Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (1)

Dec 18, 2024

Activities in Ecopoly

Helping Montreal and other cities keep more institutional and commercial food waste out of the dump via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Businesses and institutions in just 6% of Montreal's mapped area account for about 100,000 metric tons (110,000 tons) of food…
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Children's exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Research finds highest levels of cancer-related Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) pollutants in cities that have…
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Climate funders convened a data center forum. They triggered a reckoning via EcoTopical RSS Feed

One of the country's biggest climate funders tried to bring tech giants, green groups, energy associations and labor unions…
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Superheated magma could fuel towering lava fountains via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Why do some volcanoes erupt with spectacular lava fountains while others release lava more quietly? Scientists have…
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First guidelines on attempts to manipulate the ocean put spotlight on geoengineering industry via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Proponents argue ocean carbon removal is necessary to counteract the effects of the climate crisis but critics say more research is…
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Race to sustainably reinvent Australian steel industry may be entering final stages via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Companies are racing to build Australia's first low-emissions steel mills as traditional steelmakers grapple with aging…
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Enoch Cree Nation demands investigation into MAGA Energy approvals via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Enoch Cree Nation says it has been left with tens of millions in liabilities after the regulator approved MAGA's takeover of…
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Leaders of vulnerable nations say urgent action is needed to address climate action via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Small island leaders are calling for urgent climate action at the United Nations talks in Turkey. They describe global warming…
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The downstream doubts that cloud LNG Canada's emission claims via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Once it's burned, gas processed at the Kitimat facility will produce more emissions than all other activities within…
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Democrats put targets on notice as Trump oversight takes shape via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Letters sent by two key House committees tell companies and officials not to destroy…
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'Here we go again': New Mexico conservationists decry US Interior public land selloff plan via EcoTopical RSS Feed

The U.S. Interior Department has released its strategic plan, which includes offering states and tribes the chance to buy…
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Feds consider letting destructive shrimping into protected Florida reef via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Rejected four years ago, the plan to open up the Oculina Bank to shrimp boats is back…
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El Niño mostly to blame for Indonesian wildfires: Research via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Wildfires that consumed vast swaths of Indonesia this year were driven largely by a strong El Niño, fueled by climate change…
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Far from farms and cities, dry climates are boosting river nitrate pollution via EcoTopical RSS Feed

A new study found nitrate hot spots in some unexpected places, including the Rocky Mountains and the Sahara…
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Data Center Outrage Swept Pennsylvania Democrats Into Office. What Comes Next? via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Democrats who flipped seats in the state legislature say they'll prioritize regulating data centers in 2027. By…
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The Sun unleashed a monster storm. Earth may have made it worse via EcoTopical RSS Feed

The massive solar storm that illuminated skies worldwide in May 2024 has uncovered an unexpected twist: Earth's own atmosphere…
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