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Stay Informed

CACOR's weekly newsletter
July 01, 2023
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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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Latest Presentation

Ruben Nelson | What Can We Make of the Alberta Election? Implications for Canada. | 2023-06-28

Ruben Nelson | What Can We Make of the Alberta Election? Implications for Canada. | 2023-06-28

Speaker: Ruben Nelson Topic:  What Can We Make of the Alberta Election? Implications for Canada. Time: Jun 28, 2023, 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary:  Is the political froth that marks Alberta politics today, just froth?  Or is it a sign that we are into deeper trouble than our leaders seem not to understand and certainly do not acknowledge nor …

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Paul Beckwith | Updates on Abrupt Climate System Change: The Science and Consequences | 2023-07-05 CACOR Zoom Presentation

Paul Beckwith | Updates on Abrupt Climate System Change: The Science and Consequences | 2023-07-05 CACOR Zoom Presentation

You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Paul Beckwith Topic:  Updates on Abrupt Climate System Change: The Science and Consequences Time: Jul 5, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82505164198?pwd=cHA0K29PeTRSZzMwTktFYVcyK0NJdz09 Meeting ID: 825 0516 4198 Passcode: 183608 Summary: I chat about the latest cutting-edge science, observations, and consequences in our rapidly accelerating climate system. This is basically a status report on our …

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Latest Articles

Is our Society Committing Suicide?

Is our Society Committing Suicide? As I sit in smoke from Quebec’s forest fires it seems that the suicide warning signs are clear and also unheeded Suicide: A permanent solution to a temporary problem We have a temporary problem: a way of life that demands exponential growth. We have a permanent suicidal solution: burn fossil fuels & increase our population/material …

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Is our Society Committing Suicide?

You Are What You Eat!

You Are What You Eat!
Humans hundreds of times 'deadlier' than sharks IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, We are more dangerous to the animals around us than the great white shark By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent Humans are well known as super predators but for the first time scientists have put a figure on it. We exploit around a third of all wild animals for …

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Focus on what we can do

Instead of announcing aspirational targets, how about we actually focus on doing the work we can actually do?”  Andrew MacDougall, Ottawa Citizen, 2022 December 31 Andrew MacDougall is a Canadian-British national based in London who writes about politics and current affairs. He was previously director of communications for former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.

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Focus on what we can do

The New Yorker: What We Owe Our Trees

The New Yorker: What We Owe Our Trees
Forests fed us, housed us, and made our way of life possible. But they can’t save us if we can’t save them. By Jill Lepore May 22, 2023 ..."Even if you haven’t been to the woods lately, you probably know that the forest is disappearing. In the past ten thousand years, the Earth has lost about a third of its forest, …

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Technology Transfer--A Two-Edged Sword (Part 1)—From CACOR Archives.

Dr. Norbert Gass and Nicole Gass explained that technology transfer from the developed to the developing world was not adequately structured in the 1990s.  A widening technology gap was being generated.  A better legal framework was sorely needed. Link to | Technology Transfer (Part 1).

Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers

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A beautiful blend of selfish and unselfish: How these Annex homes are storing energy, saving money and helping the grid

Tesla Powerwall installed on a brick house wall
The “Powerwall” is a giant home battery capable of providing electricity for the entire house, and ten homes in Harbord Village signed up for one as part of a pilot project that heralds the future of a carbon-free electrical grid where blackouts are a thing of the past. By Marco Chown Oved, Climate Change Reporter The “Powerwall” is a giant …

Categories: Articles, Solutions

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Republican Congressman Shares How He Slashed His Energy Costs By Over $400 A Month: ‘What I Love To Brag About Is My Utility Bill’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sazrv1I-Pwg When we walk into Republican Congressman John Curtis’ new home in Provo, Utah, he jokes, “Don’t be shocked — this is a climate-friendly home.” We’ve arrived for a house tour, and he’s almost giddy with excitement to show off the home features that, he says, are saving his family thousands of dollars a year while showcasing the potential of clean home technology. The …

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Republican Congressman Shares How He Slashed His Energy Costs By Over $400 A Month: ‘What I Love To Brag About Is My Utility Bill’

How well are we doing?

How well are we doing?
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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Breaking News

Finally HAPPENED! Tesla and Elon Musk Revealed ALL-NEW 4-Million-Mile Battery Tech!

01:55 How Was Tesla's New Battery Developed to Last 4 Million Miles? 03: 17 How much is the price of the NMC 532 battery? 5:10 The NMC 532 battery has become Tesla's proprietary technology. 06:22 But let’s talk about why this battery has such a long lifespan. 09:09 But then how long does it take for the NMC 532 battery …

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