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Breaking News: U.S. And China Aim To Phase Down Use Of Potent Greenhouse Gases Known As HFCs

The United States and China announced today that they will work together and with other countries to “phase down” the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are extremely potent greenhouse gases. A global phaseout would be the equivalent of cutting 90 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping just finished a two-day meeting in California initially thought to be more of an unscripted chance for the two leaders to forge a personal...

Video: Climate, Arctic Death Spiral and Weather Whiplash

The biggest story of our time is the collapse of Arctic sea ice and its impact on our extreme weather (see “CryoSat-2 Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed“). “Death spiral” is the right visual metaphor, as the latest monthly update of sea ice volume by creative tech guru Andy Lee Robinson shows: If recent volume trends continue, many experts say we will see a “near ice-free Arctic in summer” within a decade. Recent research finds that may well usher in a...

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Maine Tries To Increase Energy Efficiency, Gov. LePage Threatens Veto

Maine is trying to lower energy costs and increase energy efficiency. Sadly, its Governor may veto legislation that would do this at the expense of Maine’s ratepayers and emerging renewable energy industry. A bipartisan omnibus energy bill is making its way through the Maine state legislature. The compromised package, L.D. 1559, passed the Senate on Thursday. However, Governor Paul LePage opposes the bill, and his energy director said a veto will occur if the bill reaches his desk in...

WATCH: Daily Show On Overreaction To New York’s Bike Share Program, Plus Why Conservatives Hate It

“Citi Bike finds itself at the very nexus of five different things that conservatives hate,” explains NY Magazine in a Venn diagram: ThinkProgress has already reported on the Wall Street Journal’s over-the-top reaction to New York City’s new bike sharing program in which Ed Board member Dorothy Rabinowitz claimed “the bike lobby is an all-powerful enterprise.” Leaving that absurd allegation aside, increasing the use of bikes cuts down on greenhouse gas...