The news is bad. And when you find a story that seems to report a positive event or accomplishment, you invariably find it doesn’t. For instance, Kelly Bluebook reports that in the first half of 2024 (H1 2024), U.S. electric vehicle sales totaled 599,372 cars, which is 7.3% higher than H1 2023. Here’s the bad thing: Most of the cars are being recharged with fossil-fuel produced energy.
Nature.com: Hotspots of irrigation-related US greenhouse gas emissions from multiple sources. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-024-00283-w
Irish Tech News: Continuing decrease in bug splats, Bugs Matter 2024 survey
Continuing decrease in bug splats, Bugs Matter 2024 survey commences
The New York Times: Nights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hot
The Conversation: Greenland’s fragile ice sheet. [email protected]
The Guardian: ‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/15/we-should-have-better-answers-by-now-climate-scientists-baffled-by-unexpected-pace-of-heating
Reuters: New drilling technology to put billions of barrels of oil in reach, analysts say. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/new-drilling-technology-put-billions-barrels-oil-reach-analysts-say-2024-08-14/
The Guardian: ‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/methane-climate-crisis-amazon-peat-permafrost-vegan-heat-pumps
I would truly appreciate some good news. If you think you’ve found it, please send me a link. Thank you.
Garry
