Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History | The Nation
Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History | The Nation
"On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one of the largest political protests in many years in New York. More than 1,000 groups are coordinating the march—environmental justice groups, faith groups, labor groups—which means there’s no one policy ask. Instead, it’s designed to serve as a loud and pointed reminder to our leaders, gathering that week at the United Nations to discuss global warming, that the next great movement of the planet’s citizens centers on our survival and their pathetic inaction."
"On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one of the largest political protests in many years in New York. More than 1,000 groups are coordinating the march—environmental justice groups, faith groups, labor groups—which means there’s no one policy ask. Instead, it’s designed to serve as a loud and pointed reminder to our leaders, gathering that week at the United Nations to discuss global warming, that the next great movement of the planet’s citizens centers on our survival and their pathetic inaction."
Are You Ready to 'Disrupt'? Climate Movement Readies Global Mobilization
Are You Ready to 'Disrupt'? Climate Movement Readies Global Mobilization
"On Sunday night, a new documentary film highlighting the intertwined story of the climate crisis and the growing social movement which has grown in response to it was released online for national screenings that took place in people's home and public meeting spaces."
"On Sunday night, a new documentary film highlighting the intertwined story of the climate crisis and the growing social movement which has grown in response to it was released online for national screenings that took place in people's home and public meeting spaces."
Faulty shale gas wells contaminated drinking water in two states
www.southernstudies.org/2014/09/faulty-shale-gas-wells-contaminated-drinking-water.html
"Scientists from Duke University, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth, and the University of Rochester found eight clusters of drinking-water wells that were contaminated as a result of gas well integrity problems including poor casing and cementing. One of the contaminated clusters was in Texas and seven were in Pennsylvania,"
"Scientists from Duke University, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth, and the University of Rochester found eight clusters of drinking-water wells that were contaminated as a result of gas well integrity problems including poor casing and cementing. One of the contaminated clusters was in Texas and seven were in Pennsylvania,"
Largest City In Vermont Now Gets All Its Power From Wind, Water And Biomass
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/15/3567307/vermont-renewable-power/
"The 42,000 people living in Burlington, Vermont can now feel confident that when they turn on their TVs or power up their computers they are using renewable energy. With the purchase of the 7.4 megawatt Winooski One hydroelectric project earlier this month, the Burlington Electric Department now owns or contracts renewable sources — including wind, hydro, and biomass — equivalent to the city’s needs."
"The 42,000 people living in Burlington, Vermont can now feel confident that when they turn on their TVs or power up their computers they are using renewable energy. With the purchase of the 7.4 megawatt Winooski One hydroelectric project earlier this month, the Burlington Electric Department now owns or contracts renewable sources — including wind, hydro, and biomass — equivalent to the city’s needs."
The Great Avian Die-Off: Two Reports Point to Grim Future for US Birds
The Great Avian Die-Off: Two Reports Point to Grim Future for US Birds
"Birds are a meaningful barometer for the general health of an ecosystem. They are high up on the food chain, meaning that contamination at the bottom will travel its way up the ladder."
"Birds are a meaningful barometer for the general health of an ecosystem. They are high up on the food chain, meaning that contamination at the bottom will travel its way up the ladder."
NASA: Warmest August Ever
NASA: Warmest August Ever
"August 2014 was the warmest since records began in 1880, new data from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies reveals."
"August 2014 was the warmest since records began in 1880, new data from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies reveals."
Coca Cola, Heinz And Other Major Food Companies Warn Climate Change Threatens Business
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/15/3566246/food-companies-climate-risk-disclosure/
"Here are seven other big food companies that disclose to investors that climate change poses a threat to their products and bottom lines."
"Here are seven other big food companies that disclose to investors that climate change poses a threat to their products and bottom lines."
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Push To Impose Extra Fees On Solar Customers Draws Outrage In Wisconsin
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/14/3567244/utility-fees-end-wisconsin-solar/
"A recent move by Wisconsin utility We Energies to not only raise electricity rates on all consumers but also to add an additional charge on those who produce their own energy and sell it back to the grid has sparked outrage within the state and beyond."
