nature
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Did Climate Change Make Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Crash Worse?
The trial of the century came to a thrilling end yesterday. I’m talking, of course, about the Gwyneth Paltrow ski accident trial. Terry Sanderson, a doctor, sued Paltrow for $US300,000 ($416,460) in damages after he says she ran into him at a Utah ski slope in 2016; the actor and lifestyle influencer countersued for $US1…
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The UN Wants Big Oil’s Help on Climate, Good Luck With That
The United Nations wants Big Oil to have a seat at the table when it comes to climate solutions — an idea kind of like inviting a fox into a henhouse.
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Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines
Readers of the daily email newsletter of one of the country’s leading right-wing, fossil fuel-funded think tanks were treated to a bizarre sight this week: an AI-generated image of a dead whale washed ashore on a beach in front of wind turbines, above a fearmongering story about offshore wind. Unfortunately, what is isolated to one…
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Texas Lawmakers Have a New Scheme to Punish Renewables and Prop Up Fossil Fuels
Texas Republicans are at it again. Last week, Republican politicians in the state legislature introduced a package of bills intended to punish renewable energy and boost fossil fuels, despite the fact that Texas is currently one of the nation’s top generators of renewable power.