Global Temperature Projections Could Double as the World Burns
Dahr Jamail, Truthout: July was off to a scorching start with high temperature records around the world and wildfires raging in more than a dozen states in the western US, as a new study warned that current long-range high temperature projections could double. Meanwhile, scientists fear that warmer temperatures pose a serious threat to global food crop production and its nutritional value.
The Limits of Green Energy Under Capitalism
David Klein, Truthout: While renewable energy has grown by leaps and bounds globally, so has the global demand for energy under a capitalist system that requires perpetual growth to sustain itself. As long as market forces drive the economy, increasing renewable energy alone will not end the use of fossil fuels or reach the goal of zero emissions to avert climate catastrophe.
Cleanup of Pence Family Gas Stations Cost Indiana More Than $20 million
Read the Article at The Associated Press
California's Carbon Emissions Are Back to '90s Levels
As Tech Empire Ravages Environment, Wealth Cannot Protect Silicon Valley From Climate Change
Eve Ottenberg, Truthout: Much has been written about how the tech boom has contributed to exorbitant housing costs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Far less is reported about the environmental impact of this boom. While the tech empire's corporate leaders seem unconcerned, climate change is roaring ahead with out-of-control wildfires and water shortages, which no amount of wealth can overcome.
How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica: Perfluoroalkyl substances once seemed near magical, able to repel water, oil and stains. By the 1970s, DuPont and 3M had used them to develop Teflon and Scotchgard, and they slipped into an array of everyday products. Now two new analyses of drinking water data and the science used to analyze it show government agencies have downplayed the public threat posed by these chemicals.
Kristina Marusic, Environmental Health News: In November, 30-year-old Summer Lee is expected to become the first Black woman to represent the Pittsburgh region at the state capital. Lee, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, says established politicians are missing an understanding that the most critical issues facing most Americans are linked -- even if they may seem unrelated on the surface.
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