for power line upgrades. Environmentalists say that with expanded use of diesel generators comes more harmful air pollutants and more greenhouse gases.

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Donald Trump speaking & pointing finger at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump goes to war with states over AI

The president’s order to limit states’ ability to regulate the spread of artificial intelligence is poised to set off political and legal fireworks that mirror his efforts to curb climate action.

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www.eenews.net