The US government approved a somewhat reduced version of the "Willow project" for oil drilling in northern Alaska.

Reducing the size of the project may reduce the danger it adds, but surely it will still increase the danger of climate breakdown. It appears that the Interior department, and Biden, do not appreciate how much danger we are all in.

A study based on neural network modeling suggests that even with substantial emissions cuts we might have 2°C of global heating in 50 years.

*Where the study departs from many current projections is in its estimates of when the world will cross the 2°C threshold.*

Considering the magnitude of the disaster we are skirting, it behooves us to be conservative — in the normal sense of the word, not the misleading synonym for "right wing". We need to cut more, and faster, to reduce the risk of climate breakdown.

*Jane Roberts Becomes the Latest [Supreme Court] Spouse to Raise Questions about Potential Conflicts of Interest.*

*Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of left wing party.*

The party was formed by former guerrillas who made a peace agreement with the government. Then the government organized killing them.

Shell's oil drilling in the Niger delta in Nigeria has polluted the water with oil. People get sick, and the fish they used to eat have all died.

Now the people who live there are suing Shell in the UK.

*Long-term exposure to dirtier air can increase your risk of depression or anxiety, study finds.*