City Official: Chemical Plant Can Do More To Cut Cancer-causing Emissions

(JUNEAU, Alaska) — On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw — well, did they see it? They were pretty sure they saw it. A rat. The purported sighting would not have gotten attention in many places around the world, but it caused a stir on St.

Earlier this year, President Aliyev of Azerbaijan stood up at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin and told ministers, fossil fuels are a “gift from the gods.” Having oil and gas deposits is “not our fault” he went on, laying out further plans to increase natural gas production by more than a third. But as leader of the host country for the upcoming annual climate talks in November, President Aliyev has an opportunity.

Editor’s note: The City of Denver announced during the 2024 budgeting process last week that the Denver Asylum Seeker Program would be changed going forward and instead an outside company would be contracted with to assist new arrivals to the city without legal work permits. The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches.

When Vinod Khosla had a skiing accident in 2011 that led to an ACL injury in his knee, doctors gave conflicting opinions over his treatment. Frustrated with the healthcare system, the leading venture capitalist proffered, in a hotly debated article, that AI algorithms could do the job better than doctors.

As Climate Week NYC kicks off today, leaders in government, business, science, and philanthropy from around the world are coming together to strategize the global fight against climate change. Since last year’s gathering, the world has seen 12 straight months that hit or surpassed 1.5C in average warming. This grim threshold, one set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), intended to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, underscores the urgency of the moment. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] As the clock ticks down on the time we have left to redirect our Earth toward a more sustainable future, it is now more important than ever that Indigenous Peoples have a bigger seat at the table. After all, Indigenous Peoples are the world’s greatest protectors of the environment.

Dear Eric: I met this wonderful lady a year ago on a dating site. We hit it off and have been together ever since. We enjoy the same things. We spend the weekends at each other’s houses. I love her, and she loves me. The issue is intimacy. While I enjoy the closeness, holding hands, hugging, cuddling on the couch, I just don’t enjoy sex with her. I find it difficult to perform, and even when I can it’s not satisfying.