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Why Is 1.5°C (2.7°F) Not Just An Abstract Number For Global Warming Limits?
During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, in 2015, 195 parties adopted the overarching goal to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” It’s ten years … [continued]
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Dystopian Denials Of Climate Change Don’t Change The Facts
I just finished the Kamala Harris memoir about the 2024 election, 107 Days. I come away from reading it even more unsettled than ever about the dystopian state of our democracy under President Donald J. Trump and his Project 2025 backers. Private companies and US citizens are hesitant to practice … [continued]
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Stateside: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
How Michigan residents are pushing back against proposed data centers in their backyards. A debut novel about friendship and addiction set in Michigan. And, how the Big Beautiful Bill has changed Michigan.
BYD Seems To Be Ramping Up Activity In South Africa
BYD now sells the most battery-electric vehicles in the world, and has been on a roll opening up new markets around the world. For about 5 years, BYD’s vehicle sales (including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid EVs) have been growing at an enormous rate, which is great as BYD, … [continued]
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Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.
By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It’s the first of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.