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Tesla Announces Steep Employee Cuts Amid Revenue Drop: Elon Musk's electric vehicle company is laying off more than 6,000 employees after reporting a 9% drop in ...
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Tesla Announces Steep Employee Cuts Amid Revenue Drop
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California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy: California is breaking renewable energy records: Nearly every day for the last six weeks ...
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California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy
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California was battery-powered twice last week: Giant, rechargeable batteries became the biggest power source for California on two evenings in the past week.
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California was battery-powered twice last week
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Kyle Rittenhouse Reacts to Shooting Survivor Speaking at His College Event
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Kyle Rittenhouse Reacts to Shooting Survivor Speaking at His College Event
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Pearl Jam, Neil Young with Crazy Horse top the Ohana Festival lineup: The 8th annual Ohana Festival will return to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point Sept. 27-29.
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Pearl Jam, Neil Young with Crazy Horse top the Ohana Festival lineup
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Jelly Roll's wife says remarks about weight sent him offline: Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll might look tough, with his intimidating size and face tattoos ...
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Jelly Roll's wife says remarks about weight sent him offline
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PepsiCo's results beat as international demand, higher prices drive growth: PepsiCo beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit on Tuesday ...
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PepsiCo's results beat as international demand, higher prices drive growth
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63 Albertsons in California to be sold to C&S Wholesale if Kroger merger OK’d: The company did not specify which stores in California would be sold.
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63 Albertsons in California to be sold to C&S Wholesale if Kroger merger ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Elon Musk and Tesla: Is the CEO’s controversial behavior responsible for company’s struggles?
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Elon Musk and Tesla: Is the CEO’s controversial behavior responsible for ...
Quick Glance: Elon Musk and Tesla: Influence of CEO's divisive behavior on company's challenges
  • The wealthiest individual globally freely voices his opinions, often sparking debate.

  • Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has attacked U.S. election integrity, embraced White-supremacist propaganda, and accused President Joe Biden of treason.

  • Experts suggest that Musk's conduct may deter potential customers, but larger issues impact his company. With growing competition in the electric vehicle market, his polarizing personality could lead to more significant long-term damage.

  • While Musk may be damaging Tesla’s image with some consumers, the primary focus remains on the product and its dependability. Many consumers do not base their purchasing decisions on the political views of the company's leader.
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PG&E’s CEO gets paid $17 million. Compare to other utility leaders: PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe made $17 million in 2023. See how she compares to other top utility ...
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PG&E’s CEO gets paid $17 million. Compare to other utility leaders
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California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds
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California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ...
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Vegas-to-California $12 Billion Rail Line Kicks Off Construction: Brightline West, a $12 billion high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas to Southern ...
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Vegas-to-California $12 Billion Rail Line Kicks Off Construction
Quick Glance: Building Commences on High-Speed Rail Line Between Sin City and City of Angels
  • Work is set to begin on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.

  • Brightline West aims to lay 218 miles of new track between a terminal south of the Las Vegas Strip and a new facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

  • The project is touted as the nation's first true high-speed passenger rail line, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains.

