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Airstream Launches Off-road Ready Basecamp X

August 8, 2018August 7, 2018 Jo Borrás 0 Comments Airstream, basecamp, camping, glamping, GoRVing, lightweight rv, rv, RVs, solar, Solar power, towing

Whether they’re vintage models being restored by award-winning architects or just the latest unit off the assembly line, Airstreams are

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Volvo Plans to Eliminate Single-use Plastics from its Activities

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Jo Borrás 0 Comments corporate, Environment, Green, news, ocean race, official release, plastic, plastics, press release, single-use, Volvo, volvo cars, Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo has a long-standing history of putting people and planet first. Full disclaimer here, then: I freakin’ love Volvo. I

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Marchionne Believes Too Many Electric Cars Could Endanger The Planet

October 8, 2017 Steve Hanley 27 Comments Carbon Emissions, Climate change, electricity generation, natural gas vehicles, Sergio Marchionne

Sergio Marchionne says electric cars will make carbon emissions worse, not better. What is this man smoking?

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“Drawdown”: The Owners Manual For The Earth

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Steve Hanley 0 Comments Carbon Emissions, Climate change, Drawdown, Paul Hawken

Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken, analyzed 100 ideas for mitigating climate change be reducing or eliminating the sources of carbon pollution. Elecrtric cars is #49.

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Scientists Say Sixth Mass Extinction Is Under Way

July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 Steve Hanley 2 Comments Climate change, habitat loss, overpopulation, sixth mass extinction

Scientists claim the effects of climate change are leading to a sixth mass extinction of species on Spaceship Earth. If you read Gas2 regularly, this kind of news is the reason we exist.

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Weather Whiplash is Causing Midwestern Towns to Invest in Expensive Nitrate Removal

April 5, 2017 Carolyn Fortuna 2 Comments bioremediation, Environment, fertilizer, nitrogen, water quality

Climate change is causing extremes called weather whiplash and nitrate runoff into rivers. Inorganic fertilizers are to blame.

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Reducing Emissions From Heavy Trucks And Ships Critical To Sustainability

December 31, 2016January 1, 2017 Steve Hanley 8 Comments diesel emissions, emissions from cargo ships, freight hauling trucks. Elon Musk, ocean going ships

While the world is focused on emissions from passenger vehicles, the heavy lifting needed to reduce global emissions centers on cargo ships and freight hauling trucks.

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Federal Court Rules For Young Plaintiffs In Climate Change Suit

November 13, 2016December 22, 2016 Steve Hanley 6 Comments climate change law suit, Federal district court of Oregon, fossil fuel industry, James Hansen, Our Childrens Trust

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that a suit against the federal government and various fossil fuel companies will not be dismissed and can now proceed to trial.

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James Hansen Warns It May Be Too Late To Halt Global Warming

October 4, 2016October 5, 2016 Steve Hanley 12 Comments carbon sequestration, Climate change, ExxonMobil, global warming, James Hansen, koch industries, Our Childrens Trust

Climate activist James Hansen and 11 other scientists have written a report that claims pollution levels in the atmosphere are rising faster than expected and urgent action is needed to avoid disastrous effects from climate change.

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