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A leading data scientist's journey from doomism to climate hope

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240206-hannah-ritchie-sustainability-data-spreads-hope-not-doomism

Asphalt Institute Scholarship Opportunity

Scholarship opportunity from the Asphalt Institute, respond by Firday, March 1, 2024. Here is a link:  https://www.asphaltfoundation.org/kirk-scholarship/

Construction Materials from CO2

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How youth can re-ignite climate hope | Sophia Hamblin Wang | TEDxCanberraSalon youtu.be

The Pantheon in Rome

 YouTube video about the Pantheon: click here  

Decarbonize Cement

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/start-up-hopes-to-eliminate-carbon-emissions-from-global-cement-market/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a#x Dragos

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Sustainable Pavement Program - Sustainability - Pavements - Federal Highway Administration

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/sustainability/

Recent readings on climate ‘doomerism’ and science » Yale Climate Connections

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/04/recent-readings-on-climate-doomerism-and-science/

QUARTZ: The world’s coastal cities are sinking, but not for the reason you think

The world's coastal cities are sinking, but not for the reason you think Coastal cities like Miami and Guangzhou face the prospect of massive flooding as sea-levels rise. Yet some cities are confronting an even more urgent threat of flooding than one brought on by climate change. A new study of 99 cities around the world published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, reveals some of the world's major cities are sinking even faster than the sea levels around them are rising. Read in Quartz: https://apple.news/Acp81bV7pRhGXGB9YWZGShA Shared from Apple News

ECO-Concrete

 Learn more about concrete for responsible marine construction:  https://econcretetech.com/

COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference? - BBC News

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COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference? - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56901261 COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference? 15 November 2021 <img alt="Parched earth" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/126CB/production/_121076457_0406dc12-a90f-46ec-b6f2-dd6a04c8d192.jpg 976w" src="ht...

Fwd: Boiling Point: The West's last coal plants

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Boiling Point February 10, 2022   View in browser As long as West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III holds the keys to the Senate, it's highly unlikely President Biden can win passage of legislation requiring utility companies to   shut down fossil-fueled power plants   and replace them with clean energy. But that hasn't stopped coal plants from continuing to fall like dominoes. Yes, U.S. consumption of the dirtiest fossil fuel   increased last year   as rising natural gas prices made coal relatively more competitive. But the long-term trends are clear: Utility companies are moving faster and faster to phase out coal power as solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage systems get cheaper, and as many states enact laws to fight climate change. Two years ago this month, I tallied the   few dozen remaining coal plants   in the American West, noting which ones were scheduled to close and which power companies planned to keep burning coal indefinitely....