California’s Solar Energy Problem
California is overdoing on solar power, and that isn’t as good an idea as you might think.
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Adani is Cleared to Start Digging its Coal Mine – Six Key Questions Answered
Queensland gives Indian mining giant Adani go-ahead for massive coal mine, ignoring environmental and climate change concerns.
Read more...Climate Change: Saving Coral Reefs
Scientists produce report outlining interventions to improve persistence and resilience of coral reefs as ocean temperatures rise.
Read more...US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules
Trump administration soon to allow massive trains to transport LNG in unit trains 100 cars long and for the express purpose of moving LNG to export facilities – with scant regard for safety consequences.
Read more...Food Security: Largest Animal Epidemic in History Is Due to Industrial Farming
The largest animal epidemic in history – an outbreak of African swine flu – is currently ravaging pigs in Asia. The cause: industrial farming practices. The cure: change the food production model.
Read more...Climate Change: Judge Allows New York’s Martin Act Lawsuit Against Exxon to Proceed
New York state judge allows climate fraud lawsuit brought under the Martin Act to proceed, rejecting defendant Exxon’s claims for dismissal.
Read more...Breakfast of Champions: New Tests Reveal Unsafe Levels of Glyphosate in Children’s Cereals
New study finds unsafe level of glyphosate residues in breakfast cereals, against a backdrop of accelerating (and so far successful) product liability lawsuits against Bayer.
Read more...Adding to Planetary Alarm Bells, Top US Finance Official Warns Climate Crisis a Recipe for Global Economic Collapse
CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam says, “As most of the world’s markets and market regulators are taking steps towards assessing and mitigating the current and potential threats of climate change, we in the U.S. must also demand action from all segments of the public and private sectors, including this agency.”
Read more...Mitigating “Plant Blindness” through a Photographing a Community Garden
Plant blindness has led to the devaluation of plants with regard to their impact on the economy and culture, environmental sustainability, and public health.
Read more...Take the (Night) Train
It may not be possible to take the A Train anymore, but eschewing airplanes for trains, when possible, mitigates travel’s climate change impact.
Read more...Midwest Flooding and Climate Change
Scientists in and out of government on the Midwest Floods and climate change, polling, the views of Davenport, Iowa, and what the Democrats could be doing and aren’t
Read more...Is Geoengineering the Answer to the Climate Crisis?
Like it or not, geoengineering is coming.
Read more...Midwest Flooding, the Corn and Soy Crops, and Knock-On Effects
How bad are the Midwest floods for crops? Very bad indeed.
Read more...It’s Time to Stop Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to a Safe Climate, Says New Report
IEA’s annual market report predicts continued growth in demand for natural gas; Justin Mikulka discusses report Oil Change International debunking contention that natural gas can serve as a bridge fuel to a cleaner energy future.
Read more...More Mangroves: Protecting Tropical Coastal Areas from Cyclone Damage
Storms such as the recent cyclone Fani remind us that climate change will expose both India and Bangladesh to future superstorms; both countries continue to fail to protect the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, and a major bulwark against future calamities.
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