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Friday June 7th, 2019 morning edition

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Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of just two Republican senators who claim to be pro-choice, has voted for at least 32 of President Trump’s anti-abortion judicial nominees.

Collins has voted to confirm more than 90 percent of Trump’s judicial picks, including 32 nominees that NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Democratic PAC American Bridge found had indicated they oppose abortion rights.

“Actions speak louder than words, and no amount of pro-choice rhetoric will change the fact that Senator Collins has voted to confirm over 30 anti-choice Trump judicial nominations,” Maine Democratic party spokesman Alex Stack told HuffPost.

“Any pro-choice credibility Senator Collins built up over the past two decades in Washington is officially gone.”.

She added that Collins has supported more than 90 percent of judges appointed by presidents from both parties.

Collins’ pro-choice claims previously came under heavy skepticism when she voted to confirm conservative Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

She voted to confirm those nominees despite the fact that Trump repeatedly vowed during the 2016 presidential campaign to nominate Supreme Court justices who were “pro-life.” »

Industrial methane emissions are 100 times higher than reported, researchers say

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A Cornell-Environmental Defense Fund research team equipped a Google Street View car with a high-precision methane sensor and found methane emissions from ammonia fertilizer plants to be 100 times higher than the fertilizer industry’s self-reported estimate.

Using a Google Street View car equipped with a high-precision methane sensor, the researchers discovered that methane emissions from ammonia fertilizer plants were 100 times higher than the fertilizer industry’s self-reported estimate.

They also were substantially higher than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate for all industrial processes in the United States. »

As Google Ponders Making Ad Blockers Less Useful, Mozilla Ramps Up Tracker Blocking

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As Google Ponders Making Ad Blockers Less Useful, Mozilla Ramps Up Tracker Blocking.

from the competing-for-your-privacy dept. Google found itself under fire last week after critics said the company was considering weakening ad blockers on the company's Chrome browser.

And should Google continue down the road to making adblock extensions less effective, Mozilla seems intent to fill the void. »

'Single Most Important Stat on the Planet': Alarm as Atmospheric CO2 Soars to 'Legit Scary' Record High

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"The 2019 peak value was 3.5 PPM higher than the 411.2 PPM peak in May 2018 and marks the second-highest annual jump on record.".

Single most important stat on the planet: CO2 rose 3.5 parts per million last year, 2nd-highest annual rise on record.

"We should no longer measure our wealth and success in the graph that shows economic growth, but in the curve that shows the emissions of greenhouse gases.". »

Your phone carrier can now block robocalls by default

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The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to give wireless carriers like Verizon the green light to block unwanted robocalls automatically for all customers.

The vote clears the way for carriers to switch on robocall-blocking technologies for phone lines by default.

Robocalls are automated phone calls people receive that often show up on caller ID as nearby phone numbers, or sometimes even their own number . »