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We're paying a heavy price for our collective carbon pollution.
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Stephen Leahy

October 2024

Extreme Rain = Extreme Flooding
Need-to-Know: Measurements show rainfall is increasingly torrential
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Stephen Leahy
How Oceans are becoming an Acid Bath
Oceans have saved us from the worst impacts of global warming but are turning acidic as a result of carbon pollution.
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Save $12 Trillion with Rapid Clean-Energy Transition
It pays to move quickly to cut costly fossil fuel use
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September 2024

Peak Gasoline Consumption is Here
1 in 4 new cars sold were electric in 2023
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Big Banks (Still) Pumping Billions Into Fossil Fuels
Time to change where you bank.
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Stephen Leahy
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August 2024

Blame China!
“But China is building a coal plant every minute!!”
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Batteries Are Forever. Really.
“Batteries are often described as resource-intensive.
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Road Trip Cost Comparisons
For American readers:
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July 2024

Wildfire Smoke: Unsafe In Any Amount
New research reveals the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke
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Stephen Leahy
An EV Uprising
Electric vehicles to rule the roads
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Our Arrogance is Responsible for Hurricane Beryl
Overheated ocean water turned Beryl into a superstorm
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