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Poll: Should Deniers Be Allowed To Post In E&E? (Poll) [View all] 119 hatrack Jun 2014 Nov 2024 21 149840
The E/E pocket reference guide [View all] 83 Dead_Parrot Feb 2012 Mar 2024 44 125513
For N. American Beekeepers, Swarming Season Started Nearly 3 Weeks Earlier Than In 2025 (After Record Dieoff) 0 hatrack 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 151
Australia's Federal Biodiversity Funding Falling To 0.04% Of Budget; "Nature Markets" Flop, W. 1 Project Listed 0 hatrack 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 0 127
Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds 2 nitpicked 5 hrs ago 1 hr ago 27 514
After Trump Killed Rebates, EPA Now Cites Falling EV Sales As Reason To "Reconsider" (i.e. Kill) Tier 4 Air Standards 1 hatrack 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 203
Sinton, TX Fighting Corpus Christi Groundwater Plan, Potentially Because It Wants A Data Center Of Its Own 0 hatrack 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 0 161
"Lies", "Unbelievable", "Alternative Reality" All Available In 35-page TVA Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks 0 hatrack 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 4 197
Coal Makes a Comeback, Fueled by War in the Middle East 4 question everything 6 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 4 293
EPA to rescind bans on 4 forever chemicals in drinking water. 3 applegrove 13 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 14 346
Go Pakistan: 1 applegrove 13 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 18 364
Monash University Develops New Membrane To Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency At High Temperatures In EVs 2 OKIsItJustMe 17 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 2 190
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit 1 OKIsItJustMe Tuesday 15 hrs ago 4 322
Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts 2 OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 3 225
China's solar exports jump 60% on the year in April 1 OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 3 240
Access to NOAA's world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored - Science activities to resume and site renovations plann 1 OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 7 248
Comedian takes on ai data centers 0 cbabe 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 3 325
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find 6 OKIsItJustMe Saturday 20 hrs ago 3 553
CFS begins preparing a home for our 100 million degree fusion plasma 6 OKIsItJustMe Yesterday 21 hrs ago 12 659
Extreme, Deadly Heat In Much Of South Asia Ranging From 111-115F; "It's No Longer Exceptional" 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 9 401
Single-Use Vapes Banned In UK Last Year But 6 Million Pods/Week Still Thrown Out; Fire & Toxin Hazards Abound 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 8 329
Oxygen: 0 applegrove Sunday Sunday 19 283
Metrobus cancellations after hydrogen bus fire in Crawley 9 NNadir May 9 Sunday 2 882
Texas - Chevron Will Save $227 Million In 10 Years w. Tax Break; Related Data Center Will Host "Over 25 Full-Time Jobs" 0 hatrack Sunday Sunday 8 395
2026 World Flop, er, Cup Likely To Set New Mark For Greenwashing Along W. GHG Output 1 hatrack Sunday Sunday 6 401
Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 Sunday 2 264
Harrison Ford: 5 applegrove Friday Sunday 25 560
How Oil Propaganda Sneaks Into TV Shows Climate Town 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Sunday 5 293
NOAA - Super El Nino Now Most Likely Outcome For October-February 27 Period; Could Surpass Record From 150 Years Ago 2 hatrack Saturday Sunday 17 531
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO 3 OKIsItJustMe Saturday Saturday 11 498

