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Live differently–it’s your choice!
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The road ahead is uncertain, not smooth or straight, and has limited visibility.
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Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. It contains all the latest updates to the CACOR Website. Please share our Stay Informed link on your personal networks. That's also the place to catch up on previous newsletters if you missed them.
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Archived Articles Revisited:
This is your weekly personal list of three random articles extracted from our website archives. These links are unique to you and are more than one year old. The intention is to deliver a sense of what was considered a priority on that date compared with today's latest articles and presentations. You are encouraged to share these links with your social media and other networks.
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Speaker: John Meyer Topic: The Real Economy Doesn't Need Growth. Time: Jan 31, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: All commercial groups would like the growth of the commercial economy to continue but few need it to. The few that are dependent on growth are the very players that the real economy can do very well without. It is no …
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You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Raymond Leury Subject: Part 2: GHG Trends and Reasons for Hope and Rapid Progress on the Climate Front. Time: Feb 7, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88037970422?pwd=UXViVWpENjc3VXU0VDRtNGJtbHk5dz09 Meeting ID: 880 3797 0422 Passcode: 646247 Subject: Climate change is an existential threat. Temperature records keep falling, climate …
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While environmentalists are preparing for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai later this month, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is also meeting to discuss its next assessments of the state of global warming. After a record-shattering summer — with 2023 on pace to become the hottest year in recorded human history — one of the key decisions …
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater trends so far shows. By Liza Gross January 24, 2024 Related Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink Rural Arizona Has Gone Decades Without …
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Categories: Articles, Trending
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I’m a disruptor. I’m here to change things. Because if we’re going to do the same thing the same old way, then I need to be spending my time somewhere else. Catherine Coleman Flowers Environmental justice activist, Member of the Board of the Rocky Mountain Institute
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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Discover the challenges Arizona faces in water management and explore potential solutions, including importing desalinated water from Mexico, and learning from Israel's water conservation strategies.
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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In a time of climate anxiety and existential challenges, understanding the historical context of extinction panics can help us navigate the present.
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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1992 Series 1 Number 2 Page 1 Is Oil an Unlimited Resource? In March, 1992, Ian Nalda, was a student in environmental science at Carleton U. He was an engineer who had served in the Australian military. In this paper, Mr. Nalder reviewed data for oil production and use, and proven and probable reserves of oil. He pointed out that …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers
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On 26 January 2024, the CACOR Values Committee held at meeting in which there were three presentations. The slides used in those presentations are linked below. There was no audio or video recording of the meeting. Link to | World on Fire poster. Link to | World on Fire (Lalith Gunaratne). Link to | World on Fire …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups, CACOR Values
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Key indicators of how humans are changing the Earth: Sea level, species, carbon dioxide, sea ice, population, daily temperature extremes, annual climate change performance by country, air pollution, temperature records, climate change indicators, top ten emitters, historic emissions, electric vehicles.
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Greta Thunberg, 4 others acquitted on London climate protest charges Judge criticizes police for 'unclear' orders and other actions leading up to October 2023 arrests A judge on Friday acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused to follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas …
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More than 100,000 Ontario residents have enrolled in the Save on Energy Peak Perks program, a residential demand response initiative of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that helps ensure the reliability of the electricity grid by reducing peak demand on hot summer days. Participants in Peak Perks help the grid with their smart thermostats by participating in brief, time-limited …
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Real-World Speeds: How Fast Do They Spin? In practical terms, the tips of wind turbine blades can reach impressive speeds. On average, these speeds can range from 180 to 200 kilometers per hour (112 to 124 miles per hour). This range can vary based on the factors discussed earlier.
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Cleaning up tailpipe exhaust created problems for the climate: Traditional hydrogen production essentially cooks methane with steam and vents the resulting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It has become one of the largest industrial greenhouse gas emitters in a region infamous for industrial emissions. But these days, everyone from ExxonMobil to pure-play renewable developers is vying to turn Houston into a global …
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The world’s largest direct air capture demonstration plant, Climeworks’ Orca in Iceland (see photo above), removes 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the course of a year. By current emissions levels, “that takes us back three seconds … that's the atmosphere you had three seconds ago if you had 4,000 tonnes less CO2,” said Ho. (3 seconds CO2 …
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Introduction: 🔍 Exploring the Future of Electric Vehicles with CATL's Million-Mile Battery 🔋 Embark on a journey into the cutting-edge world of electric vehicle (EV) technology as we delve into the groundbreaking collaboration between CATL and Tesla. In this comprehensive article, we unveil the revolutionary million-mile battery, a game-changer that promises to reshape the EV industry. Join us as we …
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Is this the Biggest Discovery of the Century? Physics has always been my favorite field of study. Everything from how planes fly, to how solar panels work... but in the quantum world, things get weird and interesting. This new breakthrough coming out of Korea has the potential to be one of the biggest breakthroughs of the CENTURY. A room temperature, …
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Google has a goal to be Net Zero, and produce all their own energy themselves, and be completely carbon neutral. And now, they've actually built their own Geothermal Power plant that just became operational! How could this possibly make sense, and is Geothermal really the answer? Especially considering they had to frack the rock, just like oil companies do. Is …
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The year 2023 has reaffirmed the position of electric and gas utilities as the epicenter of the energy transition. Innovations have been achieved across the sector, including in the domain of artificial intelligence and digitalized flexibility driving efficiency gains, which then brings to question what the priorities will be in the coming year. Yusuf Latief Dec 27, 2023 Image courtesy 123rf …
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"Solid State Batteries are nearly here!" How many times have you heard that phrase in the last 5 years or so?? Myriad developers have tried and failed, but some have persevered, and one or two have succeeded AND got investment AND got production under way. So is 2024 finally, FINALLY the year??
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