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GHSA estimates US pedestrian deaths rise yet again in first half of 2022

Green Car Congress

Oklahoma was unable to provide projections in time for this publication and is therefore omitted from the data analysis conducted for this report. These states have warmer climates, which tend to increase travel on foot, as well as many urban areas where pedestrians and motor vehicles are more likely to share the road.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

Green Car Congress

The document is a detailed draft technical review of potential environmental impacts associated with the segment of the pipeline in the US, including: impacts from construction, impacts from potential spills, impacts related to climate change, and economic impacts. What Keystone XL would carry.

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NOAA: US records warmest March, precipitation above average

Green Car Congress

Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the US, contributing to the warmest March on record since 1895 for the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its monthly State of the Climate report. The average temperature of 51.1 °F

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Study finds pollution strengthens thunderclouds, warming the atmosphere

Green Car Congress

To find out, researchers need to incorporate this new-found warming into global climate models. Aerosol indirect effects, i.e., the interactions of aerosols with clouds by serving as cloud condensation nuclei or ice nuclei constitute the largest uncertainty in climate forcing and projection.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

Maybe you missed their headline yesterday that read: Scientists: Pace of Climate Change Exceeds Estimates. A piece so filled with lies and disinformation it was eviscerated by climate expert Joe Romm in his piece “ Is George Will the Most Ignorant National Columinst? They haven’t for a long time now. million sq.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

A large coalition has formed around the issues of national security, combating climate change, saving on fuel costs and increasing business for American agriculture. The event is Thursday, June 29th at 7:00pm at Town Lake Center , 721 Barton Springs Road. but it has grown far beyond this point. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.