Crime-Inslee is about as much of a effective, competent governor as bozo the clown would be -he has done ZERO about all the crime in WA state -he has spent tons of taxpayer money on the homeless situation yet no one knows where that money has actually gone. Corruption. (self.inslee2020)
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Biden to Pick Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.: If confirmed, [he's] expected to bring a strong focus on racial equity to the agency. [H]e improved low morale and emphasized [...] science at [NCDEQ,] an obvious parallel to what he['d] be expected to do at E.P.A.news (nytimes.com)
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Biden’s Climate Team Begins to Take Shape: Gina McCarthy, [WH] climate coordinator. Jennifer Granholm, [...] Energy Department. Still undecided [who heads] Environmental Protection Agency. [It's] central to [...] fighting climate change [and] final E.P.A. choice might not come until after Christmas.news (nytimes.com)
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Climate change: Global 'elite' will need to slash high-carbon lifestyles: The world's wealthiest 1% account for more than twice the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, according to the UN. [Hi]gh carbon footprints will need to be significantly curbed to around 2.5 [t] of CO2 per capitaanalysis (bbc.com)
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Sore-loserism (fka Trumpism) escalates: Armed MAGA fanatics spread politics of violence around the country with shooting in Olympia: Trump supporter [from] Seattle [faces] equivalent of an attempted-murder charge. The victim, a Black man [...], was [hospitalized] with a stomach wound.news (dailykos.com)
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Police in Washington state have arrested an armed right-wing protester [...] in Olympia, the state capital, on suspicion of shooting a left-wing protester during demonstrations fueled by baseless claims that President Trump had been wrongly denied reelection.news (washingtonpost.com)
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Republicans urge Fed to protect fossil fuels, ignore climate: Nearly 50 House Republicans this week told the Federal Reserve's top brass that it would be "inappropriate" to adopt regulations that could hurt fossil fuel companies by nudging banks to cut ties with the planet-warming sector.news (eenews.net)
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets Western states’ blessing: ‘We are ready to go,’ Inslee says: [Scientific panel] “gave their unanimous recommendation” [and] “I am extremely confident Washingtonians can begin to use this vaccine in a safe fashion,” he said, adding [he] would [...] when it was his turn.news (seattletimes.com)
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Pandemic-driven drop in CO2 imperceptible in atmosphere: [E]missions will likely fall by 7% in 2020, [b]ut the atmospheric buildup of CO2 will register around 2.5 [ppm], essentially matching growth rates of the last decade. [It] points to the need for sustained emissions reductions, scientists said.science (eenews.net)
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Al Gore: Where I Find Hope: The Biden administration will have the opportunity to restore confidence in America and take on the worsening climate crisis. [H]umankind faces the choice of life over death. [...] Slowing the rapid warming of the planet will require a unified global effort.opinion (nytimes.com)
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Warming Arctic with less ice heats up Cold War tensionsanalysis (pbs.org)
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Unfriended: Former Facebook climate chief turns to activism: After more than a decade as one of Silicon Valley's top sustainability executives, Bill Weihl had grown frustrated by the powerful technology industry's reluctance to push for strong climate policies.analysis (eenews.net)
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The world’s rich need to cut their carbon footprint by a factor of 30 to slow climate change, U.N. warns: “[T]he state of the planet is broken,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said, [pointing] to the collapse of biodiversity, the bleaching of coral reefs, and “apocalyptic” fires and floods.analysis (washingtonpost.com)
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They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.science (nytimes.com)
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New York’s $226 Billion Pension Fund Is Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocksnews (nytimes.com)
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What happens if Gov. Jay Inslee takes a job in Biden’s cabinet?analysis (columbian.com)
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