"A recent move by Wisconsin utility We Energies to not only raise electricity rates on all consumers but also to add an additional charge on those who produce their own energy and sell it back to the grid has sparked outrage within the state and beyond."
The Fukushima Disaster Continues to Worsen
www.alternet.org/world/fukushima-disaster-continues-worsen
"Radioactive water flows continuously into the Pacific at the rate of about 107,600 gallons per day."
"Radioactive water flows continuously into the Pacific at the rate of about 107,600 gallons per day."
Friday, September 12, 2014
House GOP: Destroying “big government” is more important than clean water for Americans
House GOP: Destroying “big government” is more important than clean water for Americans
"Question: Which do you think House Republicans were focusing on Tuesday night when they voted to block the EPA’s regulatory powers with regards to clean water? Were they concerned about high-profile debacles this year that cut off access to drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people — like West Virginia’s chemical spill, or this summer’s algae bloom in Toledo? Or were they obsessing over perceived “federal overreach” that has no basis in reality?
Bingo."
"Question: Which do you think House Republicans were focusing on Tuesday night when they voted to block the EPA’s regulatory powers with regards to clean water? Were they concerned about high-profile debacles this year that cut off access to drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people — like West Virginia’s chemical spill, or this summer’s algae bloom in Toledo? Or were they obsessing over perceived “federal overreach” that has no basis in reality?
Bingo."
Friday, September 5, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
'Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions
'Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions
"Climate change is here. Climate change is now. Climate change will be significantly more dangerous, deadly, and expensive if nothing is done to correct humanity's course, but aspects of future shifts are probably already irreversible."
"Climate change is here. Climate change is now. Climate change will be significantly more dangerous, deadly, and expensive if nothing is done to correct humanity's course, but aspects of future shifts are probably already irreversible."
How A New Group Is Helping Nonprofits In West Virginia Get Solar Panels For Just $1
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/27/3476229/shepherdstown-church-solar-project/
"A church in West Virginia just got 60 panels installed on its roof for $1, thanks to a local group that’s making it easier and cheaper for nonprofits in the state to go solar."
"A church in West Virginia just got 60 panels installed on its roof for $1, thanks to a local group that’s making it easier and cheaper for nonprofits in the state to go solar."
Thyroid Cancer in Young People Surges in Fukushima Since Nuclear Meltdown
Thyroid Cancer in Young People Surges in Fukushima Since Nuclear Meltdown
"The impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown on the region's young people is starting to add up."
"The impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown on the region's young people is starting to add up."
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Secret Internal Document Urging Closure of California Nuclear Plant Revealed
Secret Internal Document Urging Closure of California Nuclear Plant Revealed
"In a report written last year but not made public until Monday, a former federal inspector expresses uncertainty over whether California's last operating nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, could withstand strong shaking from nearby earthquake faults."
"In a report written last year but not made public until Monday, a former federal inspector expresses uncertainty over whether California's last operating nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, could withstand strong shaking from nearby earthquake faults."
Monday, August 25, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
“This is a war”: A conflict photographer takes on the rapidly escalating poaching crisis
“This is a war”: A conflict photographer takes on the rapidly escalating poaching crisis
"Organized, aggressive and hugely profitable poaching operations are on the rise"
"Organized, aggressive and hugely profitable poaching operations are on the rise"
Doctors Outraged By Claims That Health Officials Ignored Residents Sickened By Drilling
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/20/3473769/pennsylvania-health-professionals-fracking-health/
"Pennsylvania doctors, nurses, and health policy experts are calling for a statewide investigation into claims that the state Department of Health has a policy of telling its employees never to talk to residents who complain of negative health effects from fracking, according to letter sent to state Gov. Tom Corbett and other elected officials on Tuesday."
"Pennsylvania doctors, nurses, and health policy experts are calling for a statewide investigation into claims that the state Department of Health has a policy of telling its employees never to talk to residents who complain of negative health effects from fracking, according to letter sent to state Gov. Tom Corbett and other elected officials on Tuesday."
