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15 August 2020

The economic case for electrifying everything

Peter Dykstra

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El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail

As many as eight million people have been affected by the cascading issues of food shortages, electricity loss and health clinic closures.

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www.theguardian.com

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China's clean tech exports make a big dent in emissions, report says

China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and that is making a dent in global emissions.

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apnews.com

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18h

‘I don’t trust them’: The data center fight mobilizing Imperial County voters

Residents across party lines are channeling anger over plans for California’s largest data center into local elections.

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capitalandmain.com

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Los Angeles fire smoke exposed millions to toxic metals, study finds

During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level.

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apnews.com

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Farmers on the frontlines of climate change reflect on an unpredictable future

Wet weather hammered many crops across the Prairies this summer. Here’s how some Manitoba farmers are thinking about the future.

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thenarwhal.ca

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‘Already feeling it’: Northern Amazon waterfall season ends early, hurting livelihoods

By drying up waterfalls earlier than usual, climate change is directly hurting regional tourism, which local residents and surrounding communities rely on for their livelihoods.

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news.mongabay.com

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As the Colorado river shrinks, calls to drain Lake Powell grow

As drought deepens, groups are pushing to drain Lake Powell entirely to reveal its long-submerged rock arches and spires and allow wildlife along the Colorado River to recover.

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e360.yale.edu