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From CO2 to Methane, Trump’s Hurricane of Destruction
From CO2 to Methane, Trump’s Hurricane of Destruction Photo Source Becker1999 | CC BY 2.0 While the Trump administration swirls around in a vortex of Tweets, lies and Russiagate, one thing is for certain, while we are all distracted and perplexed by the daily mayhem, Trump and his fossil fuel buddies are getting away with […]
“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This”: Meteorologists Expect Florence To Stall And Hammer The East Coast “For Days”
“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This”: Meteorologists Expect Florence To Stall And Hammer The East Coast “For Days” The bizarre story of Hurricane Florence just keeps becoming even more strange. The good news is that meteorologists are telling us that the storm is expected to lose intensity as it approaches the east coast, but the […]
“Even Rescuers Can’t Stay”: Deadly Rain, Storm Surges Expected Even As Florence Weakens To Cat 2
“Even Rescuers Can’t Stay”: Deadly Rain, Storm Surges Expected Even As Florence Weakens To Cat 2 With roughly 24 hours remaining until Hurricane Florence makes landfall in southeastern North Carolina, the storm has reportedly weakened to a Category 2 Hurricane. But meteorologists warn that this isn’t any reason for comfort: Because while the storm’s winds […]
Pipeline that Exploded in Pennsylvania Part of Push to Build Fracking-Reliant Petrochemical Network
Pipeline that Exploded in Pennsylvania Part of Push to Build Fracking-Reliant Petrochemical Network Just before dawn Monday morning, Chuck Belczyk thought a jet had crashed near his home roughly 25 miles outside Pittsburgh – until he heard the sound of hissing gas. “And that’s when it all hit us what was happening,” Belczyk told NPR’s State […]
Hurricane Florence, 9-11 Climate Change Terrorism
Hurricane Florence, 9-11 Climate Change Terrorism Hurricane Florence. Image: NOAA. NEW 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACK!! Yes, it’s true! On 11 September 2018, terrorists based in Washington D.C., and sponsored by the dinosaur bones mining, pumping and burning industries, have relaxed rules restricting methane emissions from mines and oil and gas wells (for privatized profits at socialized […]
“This Really Scares Me”: Hurricane Florence Turns South; Nuclear Plants To Shut Down
“This Really Scares Me”: Hurricane Florence Turns South; Nuclear Plants To Shut Down Hurricane Florence is closing in on the Southeast as officials warned more than 1 million people in its projected path to leave now or face disaster. Florence is a category four hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph, and computer models on […]
“A Life Changing Event”: 3 Million To Lose Power, Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast
“A Life Changing Event”: 3 Million To Lose Power, Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast With Hurricane Florence barreling down on North Carolina, local industries – especially hog farmers – are preparing for the worst. Meanwhile, millions are at risk of losing power as they brace for a historic weather event. According […]
End the Fossil Fuel Economy
End the Fossil Fuel Economy The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the power needed to transform the economy and put in place policies to confront climate change. The ingredients exist for the climate justice movement to rapidly succeed. A challenge is not knowing how much time we […]
People Are “Fighting For Food” As Authorities Warn Florence “Could Produce A Disaster Comparable” To Hurricane Katrina
People Are “Fighting For Food” As Authorities Warn Florence “Could Produce A Disaster Comparable” To Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Florence is about to make a “direct hit” on the east coast, and public officials are making one ominous declaration about this storm after another. Florence is being called “extremely dangerous”, “a monster”, “the worst in 60 […]
How to Prepare for Hurricane Florence When You Live a Few Hundred Miles Inland
How to Prepare for Hurricane Florence When You Live a Few Hundred Miles Inland When I moved to southwestern Virginia, I really didn’t expect to be dealing with hurricanes. But, as I’ve just learned, a system like Hurricane Florence could affect places that are as much as 350+ miles from the shore. So, if you […]
Nuclear Power Plants At Risk Of Direct Hit By Hurricane Florence
Nuclear Power Plants At Risk Of Direct Hit By Hurricane Florence North and South Carolina nuclear power plants are in line for a possible direct hit from Hurricane Florence. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), there are twelve operating nuclear power plants in the Carolinas that make electricity by the continuous splitting of uranium […]
“Worst Storm In US History” Florence Set To Break All-Time Records; Forecasters Fear Harvey Flood Redux
“Worst Storm In US History” Florence Set To Break All-Time Records; Forecasters Fear Harvey Flood Redux The latest computer forecasts from Tuesday afternoon have predicted that Hurricane Florence, still a Category 4 yet growing larger and more powerful, may shift and hit somewhere near the border between North and South Carolina as coastal residents flee what may […]
Nuclear Power Plants At Risk Of Direct Hit By Hurricane Florence
Nuclear Power Plants At Risk Of Direct Hit By Hurricane Florence North and South Carolina nuclear power plants are in line for a possible direct hit from Hurricane Florence. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), there are twelve operating nuclear power plants in the Carolinas that make electricity by the continuous splitting of uranium […]
Millions Brace For Cat 4 Hurricane Florence, Threatened By “Historical Inland Flooding”
Millions Brace For Cat 4 Hurricane Florence, Threatened By “Historical Inland Flooding” With mandatory evacuations issued for coastal regions of North and South Carolina and Virginia, millions of Americans are preparing for what could be the most catastrophic hurricane to hit the US East Coast in many decades. The latest report from the National Hurricane Center […]
The Air-Conditioning Debate Isn’t Really About Air-Conditioning
The Air-Conditioning Debate Isn’t Really About Air-Conditioning Less of What We Don’t Need Jacobin recently published an article calling for a national and worldwide expansion of air-conditioning usage. In it the writer, Leigh Phillips, used the suffering of economically and ecologically stressed people and communities during heat waves as a rationale for doubling down on […]
