{"id":15096,"date":"2024-07-16T10:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2024-07-16T10:10:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:10:39","slug":"green-news-report-july-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=15096","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; July 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#f3fdf4; padding:10px 5px 4px 5px; line-height:20px; background-image:url('\/Images\/GradientDarkGreen_headline.jpg'); background-repeat:repeat-y;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_JDVance-Flipped.jpg\" style=\"display:block; margin:10px auto;\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><i>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;<\/i><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNewsReport.bsky.social\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Bluesky-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenNewsReport\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Twitter-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Facebook-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journa.host\/@GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Mastodon-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman\/id788236916\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Apple Podcasts' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/itunes-listen-on-apple-podcast-logo-png.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman-desi-doyen\/PC:1000011151\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Pandora' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-Pandora-badge.png'><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-green-news-report-w-brad-f-30973644\/\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on iHeart' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-IHeartRadio.png'><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-News-Report-Friedman-Doyen\/dp\/B08JJRX3TP\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Amazon Music' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/AmazonMusic-badge_690.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Green-News-Report-p477566\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on TuneIn' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ListenOnTuneIn.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/GNR\/feed.xml\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='RSS\/XML Feed' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/RSS-XML-Feed.png\"><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px; display:block; margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0;\"><i>(Or use &#8220;Click here to listen&#8230;&#8221; link below.)<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>IN TODAY&#8217;S RADIO REPORT:<\/strong> Texas&#8217; electric grid infrastructure buckles under multiple extreme weather disasters; Damages from Hurricane Beryl now estimated at nearly $3 billion; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, Sen. 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All GNRs are always archived at <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\">GreenNews.BradBlog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>see links below<\/em>):  Soaring insurance prices lead some Floridians to &#8216;go bare&#8217;; How to power your home through an outage without a gas generator; Marathon Oil agrees to record penalty for oil and gas pollution; Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state&#8217;s hundreds of aging dams; What Project 2025 would mean for the fight against climate change;<br \/>\n&#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Meet the Californians in the first class of the American Climate Corps&#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and much, <i>MUCH<\/i> more! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><i><b>STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY&#8217;S &#8216;GREEN NEWS REPORT&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>RNC Convention: climate denial is on the agenda:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/rnc-2024-what-to-watch-on-energy-the-environment-3\/\"><b>RNC 2024: What to watch on energy, the environment<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/15\/climate\/republicans-climate-change-fossil-fuels.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U0.gXQH.Ym05O_AE99gX&#038;smid=url-share\"><b>At the Republican National Convention, Climate Change Isn&#8217;t a Problem<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">As the event opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/16\/climate\/climate-republican-convention.html\"><b>Climate and the Republican Convention<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Here&#8217;s where the party stands on global warming, energy and the environment.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/7\/9\/24194872\/biden-ev-tax-credit-republican-bill-scrap-kill-undo\"><b>Republicans won&#8217;t stop trying to kill Biden&#8217;s EV tax credit<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Pew Poll: Majority of Americans support climate action:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2024\/06\/27\/how-americans-view-national-local-and-personal-energy-choices\/\"><b>How Americans View National, Local and Personal Energy Choices<\/b><\/a> (Pew Research Center):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Most Americans want more renewable energy, but support has dipped. Interest in electric vehicles has also declined.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epic.uchicago.edu\/insights\/2024-poll-americans-views-on-climate-change-and-policy-in-12-charts\/\"><b>2024 Poll: Americans&#8217; Views on Climate Change and Policy in 12 Charts<\/b><\/a> (Energy Policy Institute of Chicago)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/08\/09\/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change\/#:~:text=Overall%2C%2037%25%20of%20Americans%20say,a%20Center%20survey%20from%20January.