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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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Republicans are trying to thwart the president’s power to declare a climate emergency amid record-breaking heat (www.levernews.com)

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From David Sirota’s The Lever

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Are they though? What is the alternative? No trade?

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[–] Atom@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Nuclear powered ships like the US Navy has used safely for decades. Wind/solar powered ships that have test beds in operation now. Global shipping emissions standards so they can't switch to bunker oil the second they hit international waters.

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