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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. The latest website updates, announcements and upcoming events. 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: Dr. Brian Czech Topic: Developing the Steady State Economy Act Time: Oct 2, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The Steady State Economy Act (SSEA) is CASSE’s vision for macroeconomic policy in the United States and other overly developed economies. First envisioned as a Full and Sustainable Employment Act, the SSEA would supersede the Full Employment and Balanced …
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Speaker: Dr Charlie Hall Topic: OUR ENERGY FUTURE : What scares me Time: Oct 09, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: TBD - Rescheduled Bio: Charles A.S. Hall received his Ph.D. in Systems Ecology under Howard Odum at UNC in 1970. He was professor at Cornell University, Univ. Montana and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He is now …
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Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so May 30th 2024 https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/30/why-any-estimate-of-the-cost-of-climate-change-will-be-flawed Finance and economics | Free exchange When William Nordhaus, who would later win a Nobel prize in economics, modelled the interaction between the economy and the atmosphere he represented the “damage function”—an estimate of harm done by an extra unit of warming—as a wiggly line. So little …
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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September 24, 2024 By Mark Fischetti More and more climate scientists are supporting experiments to cool Earth by altering the stratosphere or the ocean As recently as 10 years ago most scientists I interviewed and heard speak at conferences did not support geoengineering as a way to counteract climate change. Whether the idea was to release large amounts of sulfur …
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Categories: Articles, Trending
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A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, Nobel laureate (b. 1 Oct 1924)
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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History is a tale of rise and fall, of civilizations that flourished, only to eventually collapse. As Henry Kissinger once said: “Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed. History is a tale of efforts that failed, or aspirations that weren’t realized. So, as a historian, one has to live with a sense of the inevitability of tragedy.” I’m …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups
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The text warns about the risks of inflated electric demand forecasts, particularly for AI data centers and the power sector. It highlights concerns over potential overbuilding and reliance on traditional energy methods, advocating for innovative distributed energy resources (DERs). The narrative stresses the importance of critically evaluating demand predictions and the need for urgent new energy solutions to meet rising electricity demands.
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events is attributed to climate change, highlighting the vulnerability of the UK's infrastructure. The responsibility for ensuring resilience against such disruptions involves both private companies and government agencies, but there are currently no minimum standards for infrastructure resilience.
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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CACOR member Philippe Roy wrote this essay based one some longer material that he had prepared. In it, he provides an outline of how he thinks Canada should respond to the climate crisis. Link to | Quo Vadis Canada?
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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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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an estimated $23 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to eight projects to enhance cybersecurity in clean energy infrastructure. The DOE said Thursday the research, development and demonstration projects aim to develop tools and technologies that protect clean energy infrastructure—including distributed energy resources, or DER, inverter-based resources and virtual power plants—from cyber threats. The projects …
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While electric vehicle (EV) sales are rising fast, research shows that many people want faster charging, improved range and lower costs before they will consider switching their vehicle. Here are some of the ways the industry is innovating to address such concerns: Battery swapping Not everyone will have access to an EV charging point at their home. Making EV ownership more convenient for …
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Is Wildfire Smoke More Toxic Than General Air Pollution? Manuela Callari October 04, 2024 1 20 Added to Email Alert Wildfire-related air pollution in Europe kills more than non-wildfire air pollution. As climate change exacerbates the frequency and violence of wildfires, researchers are studying the health implications of mitigation methods such as prescribed fires. Presenting at the European Respiratory Society …
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After nearly four decades of open-pit uranium mining in the Navajo Nation (1955-95) - the commissioning of new mines has brought the entire attack on native lands back, to all those who live within the region. The protests also symbolize the renewed destruction of ecosystems and the contamination of land and water, due to due to open-pit mining. Today, doctors …
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As you’re probably aware, communications right before, during and after a disaster will be critical to getting out o dodge, finding family members, or helping others stay alive. With the Internet, cell-phone towers and potentially even satellites being down, you may have to rely on HAM radio and other two-way radio services to send and receive precious bits of intel. …
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American voters are all in on climate policy, even if they don’t know it. The Inflation Reduction Act is the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history. Only 39% know about it, but when polled almost three-quarters support it. by Karin Kirk The Inflation Reduction Act is the Biden administration’s signature climate law and the largest US government investment in reducing …
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New report highlights pressures on Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate, impacting the environment, communities, and the economy, according to a new report. The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest, three-yearly update about the state of Aotearoa’s atmosphere and climate. Our atmosphere and climate 2023 provides …
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Climate change: Rising heat putting New Zealand children at risk of life-long health problems. By Jamie Morton (Jamie Morton is a specialist in science and environmental reporting. He joined the Herald in 2011 and writes about everything from conservation and climate change to natural hazards and new technology.) A major new study has linked rising temperatures over the past two decades …
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As the waters rise, a two-year sentence for throwing soup. That’s the farcical reality of British justice. Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down roads that had …
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Solar farms are stepping up their game, and it's not just about producing clean energy. These sun-soaking powerhouses are now doubling as havens for wildlife, offering a ray of hope in the fight against biodiversity loss, according to The New York Times. Across the United States, innovative solar projects are transforming barren fields into thriving ecosystems. Take a solar meadow in Ramsey, Minnesota, which the …
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