Trump Team to Rescind Methane Rule
The Trump team has moved to replace his predecessor’s methane rule– further dismantling the weak federal climate change regulatory edifice.
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Gaius Publius: More on the Cape Town, South Africa, Water Crisis
Cape Town is becoming ground zero of water scarcity….a future that will arrive for many more in the coming decades.
Read more...Shareholder Proposals Target Climate Change Risk
Shareholders step up demands for companies disclose more information about the impact of climate change; these calls extend beyond energy companies.
Read more...The Age of Lunacy: The Doomsday Machine
The lunacy of current Trump foreign policy is not unprecedented. This RNN interview discusses similarly unhinged incidents from the 1950s and 1960s.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Do Mainstream Democrats Really Want to Eliminate Carbon Emissions and Fossil Fuel Use?
Following the money tells you how serious mainstream Democrats are about tackling climate change….not.
Read more...Gaius Publius: 2017 Breaks Climate Records Despite No “El Niño Boost”
Yet more sobering news on the climate change front.
Read more...Plastics Sicken Coral Reefs
Plastics pose another threat to the health of coral reefs, including a 20-fold rise in likelihood of disease for reefs draped in plastic.
Read more...Solar Import Tariff: Pain Without Benefit
On the not-well-thought-out solar tariff.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Democrats Laying Their Own Bonfire
The Democrats are increasingly cocky as potential voters become more and more angry over their pro-Establishment policies.
Read more...Oil and Gas Company Sues Environmental Activist for Libel over Facebook Comments
War on dissent: oil and gas company plays legal hardball, suing environmental activist for libel for his Facebook comments.
Read more...Climate Change Mitigation Pays Off $6 for Every $1 Invested…As Funds Targeted for Cuts
Why more isn’t being done on the climate change mitigation front.
Read more...Puerto Rico: Post-Hurricane Maria Relief Effort Omnishambles Rolls On
Puerto Rico’s recovery: Grid materiel, the exodus and cheap labor, the relief loan, and oddly trivial disaster capitalism.
Read more...Court Orders Nonprofit Law Firm to Pay $52,000 to Oil and Gas Company for Defending Local Fracking Waste Ban
Courts tend to uphold federal and state laws that preempt cities and municipalities from enacting local bans on practices such as fracking.
Read more...Why Urban Farming Is Key in the Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change
How urban farming can help alleviate food stress and buffer climate pressures.
Read more...Trump’s Gift to the Climate Movement
How Trump’s climate change denialism helps activists.
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