nature
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Big Oil’s Climate Plans Are Worthless, According to Science
Oil and gas companies keep saying they’re committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement. They keep making net zero promises. They touting high-tech solutions they’re working on. It may feel like most of it is bullshit, but not we have the science to prove it.
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Huntington Beach High School May Want to Change Its Mascot After This Oil Spill
The Southern California city of Huntington Beach is currently covered with crude oil from a pipeline breach. It may be jarring to see officials rushing to save a California beach from a crude spill, but the city’s culture has been awash in oil for decades. You can look no further than the local high school…
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Google Maps Adds Wildfire Layer to Help You Find the One Place That’s Not Burning
Here’s an ominous sign of the times: Alongside other more mundane data like traffic, satellite, transit maps, and tree cover, fire will now be one of the top layers in Google Maps
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Melbourne Earthquake: What Exactly Happened and Why?
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck about 115 kilometres east of Melbourne in Victoria, causing damage to buildings and forcing residents to evacuate across the city. The quake, which started near Woods Point at a depth of 12km, was also felt in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and even as far as Launceston, Tasmania. I and the…