\"><b>What the data says about Americans&#8217; views of climate change<\/b><\/a> (Pew Research Center, 8\/9\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Trump running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) was for climate action before he was against it:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/15\/climate\/jd-vance-climate-change.html\"><b>J.D. Vance Is an Oil Booster and Doubter of Human-Caused Climate Change<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">He once said society had a climate problem but changed his position sharply while seeking Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement in his Senate race.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/j-d-vances-energy-record-oil-cash-and-ev-attacks\/\"><b>J.D. Vance&#8217;s energy record: Oil cash and EV attacks<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/how-j-d-vance-stacks-up-on-energy-environment-issues\/\"><b>How J.D. Vance stacks up on energy, environment issues<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/newsletters\/energy-environment\/4773653-where-trumps-vp-pick-stands-on-climate-energy\/\"><b>Where Trump&#8217;s VP pick stands on climate, energy <\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JsbTVIYRDrs\"><b>VIDEO: Vance was for climate action in 2020<\/b><\/a> (Center for Ethics and Human Values, Ohio State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LrBGXUIhdog\"><b>VIDEO: Vance cast doubt on climate science in 2022<\/b><\/a> (Ohio GOP Senate Forum, Center for Christian VirtueO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>130 million Americans remain under extreme heat warnings:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/16\/heat-wave-rising-costs-insurance\"><b>Increasingly costly heat waves present insurance challenges<\/b>:<\/a> (Axios):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">A stifling heat wave continues to bring more than just the hottest temperatures to an already unusually sizzling summer &#8220;\u201d it&#8217;s also inflicting economic losses&#8230;A recent report from the California insurance commissioner on seven recent heat waves that hit the state found that each caused between $7.7 million and $210 million in labor productivity losses, with much of that in uninsured wage losses.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/dangerous-heat-wave-grips-east-coast-central-us-as-wildfires-erupt-in-west\/ar-BB1q1M8Y\"><b>&#8220;Dangerous&#8221; heat wave grips East Coast, Central U.S. as wildfires erupt in West<\/b><\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/heat-wave-scorches-new-york-city-with-heat-index-climbing-above-100-degrees\/ar-BB1q24wZ\"><b>Heat wave scorches New York City with heat index climbing above 100 degrees<\/b><\/a> (Tribune News Service)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/heat-wave-shatters-records-blistering-temperatures-continue-soar-us-rcna160831\"><b>Record-breaking heat suspected in at least 7 deaths as temperatures soar across U.S.<\/b><\/a> (NBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Houston, TX still without power amid dangerous, humid heat:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/07\/13\/houstons-blackout-suffering-continues-utility-malpractice-blamed\/\"><b>Houston&#8217;s Blackout Suffering Continues &#8220;\u201c Utility Malpractice Blamed<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">[T]he enforcement tools that worked to hold companies accountable for the 2011 failures had been removed under Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s appointees on the utility commission&#8230;Critics and former employees say the division was cut precisely because it was working &#8220;\u201d the state&#8217;s most recent move in a 25-year campaign to pare down oversight to favor energy companies and their largest customers, starting when Texas began deregulating its electric market in the 1990s.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/12\/climate\/texas-power-outages-grid-storms\"><b>Texas needs money to keep the lights on during extreme weather. It&#8217;s funding more fossil fuel instead <\/b><\/a> (CNN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">&#8220;Large-scale gas generation doesn&#8217;t do anything for you in a situation like a hurricane,&#8221; Lewin told CNN. &#8220;The problem is transmission lines can&#8217;t carry that power. You could have all the power in the world; if you can&#8217;t get it to where it&#8217;s needed, it&#8217;s not going to do anybody any good.&#8221;&#8230; Microgrids did receive more than $1 billion in state funding in the same bill as the gas plants &#8220;\u201c money that Lewin said has been sitting dormant at the Texas Public Service Commission, not yet able to be applied for.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/companies\/beryl-power-outage-updates-more-than-250000-texas-electricity-customers-remain-without-power-a-week-after-beryl\/ar-BB1pBjh9\"><b>Beryl power outage updates: More than 145,000 Texas electricity customers remain without power a week after Beryl<\/b><\/a> (Texas Tribune)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/texas-restaurants-sue-utility-centerpoint-over-response-hurricane-beryl-2024-07-16\/\"><b>Texas restaurants sue utility CenterPoint over response to Hurricane Beryl<\/b><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/us-news\/texas-general-news-dcbf21a5d3e43d6a0ea9f20c8bc9f8f7\"><b>Texas to double $5 billion state fund aimed at expanding the power grid<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Big economic losses from Hurricane Beryl, as costs of climate change grow:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/top-news\/articles\/2024-07-11\/damage-from-hurricane-beryl-may-cost-insurers-2-7-billion-in-us-kcc-says\"><b>Damage From Hurricane Beryl May Cost Insurers $2.7 Billion in US, KCC Says<\/b><\/a> (US News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The U.S. estimate includes the privately insured damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and automobiles, as well as business interruption, KCC said in a report.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelemann\/status\/1809712148555186276?s=12&#038;t=HLiN6axbv_5Esg4Tvm1utg\"><b>VIDEO: Dr. Michael Mann on the growing costs of climate damages:<\/b><\/a> (Dr. Michael Mann\/Twitter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/i> (Stuff we didn&#8217;t have time for in today&#8217;s audio report)&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/list\">Society of Environmental Journalists&#8217; Daily Headlines<\/a> page<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/07\/15\/soaring-insurance-prices-lead-some-floridians-to-go-bare\/\"><b>Soaring Insurance Prices Lead Some Floridians to &#8216;Go Bare&#8217;<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2024\/07\/14\/solar-generator-battery-power-outage\/\"><b>How to power your home through an outage without a gas generator<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/07\/11\/marathon-oil-settlement-penalty-epa\/\"><b>Marathon Oil agrees to record penalty for oil and gas pollution<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dam-safety-flooding-vermont-climate-change-072b250039cab04514255f7ed4defe7b\"><b>Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state&#8217;s hundreds of aging dams<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4769252-project-2025-climate-change-energy-environment\/\"><b>What Project 2025 Would Mean For The Fight Against Climate Change<\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/nations-gather-negotiate-deep-sea-mining-code-opposition-mounts-2024-07-15\/\"><b>Nations Gather To Negotiate Deep Sea Mining Code As Opposition Mounts<\/b><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/federal-fishing-monitoring-program-needs-overhaul-gao-says\/\"><b>Federal Fishing Monitoring Program Needs Overhaul, GAO Says<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmog.com\/2024\/07\/11\/exxonmobil-pioneer-natural-resources-oil-and-gas-leases-on-federal-lands-democratic-lawmakers-eye-shale-collusion-allegations\/\"><b>Federal Oil and Gas Leases in Question as Lawmakers Eye Collusion Allegations<\/b><\/a> (DeSmog Blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-superfund-school-relocated-reopen-75da6c4077b26b50b2aef852dff2a83d\"><b>West Virginia School Will Remain Open For Now Amid Toxic Groundwater Fears<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/an-extremely-aggressive-inferno-fire-menaces-eastern-canadian-community-2024-07-13\/\"><b>An Extremely Aggressive Inferno&#8217;: Fire Menaces Eastern Canadian Community<\/b><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2024-07-09\/meet-the-first-class-of-the-american-climate-corps\"><b>Meet The Californians In The First Class Of The American Climate Corps<\/b><\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/white-house-unveils-1-7b-to-convert-factories-for-ev-production\/\"><b>White House Unveils $1.7B To Convert Factories For EV Production<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tribe-quinault-sea-level-rise-climate-change-995a69656e77ff1825ec72fa07727478\"><b>Quinault Nation Has Tried To Escape The Rising Pacific. Time Is Running Out<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/4bDqlvC\"><b>Taliban Tries Reconciling Science And Religion In Facing Climate Change<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/06\/18\/john-oliver-on-trumps-project-2025-the-death-of-democracy\/\"><b>VIDEO: John Oliver on Trump&#8217;s Project 2025: Blueprint for the Death of Democracy<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tos.org\/oceanography\/article\/is-the-atlantic-overturning-circulation-approaching-a-tipping-point\"><b>Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point?<\/b><\/a> (The Oceanography Society)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drilled.media\/news\/senate-hearing-media\"><b>How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists<\/b><\/a> (Drilled)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-024-01442-3#Sec9\"><b>Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming<\/b><\/a> (Nature)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/05\/28\/texas-state-flood-plan\/\"><b>Texas&#8217; First Flood Plan Estimates 5 Million Live In Flood-Prone Areas<\/b><\/a> (Texas Tribune)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/article\/2024\/may\/23\/natures-ghosts-excerpt-sophie-yeo-the-vile-national-trust-aoe\"><b>How Reviving Medieval Farming Offers Wildlife An Unexpected Haven<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/05\/31\/pbs-newshour-on-extreme-heat-across-the-planet\/\"><b>VIDEO: PBS Newshour on Extreme Heat Across the Planet<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/power-outage-houston-texas-what-to-do-ed581ad2cfb5b250306591d1b4cc2966\"><b>What to do when facing extended summer power outages<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/apr\/14\/climate-disinformation-explainer\"><b>How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry&#8217;s Biggest Disinformation Tactics<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2024\/03\/ocean-heat-wave-cosmic-choice\/677672\/\"><b>The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone<\/b><\/a> (The Atlantic)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/feb\/06\/trump-climate-change-fossil-fuels-second-term\"><b>&#8216;In A Word, Horrific&#8217;: Trump&#8217;s Extreme Anti-Environment Blueprint<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/01\/30\/plug-in-hybrid-car-worth-it\/\"><b>Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/14\/23951104\/apartment-rent-electrify-appliance-pollution-incentives\"><b>How to electrify your life when you rent<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecrocks.com\/2023\/06\/05\/complete-series-farmers-under-attack-for-supporting-clean-energy\/\"><b>Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy <\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/25\/world\/heatwaves-temperature-record-climate-intl\/index.html\"><b>These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms<\/b><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29092022\/inside-clean-energy-electrification\/\"><b>Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? 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