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Cowabunga: "Scientists Drove A Robotic Surfboard Into Hurricane Sam"

"Scientists with Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration managed to drive a robotic surfboard into the core of Category 4 Hurricane Sam on Thursday, in a first-of-its-kind scientific mission as they try to better understand hurricanes."

Source: Washington Post, 10/01/2021

Some Utilities Support, and Others Doubt, Dem Clean Electricity Proposal

"One of the sticking points in the $3.5 trillion spending bill in Congress is a clean energy policy that would use financial incentives and penalties to get utilities to accelerate their shift to carbon-free electricity."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/01/2021

In Your Facebook Feed: Oil Industry Pushback Against Biden Climate Plans

"The ads appear on Facebook millions of times a week. They take aim at vulnerable Democrats in Congress by name, warning that the $3.5 trillion budget bill — one of the Biden administration’s biggest efforts to pass meaningful climate policy — will wreck the United States economy."

Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2021

"USDA Pledges Billions For Climate-Smart Farm Projects, Resilience"

"Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today he’ll use billions of dollars from a Depression-era agency to pay for a carbon-saving program for farms, and to help farmers prepare for drought and adverse weather associated with climate change."

Source: E&E News, 09/30/2021

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