Southeast Climate Convergence occupies nuclear facility, Police set up checkpoints around convergence site

August 7 Louisa, VA Activists from the Southeast Convergence for Climate Action occupied the welcome center for Dominion’s North Anna nuclear power plant today. The action was taken to protest Dominion’s plans to build two new nuclear reactors and to call out nuclear power for the false solution that it… Continue reading

New Research: Climate and Aerosols

  ———————————————— “While soot emitted from sources like diesel engines and electric  power plants is a focus of study, not all aerosols are man-made. The  deserts and arid landscapes of the world produce an estimated 10 to  20 billion tons of mineral aerosols a year. The air is full of … Continue reading

Australia: Super-Cyclones, Dead Rainforest

  In Australia, hurricanes are called “cyclones.” ASW ——————————————————— ” … cyclones will be stronger, more frequent and last longer, and the region of cyclone activity will shift southwards, affecting areas 300km further south by 2070.”   ” … possibility the “stressed” forest could shift from being the ‘ultimate carbon… Continue reading