  • The trains will offer restrooms, Wi-Fi, food and beverage sales, and luggage check options, with an expected 11 million passengers per year and fares well below airline travel costs.
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save: A new $50 million state rebate program for electric vehicles aims to make them affordable for ...
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer: The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August.
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer
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Anaheim receives $3 million state grant to address homelessness near 91 Freeway: The $3,182,054 grant will help house 75 people living near the 91 Freeway and ...
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Anaheim receives $3 million state grant to address homelessness near 91 ...
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High-speed rail from Nevada to California breaks ground for planned 2028 opening - UPI.com
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High-speed rail from Nevada to California breaks ground for planned 2028 ...
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Controversial ‘Civil War’ movie includes reference to ‘Portland Maoists’: Writer-director Alex Garland's movie, a grim depiction of a United States at war ...
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Controversial ‘Civil War’ movie includes reference to ‘Portland Maoists’
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives, young people: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emerging as a key surrogate for President ...
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives ...
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Charcoal shipment to California hides methamphetamine worth $1M, CBP says - UPI.com
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Charcoal shipment to California hides methamphetamine worth $1M ...
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Climate activists face punishment after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate: There was great outrage after the paint attack on the capital's landmark and the ...
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Climate activists face punishment after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather ...
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south: China is facing increasingly extreme weather events as climate change takes its toll.
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO: UN agency says floods, storms leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of ...
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
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Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem: New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused ...
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Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’: On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a ...
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding: Cloud seeding could not have built a huge storm system the size of France, says this University of ...
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?: Online shopping requires electricity, packing materials and transportation. But there are upsides, too ...
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?
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Home Insurance With Lax Oversight Hides Florida Climate Risk: A rash of failures of A-rated insurers points to a hidden weakness in the market, researchers say.
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Home Insurance With Lax Oversight Hides Florida Climate Risk
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Want to go vegan? Here’s what I gained when I gave up meat for a plant-based diet.
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Want to go vegan? Here’s what I gained when I gave up meat for a ...
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Climate Change: South Africa considers insurance, special fund: The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after ...
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Climate Change: South Africa considers insurance, special fund
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Climate Change Poses a Child Labor ‘Threat Multiplier’: Global warming is exacerbating the conditions that lead to the workplace exploitation of minors ...
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Climate Change Poses a Child Labor ‘Threat Multiplier’
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Climate: Federal Environment Agency examines emissions trading for agriculture: Will farmers soon buy CO2 certificates? The Federal Environment Agency is ...
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Climate: Federal Environment Agency examines emissions trading for ...
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Modeling broader effects of wildfires in Siberia: As wildfires in Siberia become more common, global climate modeling estimates significant impacts on climate ...
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Modeling broader effects of wildfires in Siberia
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Bangladesh: Outdoor workers under heatwave threat : Temperatures in Bangladesh have touched 43° C the scorching rise in heat comes amid a week-long heatwave ...
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Bangladesh: Outdoor workers under heatwave threat
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Investors Spot New Risk In Firms Worth Half Asia Market Value: Firms making up more than half of Asia’s stock market value are vulnerable to deforestation ...
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Investors Spot New Risk In Firms Worth Half Asia Market Value
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Indigenous expertise in Oceania is empowering climate action: Indigenous peoples are our foremost experts on climate and biodiversity. Now ...
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Indigenous expertise in Oceania is empowering climate action
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German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
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German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
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Grandstanding SNP leaders pander to party activists but ignore people's priorities like economy, education and NHS – Murdo Fraser
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Grandstanding SNP leaders pander to party activists but ignore people's ...
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Africa: Rich Nation Hypocrisy Accelerating Global Heating: Rich nations' climate hypocrisy is accelerating global heating, pushing the planet closer to ...
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Africa: Rich Nation Hypocrisy Accelerating Global Heating
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Free the Greens from the SNP’s clutches!: Participation of the Greens in the Scottish governing coalition may have significantly damaged the cause which is the ...
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Free the Greens from the SNP’s clutches!
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More Europeans dying from extreme heat than they did two decades ago#WIONOriginals #ClimateChange
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How climate change can impact travel : Few European countries could lose more than 30 days of comfortable weather a year by 2100. Watch to know more.
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How climate change can impact travel
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Fake credit from the rainforest: Giessen municipal utilities advertise false CO₂ compensation
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Fake credit from the rainforest: Giessen municipal utilities advertise ...
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Transport policy: Investing in the climate is always worthwhile: Transport: Volker Wissing is not a post-me flood minister. He wants to change things ...
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Transport policy: Investing in the climate is always worthwhile
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The Climate Alliance and the National Bank are at loggerheads - will there now be a court case? - Zofinger Tagblatt
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The Climate Alliance and the National Bank are at loggerheads - will there ...
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Investors Revolt on Climate as Woodside Expands in Oil and Gas: Major investors are opposing Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s climate plans and the chairman’s ...
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Investors Revolt on Climate as Woodside Expands in Oil and Gas
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Bangladesh requires US$534b to address climate change impact by 2050: Saber: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said ...
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Bangladesh requires US$534b to address climate change impact by 2050: ...
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Protest at Bute House after Scottish Government scraps 2030 climate targets: Caroline Rance of Friends of the Earth Scotland said the move was a ‘betrayal’ to ...
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Protest at Bute House after Scottish Government scraps 2030 climate ...
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Macron's billion trees target leaves scientists and NGOs sceptical: French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to plant one billion trees in France over 10 ...
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Macron's billion trees target leaves scientists and NGOs sceptical
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Switzerland needs a new financial policy for the 21st century: Security, aging, climate and healthcare systems call for a paradigm shift. Instead of just saving ...
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Switzerland needs a new financial policy for the 21st century
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government: South Korea's Constitutional Court began hearing on Tuesday a case that accuses the ...
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
Quick Glance: South Korean Court Deliberates Children's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Government
  • Environmental activist Choi Jia, alongside her younger sibling Choi Heewoo, participates in a press briefing preceding the initial hearing concerning petitions asserting that the government infringed upon their human rights due to an inadequate approach to climate change.

  • A public hearing regarding a lawsuit brought by twenty-four young environmental activists against the government commenced in one of South Korea's top judicial bodies on Tuesday. The plaintiffs argue that the government's negligence in addressing climate change left them unprotected.

  • Maintaining that South Korea's current climate strategies fall short in containing the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the plaintiffs claim this breaches the state's duty to safeguard fundamental rights. Scientists caution about the dire consequences of surpassing a 1.5C temperature increase.

  • During the legal proceedings, the government asserted its commitment to minimizing carbon emissions and upholding its citizens' basic rights. Nevertheless, activists expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response and urged for more concrete actions against climate change.
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EU law: right to repair for consumers: Broken devices should be repaired instead of being thrown away. This is how the EU wants to protect the climate and ...
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EU law: right to repair for consumers
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Activist Wawa Gatheru on Championing Black Women as Climate Leaders This Earth Day—And Beyond
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Activist Wawa Gatheru on Championing Black Women as Climate Leaders This ...
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis: In South Korea, a court heard from youth climate activists and their families ...
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis
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Even rich Switzerland has to save money - the financial party is over: Debts are increasing. What to do? Just keep going into debt? Economically ...
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Even rich Switzerland has to save money - the financial party is over