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Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools | Books newsthirst.

Konnie Huq, Jamie Oliver, David Baddiel, Adam Kay, Mary Portas and Joseph Coelho are among those collaborating on an ebook about the climate crisis which will be free to access for every UK primary school. The ebook, Children for Change, is edited by Huq and features contributions from more than 80 writers, illustrators, environmentalists and…

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Next U.S. president shouldn’t surrender America’s energy dominance, TotalEnergies CEO warns newsthirst.

Whoever wins the 2024 U.S. election should work to preserve America’s energy dominance rather than risk losing it, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC on Monday. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for 22% of the global total, according to the Energy Information Administration, with Saudi Arabia next, producing 11%. The vast…

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Weather tracker: Zero rain and unseasonable heat cause ‘flash droughts’ across US | Drought newsthirst.

Across the US, a combination of weeks of dry conditions and record-breaking temperatures has led to the emergence of “flash droughts”. A persistent area of high pressure over North America has limited rainfall across much of the country, with 100 weather stations across 26 states marking their driest October on record. This is despite high…

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Fire Brigades Union bars former member of governing executive over alleged racist posts | Firefighters newsthirst.

The Fire Brigades Union has barred a former member of its governing executive for allegedly making racist posts online and promoting material in support of a far-right party. Grant Mayos – who resigned from the FBU before a disciplinary committee last week made the findings against him – had been chair of a group that…

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