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Global Ocean Conference Arouses Predictable Rhetorical Questions As To Humanity "Awakening" To Environmental Collapse 2 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 3 616
2/3 Of Americans Will Experience A Week Of Extreme Heat & Humidity Starting Friday June 20th 3 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 790
Shocked, Shocked!! Corporate Climate And Sustainability Pledges & Policies Melting Away Like Snow In The Sahara 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 5 739
Alabama Mining Regulator Expecting Feds To Take Over Mine Regulations As Federal Funding Dries Up 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 3 598
10s Of Millions Face Deadly Conditions In Rare June Heatwave; Indices In The Low Hundreds In Multiple Cities 3 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 962
US EPA proposes delaying enforcement of Biden vehicle pollution rule 1 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Saturday 5 221
Wyoming's wolves hit lowest population since 2005 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Saturday 7 339
Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Saturday 8 311
As the Colorado River dries up, how Western states are confronting the water crisis - PBS NewsHour 1 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 8 434
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 0 170
Croaky McWhalehead "Going To Do Everything In My Power" To Stop Imaginary Chemtrails Threat 5 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 11 1097
One Of Few AI Outcomes We Can Be Reasonably Sure Of: A Projected Doubling Of Air Pollution In Texas 2 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 6 667
Yes, This Should Work Well - EPA Ready To Hand Texas Power To Authorize "Carbon Capture" Projects 6 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 5 932
Shitstain Yanks US Out Of Plan For Salmon Recovery In PNW Because It's "Radical Environmentalism" Hurrdurr Hurrdurr 1 hatrack Jun 2025 Saturday 9 719
Michigan fights Trump administration in court over order keeping coal plant online 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 9 486
US government planning dramatic Colorado River water cuts due to drought, overuse 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Saturday 4 280
Satellite launch pollution rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere 3 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Friday 9 427
Scientists Identify Hidden Accelerant in Antarctic Ice Loss 1 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 11 575
Heatwaves in high 40 degrees Celsius are 'new normal' for India and Pakistan, scientists warn 0 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 5 426
Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds 0 OKIsItJustMe Friday Friday 8 362
No, No, It's Not Global Warming Driving Explosion In Tick Numbers - IT'S A CONSPIRACY WITH BILL GATES!!!! 3 hatrack Friday Friday 16 573
Chronic Wasting Disease detected on National Elk Refuge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 8 380
4,813 Fires So Far This Year In GA; Elsewhere In The Southeast, Drought And Hurricane Debris Helping Drive The Burning 0 hatrack Friday Friday 5 376
Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 287
Structural Changes in Supported Rhodium in Catalytic Reactions. 0 NNadir Friday Friday 1 263
Oh, The Humanity - BP Faces Shareholder Revolt Over Plan To Dump Climate Reporting, Lack Of Plan For Everything Else 1 hatrack Apr 24 Friday 6 362
So Cute!!! TX GQP Rep "Concerned" Re NOAA Plan For Massive Budget Cuts, Closing Mauna Loa Observatory 2 hatrack Apr 29 Friday 8 523
With 300 Data Centers Operating Or Planned In California, Some Residents Wondering Where The Water Will Come From 3 hatrack Apr 30 Friday 12 533
After Decades Of Growing Nitrate Pollution, GQP In Iowa Introduces "Too Little, Too Late" Funding For Water Treatment 3 hatrack May 2 Friday 8 523
40,000 People Live In Gibraltar, A City w/o Any Sewage Treatment; Decade After Decade, Shit & Plastic Flow Into The Sea 2 hatrack May 6 Friday 11 589

Environment & Energy Continued...

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"Filthy", "Mind-Blowing", "Legally Problematic" - Federal Judge's Take On Proposed Bayer Roundup Settlement 4 hatrack May 9 Friday 13 570
Detailed breakdown on Tesla's new battery design 9 Finishline42 Wednesday Thursday 3 739
El Nino Prediction - 82% chance in May-July 2026 - 96% chance in December 2026-February 2027 0 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Thursday 9 438
New research reveals rapid methane release mechanism at the front of retreating ice sheets (during last glacial cycle) 0 OKIsItJustMe Thursday Thursday 4 392
Alberta Premier: Building An Oil Pipeline To The Pacific "Consistent With The Teachings Of Jesus" 6 hatrack Thursday Thursday 5 506
In Chile, A Retired Kindergarten Teacher Guards The Only Continental Colony Of King Penguins On Earth 2 hatrack Thursday Thursday 15 463
Best Cryptic Headline Of The Week - Choughs Reappear At Tintagel After Decades Of Absence 3 hatrack Thursday Thursday 12 500
Buildling A Wall Of Money - Oil Majors Will Likely Use Exploding Profits To Lock In Trump-Era Policies 1 hatrack May 10 Thursday 5 411
April 2026 4th-Warmest Global April On Record; Earth's Oceans Saw 2nd-Warmest Temps Recorded For The Same Month 1 hatrack Thursday Thursday 3 280
Hydrogen-fueled drone submarine with 17 sensors could scan Hormuz for naval mines 0 Caribbeans Thursday Thursday 0 342
Multiple Large-Scale "Carbon Capture" Projects Slated For Illinois; Increasingly, Residents Aren't Buying The Story 4 hatrack May 9 Thursday 7 620
US Drinking Water Systems Under Growing Strain From Coast To Coast - Drought, Floods, Debris Flows 1 hatrack Wednesday Thursday 9 473
El Nino Teeing Up A Major Fire Year; Drought Already Hit SE Asia; Globally, Alaska-Sized Area Has Already Burned 1 hatrack Wednesday Thursday 4 442
Vibrio Bacteria Pushing North To Seas Once Too Cold To Support It, Like Gulf Of Maine; +/- 100 Fatalities/Year In US 2 hatrack Wednesday Thursday 4 311
Sustainability Blahblah Clean Fuels Blah - European Airline Emissions Higher Than Pre-COVID; Ryanair Up 50% Since 2019 2 hatrack May 10 Thursday 4 399
Sen. Whitehouse: "We Must Not let Creeping Political Influence Compromise the NRC" 0 Rhiannon12866 Thursday Thursday 4 312
Oceans Are Warming? Senate Republicans Disagree. - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 3 Rhiannon12866 Wednesday Thursday 6 396
Data Centers Already Using 6% Of Electricity Available In The US And The UK; Pushback Begins At 5% 5 hatrack Wednesday Thursday 8 459
Pardon me if this was posted earlier: Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought 4 OKIsItJustMe Wednesday Wednesday 7 493
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