Michigan Is Taking The Radioactive Fracking Waste That Other States Rejected
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/20/3473535/michigan-radioactive-fracking-waste/
"Michigan is accepting the radioactive fracking waste that other states’ regulations prevent them from keeping."
"Michigan is accepting the radioactive fracking waste that other states’ regulations prevent them from keeping."
Oklahoma Gets Hit With 20 Earthquakes In One Day
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/20/3473502/oklahoma-hit-with-20-earthquakes/
"Oklahoma’s Geology Survey recorded an unprecedented 20 small earthquakes across the state on Tuesday, highlighting the dramatic increase of seismic activity that has occurred there as the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing — otherwise known as fracking — has spread across the state."
"Oklahoma’s Geology Survey recorded an unprecedented 20 small earthquakes across the state on Tuesday, highlighting the dramatic increase of seismic activity that has occurred there as the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing — otherwise known as fracking — has spread across the state."
North Carolina Newspapers Keep Fracking Data in the Dark
North Carolina Newspapers Keep Fracking Data in the Dark
"If North Carolina's proposed regulations are implemented, some of the state's most visited areas will be industrialized and public health may be compromised."
"If North Carolina's proposed regulations are implemented, some of the state's most visited areas will be industrialized and public health may be compromised."
Thanks To The Clean Air Act, We Breathe 3 Million Fewer Tons Of Toxins Each Year
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/22/3474535/epa-report-cleaner-air/
"Actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act have caused U.S. toxic air emissions to drop “significantly” — in some cases by more than half — since the law was amended in 1990, the regulatory agency told Congress in a report Thursday."
"Actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act have caused U.S. toxic air emissions to drop “significantly” — in some cases by more than half — since the law was amended in 1990, the regulatory agency told Congress in a report Thursday."
Ecologists Just Saved Miles Of Texas Coastline Using BP Oil Spill Money
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/22/3474439/conservation-land-texas-bp/
"Twenty-seven square miles of pristine coastal land along the central Texas coastline between Houston and Corpus Christi will now be preserved for future generations after a decades-long effort by environmental groups and $34.5 million from penalties paid by BP and Transocean after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster."
"Twenty-seven square miles of pristine coastal land along the central Texas coastline between Houston and Corpus Christi will now be preserved for future generations after a decades-long effort by environmental groups and $34.5 million from penalties paid by BP and Transocean after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster."
Thursday, August 21, 2014
CMD again Target of Attack-Dog Journalism
CMD again Target of Attack-Dog Journalism
"This latest clunky attempt has all the hallmarks of James O'Keefe."
"This latest clunky attempt has all the hallmarks of James O'Keefe."
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Canada’s despicable climate censorship: Government scientists need permission to tweet basic facts
Canada’s despicable climate censorship: Government scientists need permission to tweet basic facts
"New documents reveal the extent of the government's maddening policy of "suppression through bureaucracy"."
"New documents reveal the extent of the government's maddening policy of "suppression through bureaucracy"."
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Big oil has been illegally using diesel fuel and lying about it
Big oil has been illegally using diesel fuel and lying about it
"Between 2010 and July 2014 at least 351 wells were fracked using diesel fuels without a permit, a new report found"
"Between 2010 and July 2014 at least 351 wells were fracked using diesel fuels without a permit, a new report found"
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Solar Power Gets Hot, Hot, Hot
Solar Power Gets Hot, Hot, Hot
"The solar industry now employs at least 142,000 people in the United States. Solar workers outnumber coal miners in this country. In Texas, solar supports more jobs than ranching and California has more solar workers than actors. Wind jobs are growing fast too. They hit a total of 80,000 last year.
Sorry, ALEC. Even the reddest states can’t ignore this rising tide of green jobs."
"The solar industry now employs at least 142,000 people in the United States. Solar workers outnumber coal miners in this country. In Texas, solar supports more jobs than ranching and California has more solar workers than actors. Wind jobs are growing fast too. They hit a total of 80,000 last year.
