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McConnell and Pelosi’s next battle: How to help the 40 million unemployed
The debate over whether Congress will approve a new round of pandemic aid is over. Now it’s just a question of what’s in the package….
Electrifying West Africa with a renewable grid
Enlarge / A new hydroelectric power station in the Ivory Coast. (credit: Xinhua News Agency) There’s been a lot of discussion about how areas that…
‘No decision’ on next launch attempt for historic SpaceX-NASA mission
A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX’s milestone mission to the International Space Center on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the…
Antarctic ice shelves melted at speeds of 50 metres a day at end of last Ice Age, scientists warn
‘We now know that the ice is capable of retreating at speeds far higher than what we see today’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/antarctica-ice-shelves-melting-speed-climate-change-sea-level-rise-a9538821.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
One of the coldest places on Earth is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave
Heat wave sparks concerns about devastating wildfire season and melting permafrost. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-concerns-siberia-experiences-record-breaking-heat-n1216351 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Racist video post lands Georgia Supreme Court justice’s teen nephew in hot water
In what many say is an example of a “climate of racism” across the city, police in Decatur, Georgia, are investigating a racist video that…
The death of George Floyd — and the frustration that nothing ever changes
Don’t know what it is about warm weather that seems, more so than other seasons, to pull always-present racial tensions to the fore — probably…
U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year,…
In latest legal blow to Trump and dirty energy, federal appeals court upholds block on Keystone XL permit
“Contrary to what the Trump administration has argued, the law is clear. We won’t sacrifice imperiled species so giant corporations can profit from the dirty…
2.1 million new unemployment claims filed last week, as workers still struggle to get benefits
Workers filed 2.1 million new unemployment claims last week, the Department of Labor reported, suggesting about a quarter of the workforce is seeking jobless aid…
Weather postpones SpaceX’s first astronaut launch from Florida
SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit…
‘Trump jinxed the launch’: President slammed for bringing bad luck to SpaceX
On Wednesday afternoon, the SpaceX launch — set to be the first manned spaceflight from U.S. soil in nearly a decade — was scrubbed due…
Weather delays SpaceX’s first astronaut launch from Florida
SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans…
Occidental is sued by shareholders, bondholders over Anadarko merger
Occidental Petroleum Corp has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily indebted company concealed its inability…
Ominous weather looms as NASA set to resume human spaceflight with SpaceX takeoff
Two NASA astronauts arrived at a Florida launch pad flashing thumbs-up signs as they prepared to be carried into orbit on Wednesday by billionaire entrepreneur…
Romney condemns Trump for Scarborough staffer tweets: ‘Enough already’
Sen. Mitt Romney on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s tweets about the 2001 death of Joe Scarborough’s staffer as “vile, baseless accusations.” The social media…
Biden: Trump’s ‘an absolute fool’ for stoking face mask controversy
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden amped up their ongoing spat over wearing face masks in public on Tuesday with Biden calling…
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
Gray skies loomed over Florida’s Atlantic coast Tuesday, just one day before two astronauts were set to blast off aboard a SpaceX capsule on the…
Thousands without power in Western Australia after once in a decade storm
Wild weather downed trees and left tens of thousands of people without power in Western Australia, as emergency services began cleaning up in Perth on…
Climate Crisis: EU Green Stimulus, Meat Apocalypse, Public Lands, Climate Music
Welcome back to TRNN’s Climate Crisis News Roundup. In recent weeks, this column has focused heavily on the intersection between COVID-19 and the climate crisis,…
Entire Western Australia coast to be battered by ‘once-in-a-decade’ storm
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga expected to bring 100km/h winds, heavy rain and massive waves along a 3,000km stretch of coast A massive “once-in-a-decade” storm is expected…
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