‘Startling’ inaction on climate change must end, pope says
Junno Arocho Esteves May 28, 2019 CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Thanks to Geoharvey ROME – If the world is to win the fight against climate change, its leaders must stop profiting from fossil fuels that threaten the survival and well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, Pope Francis said. Addressing a Vatican climate change conference for […]
From Ruined Bridges to Dirty Air – EPA Scientists price out the cost of climate change.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/from-ruined-bridges-to-dirty-air-epa-scientists-price-out/article_308391fe-aa82-55c6-bd1c-182898010965.html Capistrano Beach (Photo: Los Angeles Times)
Plant extinction ‘bad news for all species’
Almost 600 plant species have been lost from the wild in the last 250 years, according to a comprehensive study. BBC News The number is based on actual extinctions rather than estimates, and is twice that of all bird, mammal and amphibian extinctions combined. Scientists say plant extinction is occurring up to 500 times faster […]
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science
The Huntington Canyon coal-fired power plant in Utah. The White House, already pursuing major rollbacks of greenhouse-gas emission restrictions, is amplifying its attack on fundamental climate-science conclusions.CreditCreditBrandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times By Coral Davenport and Mark Landler May 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — President Trump has rolled back environmental regulations, pulled the United States […]
Connecticut House passes bill mandating education of human induced climate change
Connecticut House passes bill mandating education of human-induced climate change BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 05/29/19 11:22 AM EDT The Connecticut House on Tuesday passed a bill to make Connecticut the first state to mandate the teaching of human-induced climate change. The bill passed on a 103-43 vote largely along party lines following a nearly five-hour debate, the […]
Candidate Positions on Climate Policy
Statement from The League of Conservation Voters page: THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS THE LAST, BEST CHANCE FOR THE U.S. TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS. Climate change is rapidly escalating into the single greatest threat we face, and the next president must be committed to ambitious and immediate action on climate that builds a more […]
Bernie Sanders in Concord NH on 5-28-2019
Bernie Sanders at New Hampshire Technical Institute on May 28th, 2019
Climate change poses major risks to financial markets, US regulator warns
Behnam said that the financial risks from climate change are comparable to those posed by the mortgage meltdown that triggered the 2008 financial crisis, and plans a major study, putting him on collision course with the Trump administration Forbes India WASHINGTON — A top financial regulator is opening a public effort to highlight the risk […]
China Stands Ready To Become Offshore Wind Powerhouse
from Clean Technica China’s offshore wind turbine manufacturers could become some of the most dominant in the industry without ever having to succeed overseas, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, with the country’s offshore wind market set to add 40 gigawatts (GW) of capacity over the next decade. Inshore project in Xiangshui, Jiangsu, China […]
Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target
From the BBC: Prime Minister Theresa May said reducing pollution would also benefit public health and cut NHS costs. Britain is the first major nation to propose this target – and it has been widely praised by green groups. But some say the phase-out is too late to protect the climate, and others fear that […]