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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: 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) Subject: Climate change is an existential threat. Temperature records keep falling, climate emergencies are declared, yet we don’t seem to be making much progress in addressing the threat. How much progress …
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You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Dr. Art Hunter Subject: The Electric Throttle for our Energy Transition Time: 14 Feb 2024 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89875225955?pwd=elczOW1GTGdFbmtOSW1oMXVGRkdqUT09 Meeting ID: 898 7522 5955 Passcode: 800300 Summary: There are three pillars to Sustainability: Environmental benefits Economic benefits Social benefits Microgrids have the potential to …
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Multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow The Summit of the Future (September 2024) is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Charter, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives. …
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Categories: Articles, Trending
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Activism is the rent I pay for living on the planet. Alice Walker, (b. 1944), writer, poet, and activist
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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"A methane monster, lurking beneath the Arctic's frozen ground, is threatening to rear its ugly head. "Scientists don't yet know how big the threat is or where it will strike first, but what is clear is that the Arctic's permanently frozen soil, called permafrost, is melting, threatening to uncap huge amounts of an extremely potent fossil fuel from its icy …
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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Learn how to take advantage of Hydro One's Ultra Low electricity rates by strategically using electricity outside of peak hours to save on costs.
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns of rising peak electricity demand and potential power plant retirements. Find out more here.
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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"As the race to extract minerals and metals for clean-energy technologies accelerates, researchers must take more steps to map and study mines globally. "By Victor Maus & Tim T. Werner "Mining is a crucial industry — from iron and copper to gravel and sand, we depend on it for the basic building blocks of the modern world. It is a …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups
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In January 2024, CACOR member Mike Nickerson circulated this thought-provoking short essay. He asked, "Why not encourage what we have to gain, as we consider various responses to climate change?" "We can no longer have everything we want, but we can be more than we ever imagined. Where do our best options lie in these changing times? We can be …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Writers
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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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EV Basics Everything you need to know to get started on your EV Experience. Find answers to the most common questions about electric vehicles and discover the benefits to you and your community. By Raymond Leury, CACOR member What is an EV? An EV is an electric vehicle. It is a car, truck, or bus that uses electricity as its …
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We've all heard about the agreement that was signed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We've been told the goal was to limit the increase in global average temperature to +2.0 °C, +1.5 °C if we can do so. Now that 2023 is in the books as having been above +1.5 degrees C, we're being told that …
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World temperatures go a full year above 1.5 C warming limit, EU scientists say Hottest January on record just passed, though the level above normal was lower than previous 6 months The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fuelled by climate change, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said …
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Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ago, according to new research—providing an alarming insight into how quickly Antarctic ice could melt and send sea levels soaring. Part of the ice sheet thinned by 450 meters (1,476 feet)—a height greater than the Empire State Building—over a period of …
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Abstract: Researchers have discovered a change in what scientists already knew about global warming dynamics. It had been widely accepted since the 1950s that global temperature rises were not consistent throughout the day and night, with greater nighttime warming being observed. However, the recent study reveals a shift in dynamics: with greater daytime warming taking place since the 1990s. This …
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Carbon capture tax credit could cost taxpayers $1B more than expected, PBO warns Carbon capture tax credits are uncapped and costs could end up being higher A controversial tax credit meant to help jump-start carbon capture projects could cost $1 billion more than the federal government estimated, says the independent parliamentary budget watchdog. In several federal budgets, Finance Canada forecast …
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An enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics within 24 hours Scientists at King's College London have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers. The novel method of chemical recycling, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, uses enzymes typically found in biological laundry detergents to "depolymerize"—or break down—landfill-bound …
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RMI explores the findings of our latest report Delivering Equitable and Meaningful Community Benefits via Clean Hydrogen Hubs in this webinar. The webinar features opening remarks by Dr. Sunita Satyapal, director of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, who coordinates activities across offices for the US DOE Hydrogen Program. Following is a short presentation by RMI experts and lead authors, Chathurika Gamage, Hadia Sheerazi, and Gareth …
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Opponents argue the project, a kilometre from the Ottawa River, poses risks to the drinking water supply for millions, will not safely contain the waste and the company failed to adequately consult many Algonquin Nations. Representatives from six concerned groups recently wrote an open letter to the federal government urging it to halt the project. The waste contains long-lived radionuclides, which many experts say require far …
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At 93, Donna Knoche took a stand at a county commission meeting, never imagining she’d need to fight for the right to use her family’s land for solar energy. The Knoche farm, with its deep roots going back to the 1860s, symbolizes more than just property; it represents a legacy and a future the Knoches wish to preserve through renewable …
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