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Swarbrick wants to build a mass climate movement: The Government's plans to repeal the ban on offshore oil and gas could be a flashpoint for public activism ...
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Swarbrick wants to build a mass climate movement
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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year: Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has been named as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te ...
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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we ...
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
  • A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.

  • Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.

  • The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.

  • Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states: A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
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What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look like?: Australian architect and multimedia artist Liam Young presents a visionary scheme ...
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What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look ...
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Robber walks out of Fullerton bank claiming he has bomb and is fatally shot by police, they say
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Robber walks out of Fullerton bank claiming he has bomb and is fatally ...
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Kari Lake and the Trump movement’s billion-dollar defamation problem: Lake has given up on trying to defend her statements about an election official rigging the ...
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Kari Lake and the Trump movement’s billion-dollar defamation problem
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Lizzo Embraces ‘Body Neutrality’ With New Yitty Swimwear Line: The singer Lizzo, who has a new swim line, has moved on from “body positivity.”
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Lizzo Embraces ‘Body Neutrality’ With New Yitty Swimwear Line
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told: Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site ...
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told
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"Earth Hour" worldwide: Lights out for the climate: With "Earth Hour" on Saturday, people around the world set an example for more climate protection. In Germany ...
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20 U.S. banks with the largest CRE loan volume: The top five banks had a combined commercial real estate loan volume of more than $500 billion at the end of the ...
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20 U.S. banks with the largest CRE loan volume
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman': A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some ...
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman'
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?: From April, it will be possible to fill up with the new HVO climate diesel - as a CO2-reduced alternative ...
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?
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Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist: Russia's financial watchdog said Friday it had added what it calls the "international LGBT ...
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Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist
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Fewer young adults are choosing to drink than a decade or two ago, and people have used things like the “sober curious” movement to reexamine their ... Show more
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Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year: Scientists say the ocean heat could represent a major change to Earth systems that ...
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Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year
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"Earth Hour": How big is the desire for climate protection?: One hour of lights out for the climate - today is "Earth Hour". Many people around the world are ...
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Quick Glance: Climate Protection and Democracy: Earth Hour 2024
  • Famous landmarks worldwide will turn off their lights for an hour during Earth Hour on Saturday evening.

  • WWF calls for support for climate protection, respect, and democracy.

  • Perceptions of climate protection measures often differ from actual support levels.

  • Experts caution against a distorted perception of climate change that can discourage people from taking action.
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Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate change: Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in ...
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Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate ...
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Jill Biden’s dystopian vision for women’s health: Women’s health advocates should join in an urgent call to refocus this presidential initiative on a vision that ...
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Jill Biden’s dystopian vision for women’s health
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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat ...
Quick Glance: UN Issues Climate Change Warning After Record Heat and Ice Melt
  • The UN weather agency is raising the alarm about climate change, warning that global efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.

  • The 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Climate Agreement is at risk as the average temperature from March 2023 to February 2024 exceeded this threshold.

  • In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once, glaciers lost record amounts of ice, and Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest level.

  • Despite the alarming news, there is a glimmer of hope as renewable energy capacity has significantly increased, and calls for more climate action are growing.
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Campaign looks to connect Latinos with Climate Action Plan funds: A new campaign is underway to help Hispanics in battleground states access federal climate ...
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Campaign looks to connect Latinos with Climate Action Plan funds
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Why you will likely see higher egg prices ahead of Easter: Read the full breakdown from Wells Fargo analysts.
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Why you will likely see higher egg prices ahead of Easter
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Megan Thee Stallion will bring her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ tour to Philadelphia: The Houston rapper will be at the Wells Fargo Center with GloRilla opening.
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Megan Thee Stallion will bring her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ tour to Philadelphia
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Chorley Council to install five 'living roof' bus shelters: Five ‘living roof’ bus shelters will be introduced across Chorley to boost the borough’s biodiversity ...
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Chorley Council to install five 'living roof' bus shelters
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Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic's current system
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Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic's ...
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South Philly stadium workers want Aramark to give health insurance and a standard minimum wage
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South Philly stadium workers want Aramark to give health insurance and a ...
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'This is garbage': Step aside, influencers — we're now in the era of de-influencing
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'This is garbage': Step aside, influencers — we're now in the era of ...
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20 U.S. banks with the most construction loans at the end of Q4: The top five banks have combined construction loans of more than $72 billion.
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20 U.S. banks with the most construction loans at the end of Q4
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Federal Constitutional Court: Five important decisions in 2024: Football, voting rights and again and again the AfD: On which important questions the Federal ...
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Federal Constitutional Court: Five important decisions in 2024
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine: In its first in-depth report on the situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence ...
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
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France's Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is 'very bad deal' on visit to Brazil: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his visit to Brazil ...
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France's Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is 'very bad deal' on visit to ...
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Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Trump's candidacy as it aims to spend $20M before election
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Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Trump's candidacy as it aims to ...
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3 kids dubbed 'Little Rascals' arrested after Houston bank robbery: Three boys dubbed the "little rascals" for allegedly robbing a bank in Houston, Texas ...
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3 kids dubbed 'Little Rascals' arrested after Houston bank robbery
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and ...
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Lufthansa Group marks one year of ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative: Lufthansa Group marks one year of its ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative with ...
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Lufthansa Group marks one year of ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative
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Changes for drivers in April 2024: Cannabis consumption will be largely legal from April and is likely to cause some chaos on the roads ...
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Changes for drivers in April 2024
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How a Trump presidency could threaten Biden’s signature climate achievement: Democrats’ sweeping Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has fueled significant progress in ...
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How a Trump presidency could threaten Biden’s signature climate ...
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U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas: The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane ...
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U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas
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Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns: Water resources under stress as economies and populations grow with 2.2 billion people lacking ...
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Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns
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The human body is made for movement! Simple ideas to get us moving more: Human bodies thrive in motion. So what happens when we sit all day? And what's the ...
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The human body is made for movement! Simple ideas to get us moving more
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan: Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said the new strategy 'Moving Together' is about making ...
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan
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Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge problem: The growth of global e-waste is far outpacing recycling efforts ...
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Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge ...
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Two arrested in Russia's first LGBTQ+ extremism case: It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia outlawed the so-called "international LGBT" movement ...
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Two arrested in Russia's first LGBTQ+ extremism case
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Investigating Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB looks at ship’s data recorder: It could provide details about conversations among the pilot and crew members and ...
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Investigating Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB looks at ship’s data ...
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
  • Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead

  • Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge

  • Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead

  • President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
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How to Resist the Expanding Global Land Grab: The International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Bogotá this week is a step towards strengthening alliances ...
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How to Resist the Expanding Global Land Grab
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How the climate crisis is putting your favorite summer fruits at risk: Warmer winters mean earlier blooms, and a sudden dip in temperatures during the season ...
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How the climate crisis is putting your favorite summer fruits at risk
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Should I stop eating meat? Climate scientists set a deadline for curbing the meat and dairy industries.
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Should I stop eating meat? Climate scientists set a deadline for curbing ...
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Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election: The League of Conservation Voters, a major left wing advocacy group and funder, will put a whopping $120 ...
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Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election
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Biden’s regulators poised to issue rule meant to drive electric car sales: The regulation offers a test of President Biden’s ability to drive an ambitious ...
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Biden’s regulators poised to issue rule meant to drive electric car sales
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Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing: KLM found to have used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green ...
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Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing
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Food prices could increase further due to climate change's effect on inflation around the world: Study
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Food prices could increase further due to climate change's effect on ...
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Richard Serra Dead: Minimalist Sculptor Was 85: Richard Serra, the artist known for sculpting monumental steel works, has died. His jarring ...
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Richard Serra Dead: Minimalist Sculptor Was 85
Quick Glance: Richard Serra: Revolutionary Sculptor Dies at 85
  • Richard Serra, a painter turned one of the greatest sculptors of his time, passed away at 85 in his home in Orient, N.Y.

  • His monumental steel works introduced a new abstract grandeur and physical intimacy, requiring viewers to walk through and around them to fully experience.

  • Serra's sculptures demanded intense scrutiny and movement through space to unlock their meanings through individual exploration and reflection.

  • Serra's massive steel constructions were so heavy that they needed special permits for transportation and intricate cranes with elaborate rigging to be installed.
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Why a 19th-century law matters in the Supreme Court abortion pill fight: The 1873 law banned the mailing of materials that were deemed "obscene."
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Why a 19th-century law matters in the Supreme Court abortion pill fight
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UBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate Finance: The world’s biggest banks are quietly hanging on to carbon-intensive clients because of what ...
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UBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate Finance
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More than 1bn meals thrown away daily while 730m people live in hunger: A third of people globally face food insecurity
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More than 1bn meals thrown away daily while 730m people live in hunger
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Exercise Might Be the Natural Sleep Aid You’re Seriously Overlooking: Finding out how to exercise for better sleep can be just what you need to feel more rested.
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Exercise Might Be the Natural Sleep Aid You’re Seriously Overlooking
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High School Cross-Country Runner Mistaken for Bigfoot: Recently, the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) investigated a sighting of the eponymous ...
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High School Cross-Country Runner Mistaken for Bigfoot
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Why it's bad news for Easter egg lovers this year: Poor cocoa bean harvests as a result of unusual weather are having a knock-on effect
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Why it's bad news for Easter egg lovers this year
Quick Glance: Bittersweet Easter for Chocolate Lovers and African Cocoa Farmers
  • Changing climate negatively impacts global cocoa supply and West African cocoa farmers’ earnings.

  • Cocoa exports from Ivory Coast down by a third lead to a sharp rise in cocoa prices globally.

  • Major chocolate manufacturers increase chocolate prices to boost profits while consumers pay more.

  • Smaller chocolate businesses struggle with rising cocoa prices and declining sales as efforts to boost cocoa production are implemented.