Sorry, ALEC. Even the reddest states can’t ignore this rising tide of green jobs."
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Regenerative Agriculture: Sowing Health, Sustainability and Climate Stability
Regenerative Agriculture: Sowing Health, Sustainability and Climate Stability
"Consumers can, and must, play a role in pushing governments to make this transition. We have the power to reverse the trend toward chemically grown, biotech crops by creating demand for healthy foods produced using regenerative practices."
"Consumers can, and must, play a role in pushing governments to make this transition. We have the power to reverse the trend toward chemically grown, biotech crops by creating demand for healthy foods produced using regenerative practices."
Feds to Phase Out GMO Farms and Neonicotinoid Pesticides at Wildlife Refuges
Feds to Phase Out GMO Farms and Neonicotinoid Pesticides at Wildlife Refuges
"After facing a series of legal challenges from environmental groups, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service will phase out the use of genetically modified (GMO) crops and controversial neonicotinoid pesticides at farming projects on national wildlife refuges."
"After facing a series of legal challenges from environmental groups, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service will phase out the use of genetically modified (GMO) crops and controversial neonicotinoid pesticides at farming projects on national wildlife refuges."
Humans Driving Planet's New Mass Extinction, Say Scientists
Humans Driving Planet's New Mass Extinction, Say Scientists
"The planet appears to be at the early stages of its sixth mass extinction, and humans are responsible, a new study finds.
Published last week in the journal Science, the study incorporates scientific literature review and data analysis by a team of international scientists, led by author Rodolfo Dirzo, a professor of biology at Stanford."
"The planet appears to be at the early stages of its sixth mass extinction, and humans are responsible, a new study finds.
Published last week in the journal Science, the study incorporates scientific literature review and data analysis by a team of international scientists, led by author Rodolfo Dirzo, a professor of biology at Stanford."
6 Horrible Things We Have to Face Because of Climate Change
www.alternet.org/environment/6-horrible-things-we-have-face-because-climate-change
"We are not talking about some distant future. These things will happen in your child’s lifetime unless we act."
"We are not talking about some distant future. These things will happen in your child’s lifetime unless we act."
America Has a Scary Sewage Problem: Let's Clean It Up and Jumpstart the Economy While We're At It
www.alternet.org/economy/america-has-scary-sewage-problem-lets-clean-it-and-jumpstart-economy-while-were-it
"The problem is simple, surprising, and quite honestly disgusting: Our nation’s older cities depend largely on sewage treatment systems that overflow when it rains, dumping 860 billion gallons of raw sewage a year into “fresh” water across the country—enough to cover the entire state of Pennsylvania an inch deep."
"The problem is simple, surprising, and quite honestly disgusting: Our nation’s older cities depend largely on sewage treatment systems that overflow when it rains, dumping 860 billion gallons of raw sewage a year into “fresh” water across the country—enough to cover the entire state of Pennsylvania an inch deep."
In One Month, The Chesapeake Bay’s ‘Most Critical’ Pollution Issue Could Be Unsolvable
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/08/3467685/chesapeake-bay-pollution-conowingo-dam/
"Today, approximately 175 million tons of polluted sediment sits trapped behind the Conowingo hydroelectric power dam in northeastern Maryland, a product of nearly a century of build-up from clay, silt, fertilizer runoff, and sewage plant runoff from Pennsylvania and New York. The sediment — enough to fill about 80 football stadiums — contains phosphorus, nitrogen, and other harmful nutrients that can cloud waters, sprout toxic algae bacteria, harm ecosystems, kill aquatic life, and sully drinking water."
"Today, approximately 175 million tons of polluted sediment sits trapped behind the Conowingo hydroelectric power dam in northeastern Maryland, a product of nearly a century of build-up from clay, silt, fertilizer runoff, and sewage plant runoff from Pennsylvania and New York. The sediment — enough to fill about 80 football stadiums — contains phosphorus, nitrogen, and other harmful nutrients that can cloud waters, sprout toxic algae bacteria, harm ecosystems, kill aquatic life, and sully drinking water."
