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Oil, gas producers must play bigger role in reaching climate goals--IEA head

Fri, 2023-11-24 17:05 — mike kraft
IEA head: Oil, gas producers must play bigger role in reaching climate goals - UPI.com The head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday oil producers must make a stronger commitment to clean energy efforts or continue to be among the world's biggest contributors to the climate crisis. UPI

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Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more reinfections amid Omicron--China study

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:36 — mike kraft

 

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Air Pollution: Coal-fired plant air polution is much more deadly than originally thought--study

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:12 — mike kraft
Air pollution from coal-fired plants is much more deadly than originally thought, study finds | CNN No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows how tighter regulations can work. CNN

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Mpox: UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time; country sees a record outbreak

Fri, 2023-11-24 10:51 — mike kraft
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak. AP News

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“This is the first definitive proof of sexual transmission of monkeypox in Africa,” Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist who sits on several WHO advisory groups, said. “The idea that this kind of transmission could not be happening here has now been debunked.”

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Indian researchers find no link between cases of sudden death and COVID shots

Wed, 2023-11-22 12:20 — mike kraft
Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors. Reuters Reuters

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Explainer: Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change

Wed, 2023-11-22 10:21 — mike kraft

 

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Poor indoor air quality still a problem in reducing transmission of Covid and other viruses

Tue, 2023-11-21 10:30 — mike kraft
Why We’re Still Breathing Dirty Indoor Air In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus. But the threat was not really lying on countertops and doorknobs. The virus was wafting through the air, set adrift in coughs and conversation, even in song. The pandemic raged for six months before global health authorities acknowledged that it was driven by an airborne virus. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times With that revelation c Yahoo News
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The middle class have a huge impact on climate change compared to the poor.

Tue, 2023-11-21 10:03 — mike kraft
Revealed: the huge climate impact of the middle classes Carbon emissions of richest 10% are up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts say The Guardian

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Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want it addressed at COP28

Tue, 2023-11-21 09:36 — mike kraft
Climate change hits women's health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28 With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. AP News

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Opinion: There is progress on climate change--Bill Gates

Mon, 2023-11-20 12:19 — mike kraft

 

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