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Ask a Scientist: How To Avoid Climate Disaster

Elliott Negin Union of Concerned Scientists blog
The Inflation Reduction Act's $400B investment in clean energy will make a significant dent in emissions, but not enough to meet US carbon reduction goals. A Union of Concerned Scientists team showed how to lower emission by 50 percent by 2030.

Tidbits – Sept. 7, 2023 – Reader Comments: Correction; Trump Use of Scottsboro; Conservative Plan To Dismantle Govt; UAW Message to Big 3; 88% People Under 30 View Unions Favorably; Solidarity Rally With UAW; JOIN MARCH TO END FOSSIL FUELS – Sept 17

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Reader Comments: Correction; Trump Use of Scottsboro Case; Conservative Plan To Dismantle Govt; UAW Message to Ford and Big 3; 88% people under 30 view unions favorably; Solidarity Rally with UAW; JOIN THE MARCH TO END FOSSIL FUELS -- September 17

The World Is Burning. Here’s How We Stop It.

Bernie Sanders FOX News
We can still avoid the worst impacts of climate change, save money, and make energy grid more resilient. "Obviously, climate change is not real. I’ve heard, you’ve heard, "expert" after "expert" telling us for years how climate change is a "fraud."

Subsidies Aren’t Enough. We Need Infrastructure, Sticks – And Research.

Daniel Cohan The Conversation
After years of gridlock, there’s reason to celebrate Congress passing three bills that will do more to cut U.S. emissions than any legislation in history. But much more will be needed to reach the nation’s climate goals and to make clean energy more affordable at home and abroad.

Friday Nite Videos | July 29, 2022

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Debunking the Myth of the Lost Cause: A Lie Embedded in American History. Choice (Texas Style). “I Call Bullshit!” Jon Stewart on the PACT Act. Manchin, Schumer Reveal Washington's Best Kept Secret. Why US Gun Laws Get Looser After Mass Shootings.
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