Ocean acidification poses imminent threat to Alaskan fishing communities
Ocean acidification poses imminent threat to Alaskan fishing communities
"Keeping Alaska’s fisheries wild and sustainable is going to be a serious challenge in the years ahead as our oceans become more acidic, and that in turn, is going put many Alaskans’ subsistence way of life at risk, says a new report."
"Keeping Alaska’s fisheries wild and sustainable is going to be a serious challenge in the years ahead as our oceans become more acidic, and that in turn, is going put many Alaskans’ subsistence way of life at risk, says a new report."
Friday, August 8, 2014
Will the Green Goop in Toledo's Water Be the End of GOP Anti-Environmentalism?
www.alternet.org/water/will-green-goop-toledos-water-be-end-gop-anti-environmentalism
"It’s easy to doubt the effects of climate change – especially if you’re a Republican or a dedicated Fox News watcher. It’s an abstract concept easily “disproven” by the first cold day, and Republican-driven policies (or the lack thereof) to address it reflect just that. But it’s more difficult to deny the causes of smelly green goop washing up on a lakeshore or sticking to your toes."
"It’s easy to doubt the effects of climate change – especially if you’re a Republican or a dedicated Fox News watcher. It’s an abstract concept easily “disproven” by the first cold day, and Republican-driven policies (or the lack thereof) to address it reflect just that. But it’s more difficult to deny the causes of smelly green goop washing up on a lakeshore or sticking to your toes."
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Pennsylvania Sacrificing Public Health, Environment to Fuel Fossil Fuel Industry: Report
Pennsylvania Sacrificing Public Health, Environment to Fuel Fossil Fuel Industry: Report
"Pennsylvania is making a choice to sacrifice the health of its communities and environment in the interest of supporting and rapidly expanding the gas and oil industry"
"Pennsylvania is making a choice to sacrifice the health of its communities and environment in the interest of supporting and rapidly expanding the gas and oil industry"
Massive Mining Dam Disaster In Canada: 'Like The Exxon Valdez'
Massive Mining Dam Disaster In Canada: 'Like The Exxon Valdez'
"According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is a cheerleader for the mining industry. Funny how these unregulated things happen"
"According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is a cheerleader for the mining industry. Funny how these unregulated things happen"
TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said
TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said
"TEPCO's new appraisal of the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building shows that all – or nearly all – of the fuel rods contained inside melted onto the floor of the containment vessel."
"TEPCO's new appraisal of the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building shows that all – or nearly all – of the fuel rods contained inside melted onto the floor of the containment vessel."
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Corporate Victory Will 'Screw' Local Farmers as Amendment Passes in Missouri
Corporate Victory Will 'Screw' Local Farmers as Amendment Passes in Missouri
"ALEC-modeled constitutional amendment protects industrial farmers' right to pollute"
"ALEC-modeled constitutional amendment protects industrial farmers' right to pollute"
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
'Massive Environmental Disaster' in Canada as Toxic Tailing Pond Floods Waterways
'Massive Environmental Disaster' in Canada as Toxic Tailing Pond Floods Waterways
"A middle-of-the-night breach of the tailings pond for an open-pit copper and gold mine in British Columbia sent a massive volume of toxic waste into several nearby waterways on Monday, leading authorities to issue a water-use ban."
"A middle-of-the-night breach of the tailings pond for an open-pit copper and gold mine in British Columbia sent a massive volume of toxic waste into several nearby waterways on Monday, leading authorities to issue a water-use ban."
The Really Scary Thing About Those Jaw-Dropping Siberian Craters
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/01/3466466/siberian-craters-permafrost-climate-change/
"Russian scientists sent to the site are now providing first-hand data showing that unusually high concentrations of methane of up to 9.6 percent were present at the bottom of the first large crater shortly after it was discovered on July 16."
"Russian scientists sent to the site are now providing first-hand data showing that unusually high concentrations of methane of up to 9.6 percent were present at the bottom of the first large crater shortly after it was discovered on July 16."
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