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@chat.maiion.comhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/desantiss-florida-approves-climate-denial-videos-in-schools/
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science
https://netzeroprofessional.com/reducing-the-carbon-footprint-of-one-million-websites/
Reducing the carbon footprint of websites and IT systems is the latest initiative of content management system company Umbraco.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/asia/world-scout-jamboree-south-korea-ends-typhoon-heat-intl-hnk/index.html
A massive global gathering of scouts in South Korea has been forced to vacate the campsite a week early because of an approaching typhoon, days after extreme heat sickened hundreds of teens and sparked complaints over how the event was being run.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/08/07/california-puts-multi-meter-rooftop-solar-at-risk-in-proposed-decision/
The California Public Utilities Commission has returned with another proposed decision to stack the deck against rooftop solar.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/08/06/global-warming-is-challenging-regional-cultural-identity_6082197_114.html
From culture and agriculture to water management and natural landscapes, French regions are at the forefront of the climate transition and will have to adapt over the coming decades.
https://www.pv-tech.org/atlas-renewable-energy-isagen-to-build-1gw-solar-pv-in-colombia/
Atlas Renewable Energy and Isagen have partnered to develop, build and operate 1GW of solar projects in Colombia.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/environmentalists-step-up-amazon-monitoring-fire-season-picks-up-2023-08-05/
Environmentalists warn that the Brazilian Amazon could be in for a bad burning season despite a drop in deforestation this year, as years of accumulated destruction and the arrival of El Nino could turn swathes of the jungle into a tinderbox.
https://newrepublic.com/article/174824/man-literally-wrote-book-extreme-heat
Jeff Goodell’s new book, “The Heat Will Kill You First,” could not have come at a more appropriate—and frightening—time.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/solar-power-rescue-europes-energy-system-weathers-extreme-heat-2023-08-07/?
Solar power helps meet energy demand for cooling.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229916/era-global-boiling-heat-has-become-health-issue-world
As extreme temperatures grow more frequent, threatening health and taking lives, governments, businesses, universities and communities must work with leaders in public health to address the growing emergency.