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GM to End Petroleum Vehicle Production by 2035

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sandwich Climate

The New York Times reports: General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a seismic shift by one of the world’s largest automakers that … Continue reading →

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Trump and Other Bad News for the Environment

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

We must keep pressing on even in spit of these rather depressing headlines from Inside Climate News: Besieged by Protesters Demanding Racial Justice, Trump Signs Order Waiving Environmental Safeguards As protests for racial justice roiled the nation, President Trump on … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: Greenhouse Gases Down 17%, But…

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

The Washington Post reports the Covid-19 world shut down led to a startling decline of more than 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions. That includes a peak drop in daily emissions of 17 percent in early April, according to … Continue reading →

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Inspiration, Part II: The Drawdown Project

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Sandwich Climate

The Drawdown Project helped SCCC steering committee members Katherine Thorndike and Leonard Witt visualize the possibilities for attacking global warming on individual and societal levels. Its vision statement inspires us most: Stopping global warming is possible, with solutions that exist … Continue reading →

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