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Temple Energy & Environment Committee
Headlines and Clips
Temple's 100% Renewable Energy Task Force
is evaluating a new potential site for a 25 KW solar array that could
provide the electricity needed for all town municipal buildings.
(See the Renewables Task Force page for more info)
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"The Planet is Relentlessly Heating
with 19 of the last 20 years the warmest on record."
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NOAA Reports
"2020 Tied 2016 for the Hottest Years On Record,
Even Without the Warming of an El Nino"
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"One of the Highest Temperatures Ever Recorded
on the Planet" . . .
130 degrees Fahrenheit
occurred on 8/16/20 in Death Valley, CA
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And the Highest Temperature Ever Recorded
Above the ARCTIC CIRCLE,
100.4 degrees Fahrenheit,
occurred in Siberia on June 20, 2020
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Meanwhile
California's Record Heat
"exacerbated the region's most severe drought
in the last 1,200 years",
fueling the unprecedented wildfire season in the US West.
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In Greenland
"The ice sheet melted
at the fastest rate ever recorded."
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In Alaska
"The sea ice completely melted away"
"There was NO sea ice
within 150 miles from the shoreline.
None."
See details and links for all "Headlines" in "News & Links" page
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Support for Renewable Energy Grows
Battery Storage Gets a Boost
The utility Southern California Edison to build seven lithium-ion battery storage projects that add up to enough to power a small city.
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C:\Users\Owner\Documents\100% Renewable Energy slides.pptm
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Students March for Climate Protection
Inspired by Greta Thunberg, student activist -
students around the world are
taking a stand for climate action.
(Video of worldwide marches at "News and Links")
Climate Changes Already Impacting our Environment
"Our atmosphere is getting hotter, more turbulent, and more unpredictable."
https//climate.nasa.gov//effects/
"The Arctic has Entered an Unprecedented State that Threatens
the Entire Planet"
Report from a 50 year long study- 4/9/19
The Oceans' Absorption Rate of CO2 is at a Precipice
. . . a rate "faster than the worst case
in the geologic record". . .
causing ocean acidification, leading to extinctions
July 2019 MIT Study
http://news.mit.edu/2019/carbon-threshold-mass-extinction-0708
For details and credits see News and Links
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In 2020
"The hyperactive hurricane season was driven by warmer sea temperatures. And surface sea temperatures have been steadily rising since the late 19th century."
https://www.google.com/search?q=natuional+geographic+on+sea+warming+caused+by+climate+change&oq=natuional+geographic+on+sea+warming+caused+by+climate+change&aqs= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Civilization's SAFE LIMIT for CO2 in the atmosphere is
350 parts per million.
But in 2019, it rocketed up to a record
415 ppm. . .
"a level not found in 3 million years"
For details see "News & Links"
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The "Military Could Collapse Within 20
Years Due to Climate Change "
From a 2019 report commissioned by
the Pentagon
"Urgent and Unprecedented Changes
are Needed."
"We Only Have 10 More Years to Significantly
Mitigate Catastrophic Climate Change"
12 Yr. Warning from UN (IPCC) - 2018
A Super Polluter Needs Stronger EPA Regulation
A chemical plant complex in FL emits a greenhouse gas
300 times more potent for atmospheric warming than CO2.
In one year, their process of making strong, durable plastic "released
nitrous oxide into the atmosphere equivalent to the emissions
from 2.1 million cars per year."
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"Methane Drives Sea Level Rise for Centuries"
Washington Post, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/201/
7/01/09/methane-may-not-last-long-in-the-atmosphere-but-it-drives-rising-seas-for-hundreds-of-years/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3dd34950d544
"Climate Disruptions are Public Health Threats"