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A Climate Change Podcast
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Discover #sustainability with 'A Climate Change with Matt Matern.' Simplifying complex issues, inspiring action, & joining a movement for change. Available on Apple, Spotify, & iHeart. Let's make 'a climate change' together! #climatechange
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Out of Plain Sight is a documentary worth seeing!

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Is A Strategy With Lasting Repercussions
A documentary about half a million barrels of toxic waste dumped off the California coast reminds us that what we choose not to see doesn't stop being dangerous.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Icy weather highlights open questions about climate change effects

There's a confounding dilemma for many folks trying to make sense of winter weather in the context of climate change.

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#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #PolarVortex #WeatherPatterns
Icy weather highlights open questions about climate change effects
There's a confounding dilemma for many folks trying to make sense of winter weather in the context of climate change.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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'Rare moss species are fighting climate change'

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#Moss #ClimateChange #SphagnumMoss #Austinii #YorkshireDales
Rare mosses reintroduced to Yorkshire to fight climate change
An extinct moss is reintroduced across Yorkshire's moors in the battle against climate change.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

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#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #BigFreeze #ExtremeTemperatures #JetStream
What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link
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February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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During the recent cold snap, over 600,000 EVs with bidirectional charging kept homes powered—some even baked pizza! This shift to cars as backup batteries is changing how we think about energy resilience.

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How Bidirectional Charging Kept the Lights On Amid Cold and Blackouts
The US now has more than 600,000 EVs that can feed power to houses during an emergency.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data - American citizens are left vulnerable

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#ClimateChange #ClimateScience #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data
American citizens are left vulnerable
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February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Eco Wave Power and AltaSea Align on Official Launch Date for First-Ever U.S. Wave Energy Project at the Port of Los Angeles

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#AltaSea #EcoWavePower #WaveEnergy #PortOfLosAngeles #WavePower
Eco Wave Power and AltaSea Align on Official Launch Date for First-Ever U.S. Wave Energy Project at the Port of Los Angeles - Eco Wave Power
Los Angeles, CA – June 25, 2025 – Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq U.S.: WAVE; Nasdaq), a leading onshore wave energy developer, is pleased to announce that Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of E...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Climate Change Realities Of The Winter Olympics

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#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #WinterOlympics #SportingEvents #RisingTemps
Climate Change Realities Of The Winter Olympics
As the Winter Olympics get started in Italy, experts discuss how weather and changing climate affect the competition and future site selections.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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California’s iconic Highway 1 is fighting a losing battle against climate change. Can it survive?

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#ClimateChange #BigSur #Highway1 #Mudslides #CoastalErosion
California’s iconic Highway 1 is fighting a losing battle against climate change. Can it survive?
It took unprecedented engineering might and precarious debris removal to once again connect northern Big Sur with its southern neighbors.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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The GOP learned to lie--shamelessly and obviously--from three decades of climate denial.
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Thinking about lying
Climate denial taught our leaders shamelessness
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February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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The Trump Administration’s Fixation on Greenland Reinforces That Climate Change Is a Threat to Americans

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#ClimateChange #ClimateThreat #Greenland #Trump #RisingSeaLevels
The Trump Administration’s Fixation on Greenland Reinforces That Climate Change Is a Threat to Americans
Climate change is causing the Arctic to warm at an alarming rate, threatening to heighten geopolitical tensions in the region; yet instead of combating this threat, President Trump has halted all U.S....
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February 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Climate change limiting future Olympic sites

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#ClimateChange #Olympics #WinterGames #GlobalWarming
Climate change limiting future Olympic sites
A new study projects fewer locations will be climate-reliable enough to host the Winter Games.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Polar vortex disruption helps explain this weekend’s extreme cold weather, despite climate misinformation

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#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #ExtremeCold #PolarVortex
Polar vortex disruption helps explain this weekend's extreme cold weather, despite climate misinformation
Climate deniers are quick to say 'I told you so' when the mercury drops. But a warmer planet impacts weather in ways that can seem counterintuitive.
www.fastcompany.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears

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#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Biodiversity #PolarBears #MeltingIce
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears
Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research.
www.vox.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Read Bill McKibben weekly! He charts a course to energy independence from fossil fuels.

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Time for some courage in the climate fight too
Big business, and its political enablers, have turned tail. They need to take a page from the resistance
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January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate

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#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #GlobalWarming #MeltingIceSheets #TippingPoint
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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The Trump EPA is valuing human health at ZERO DOLLARS in some cases.  Truly SHOCKING!

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‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters
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January 29, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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America Officially Leaves the Paris Climate Agreement. For the Second Time

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c...

#ParisAccord #ClimateChange #ClimateAgreement #ClimatePact
America Officially Leaves the Paris Climate Agreement. For the Second Time.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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How to watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement live

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#DoomsdayClock #GlobalWarming #ASSSB
How to watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement live
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will determine if the "Doomsday Clock" needs to be adjusted at 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 27.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power?

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#WindPower #WindEnergy #OnshoreWind #WindFarms #RenewableEnergy
What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power? - Inside Climate News
Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, new wind project development is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand. Even Iowa, the nation’s most wind-powered state, is “close...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’

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#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #WaterFiltration #WaterPollution
New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
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January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Trump Mocks Climate Change Concerns Ahead of Historic Winter Storm. Here’s Why That’s Wrong

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Trump Mocks Climate Change Concerns Ahead of Winter Storm
The idea that brutal winter conditions of this kind mean that climate change isn’t happening is a misconception.
time.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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How this brutal winter storm is even possible with climate change – and maybe even more likely

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#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #WinterStorms #ExtremeWeather
How this brutal winter storm is possible with climate change – and possibly even more likely | CNN
The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm occurring east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even with c...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Setting targets on sea-level rise could spur climate action

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#SeaLevelRise #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #RisingTemps
Setting targets on sea-level rise could spur climate action
Temperature goals aren't enough, some scientists say. Another metric could help highlight the real-world impacts of global warming.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Let’s stop these 32 companies from destroying the environment!

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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
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January 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM