**Update**
White House now says it "won’t declare climate emergency this week"
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that President Biden won’t declare a climate emergency this week google
Biden plans Wednesday address on climate crisis
theguardian
Joe Biden should definitely declare a climate emergency; Hillary Clinton was going to in 2017. It's just common sense
"It’s unclear when and if such an announcement will come, though the White House had been considering a move as early as Wednesday"
thehill.com/…
President Joe Biden will outline his next steps to tackle climate change in an address in Somerset, Massachusetts on Wednesday, the White House announced. “The president will deliver remarks on tackling the climate crisis and seizing the opportunity of a clean energy future
Biden under pressure to declare climate emergency after Manchin torpedoes bill
XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave
Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch’s media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story
More Links:
Extreme UK weather live: temperature passes 40C for first time; London fire brigade warns of ‘huge surge in fires’
London Heathrow records hottest ever temperature; London mayor Sadiq Khan says major incident has been declared
More global heat records are broken, from the Arctic to Japanwww.axios.com/…
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Biodiversity risks to persist well beyond future global temperature peak phys.org/…
Don't choose Extinction:
from Nature.org:
"The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world. Globally, the average carbon footprint is closer to 4 tons."
About 20% of greenhouse gases
in the US come from homes amp.cnn.com/…
HELP SAVE THE PLANET AND OURSELVES
- Turn out the lights when not in use
- Turn down the heat or AC
- Avoid creating nighttime light pollution
- Don’t waste water
- Avoid burning wood (or other things), as wood fires are both pollutant and carcinogenic
- Don't use pesticides
- Limit your use of cars and planes (if possible)
- Don't use gas powered vehicles
- Take out grass and put in a garden or pond (or xeriscape )
- Mow, blow, and whack with electric or by hand
- Plant for the animals (bees, birds etc)
- Plant trees
- Don't micro manage yards, go wilder
- Try to use solar
- Take a bus, trolley or train
- Encourage your city/town to use electric buses
- Use energy efficient products or products that work on clean fuels
- Reduce dependence on non-biodegradable items
- Walk, bike or carpool
- Reuse items- give to Goodwill or Craig's list rather than dumping
- Cut down or cease eating meat
- Use reusable carry bags for grocerie; second choice, paper bags; not plastic
- Compost
- Save the bees
- Be informed
- Write your representative, sign petitions
- Elect pro-environment candidates and demand action
- Support the Green New Deal
- Get involved
- March
- Blog about the environment
- Control population
Tuesday, Jul 19, 2022 · 8:56:14 PM +00:00 · Angmar
‘A wake-up call’: as extreme heat hits UK, experts say net zero is the only way out
As UK reaches 40C and fires blaze, scientists warn of such temperatures every three years if emissions are not lowered