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TEEC
Temple Energy & Environment Committee
Headlines and Clips
See the "News & Links" page for details and links for the headlines & clips below
Temple's 100% Renewable Energy Task Force
is planning to work with a charrette to plan a proposal for an affordable housing
project combined with a solar array sized to serve the electricity needs of the homes
and Temple's municipal buildings, located on town owned land by the Rte. 45 ballfield.
(See the Renewables Task Force page for more info)
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32 Countries Join US
in Pledging to Slash Methane Emissions
Since "methane is the second-largest driver of global warming after
carbon dioxide emissions, scientists say the promised cuts could help avert
the worst consequences of climate change."
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"China and the United States Agree
that stronger pledges to fight climate change
should be introduced before a new round of international talks
at the end of the year".
4/18/21
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Newly Appointed Chairman of FERC
(The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
"May Drive 100% Clean Energy Plan"
January, 2021 www.eenews.net
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The US Rejoins the Paris Accord
"The Single Most Significant Step by 197 World Leaders
to Tamp Down Escalating Climate Change"
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"Let's Make the World a Better Place!"
A book on ways to help our environment, created by the 2017 class
of 4th graders at the Temple Elementary School.
(See the Kids Corner page)
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Climate Change News
"Our atmosphere is getting hotter, more turbulent,
and more unpredictable.”
https//climate.nasa.gov//effects/
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2021 - So Far:
Canada, Europe and the Middle East had their highest temperatures on record.
US had its hottest summer on record.
And the Earth had its hottest month ever recorded, in July.
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Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast with 150 mph sustained winds and 172 mph gusts!
It broke hundreds of abandoned underwater pipelines and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, causing 300+ toxic leaks & oil spills.
Then its tornados and historic flooding caused deaths and massive destruction
all the way into the Northeast.
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"Climate Change is Widespread, Rapid and Intensifying"
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report, Aug. 2021
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"To preserve a livable climate,
greenhouse-gas emissions must be reduced to net 0 by 2050."
https://www.un.org/climate-change
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In 2021 - NOAA Has Reported That the Amount of CO2
In the atmosphere has risen to the extremely dangerous level of 419 parts per million
during the month of May --
a level that last occurred 4 MILLION years ago . . .
in the Pliocene Epoch when the oceans were 78 ft. higher!
Recorded by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Measured at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Mona Loa Observatory in Hawaii
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"Two-Thirds of the Birds in North America are at Increasing
Risk of Extinction Due to Rising Temperatures"
"389 Bird Species Are on the Brink of Extinction"
And 34 species of birds in Hillsborough County, NH are vulnerable to habitat loss.
Reported by the Audubon Society in 2021
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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,
was recorded at Death Valley, CA on August 16, 2020
and AGAIN on 7/9/21
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"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
fueled the "most devastating, unprecedented wildfire season in CA history"
Reported by the CA Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection in 2020
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In 2019, "Greenland's Ice Sheet Melted
at the fastest rate ever recorded." . . . until 2020 & 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/25/ice-melt-quickens-greenland-glaciers/
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In 2019, Alaska's hottest summer ever before 2020,
"The sea ice completely melted away."
"There was NO sea ice
within 150 miles from the shoreline.
None."
Reported by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy
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"Alaskan Glaciers Melting 100 Times Faster
Than Previously Thought."
"From the Polar Caps
to the glaciers of Europe, Asia and South America,
global warming is melting the planet’s ice faster than ever,
and speeding the inundation of the world’s coastlines".
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In 2021
Extreme & Deadly June Heat Waves & Drought
Led to the Earliest Catastrophic Wildfire Season Ever in Western US & Canada.
And from Siberia to Turkey, Italy, Spain, Greece, Lebanon & the Balkans
record-breaking heat waves ignited out of control wildfires.
Germany, Austria, Netherlands, India & China
dealt with unprecedented torrential rains, floods & deadly mudslide disasters.
In Zhengzhou China, 8 inches of rain fell in ONE HOUR
with a total of 25 inches within 24 hours!
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Support for Renewable Energy Grows
As 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/