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Getting physical with the climate crisis

Physics World

Up in flames After recording Canada’s highest ever temperature on 29 June 2021, Lytton in British Columbia had to be evacuated as wildfires engulfed the town and destroyed most of its buildings. Overall, cement accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions. Courtesy: Canadian Press/Shutterstock). Limiting warming to 2?°C

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Limiting Population Growth is Key to Addressing Climate Change

HumanNature

On its face, this might seem strange since our scientific models have long identified population growth as one of the two primary drivers of humanity’s increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, and disruptive climate change has come on more quickly than expected. DOI: 10.1002/wcc.748.

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September 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. 18 In Greene County Register Now For 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. Keystone Woodland And Field Day On Sept.

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Marcellus Shale Coalition Blog: Research Confirms Natural Gas Developed Responsibly, Safely

PA Environment Daily

Public Health -- Berkeley Lab: Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector ( April 2021 ) “Switching from coal to natural gas for power generation played a big role in lowering carbon emissions. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

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Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

PA Environment Daily

. -- EPA Seeks Input On Methane Emissions, Waste Reduction Incentive Program For Petroleum, Natural Gas Systems -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania -- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top (..)

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.