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."
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Retired Coal Miner To EPA: ‘We’re Dying, Literally Dying For You To Help Us’
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/31/3465941/health-concern-epa-hearings/
"In the five minutes he was allotted, Stanley Sturgill spoke to the EPA about how he now suffers from black lung diseases among other respiratory illnesses and how the pollution from coal plants were adversely affecting not only his health, but the public’s too. His plea: "We’re dying, literally dying for you to help us"."
"In the five minutes he was allotted, Stanley Sturgill spoke to the EPA about how he now suffers from black lung diseases among other respiratory illnesses and how the pollution from coal plants were adversely affecting not only his health, but the public’s too. His plea: "We’re dying, literally dying for you to help us"."
In 2014, Colorado Oil And Gas Spills Are Happening Twice A Day
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/29/3465290/colorado-oil-gas-spill/
"A Denver Post analysis of Colorado oil and gas spills so far in 2014 reveals that they are happening twice a day “and usually without anyone telling residents.”"
"A Denver Post analysis of Colorado oil and gas spills so far in 2014 reveals that they are happening twice a day “and usually without anyone telling residents.”"
Why The Koch Brothers Are So Interested In Who Becomes The Next Attorney General Of Colorado
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/31/3466357/colorado-ag-energy-koch/
"Probably not coincidentally, Coffman is a staunch supporter of the oil and gas industry who has vowed to use the position to protect the rights of frackers and drillers."
"Probably not coincidentally, Coffman is a staunch supporter of the oil and gas industry who has vowed to use the position to protect the rights of frackers and drillers."
Doomsday Trigger for Megadrought?
Doomsday Trigger for Megadrought?
"One of the worst North American droughts in history could be getting a whole lot worse."
"One of the worst North American droughts in history could be getting a whole lot worse."
Does NASA's Data Show Doomsday for New York City?
Does NASA's Data Show Doomsday for New York City?
"Unfortunately, we don't live in a sane world. We live in a world dominated by a fossil fuel industry that owns half of Washington and pretty much the entire Republican Party."
"Unfortunately, we don't live in a sane world. We live in a world dominated by a fossil fuel industry that owns half of Washington and pretty much the entire Republican Party."
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Utility Trade Group Funds ALEC Attack on Americans Using Solar
Utility Trade Group Funds ALEC Attack on Americans Using Solar
"Through ALEC's bill and campaign, the group has been pushing changes to state laws that would increase costs for homeowners with solar who sell excess energy back to the grid, known as “net metering.”
"Through ALEC's bill and campaign, the group has been pushing changes to state laws that would increase costs for homeowners with solar who sell excess energy back to the grid, known as “net metering.”
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Alabama state officials: We won’t comply with the EPA because God gave us coal
Alabama state officials: We won’t comply with the EPA because God gave us coal
"Alabama state officials say that EPA carbon standards violate God's law. Seriously."
"Alabama state officials say that EPA carbon standards violate God's law. Seriously."
Songbirds Dying From DDT in Michigan Yards
Songbirds Dying From DDT in Michigan Yards
"The birds’ brains contained concentrations of DDE, a breakdown product of DDT, from 155 to 1,043 parts per million, with an average of 552. “Thirty in the brain is the threshold for acute death,” Zwiernik said. “All the birds exceeded that by at least two- or three-fold, and many by much more than that.” Twelve of the 29 birds had brain lesions or liver abnormalities."
"The birds’ brains contained concentrations of DDE, a breakdown product of DDT, from 155 to 1,043 parts per million, with an average of 552. “Thirty in the brain is the threshold for acute death,” Zwiernik said. “All the birds exceeded that by at least two- or three-fold, and many by much more than that.” Twelve of the 29 birds had brain lesions or liver abnormalities."
Is the Future of the Planet in ALEC's Secret Hands?
Is the Future of the Planet in ALEC's Secret Hands?
"If want to have any chance of saving the human race from the greatest threat it has ever faced, then we need to start putting public interests ahead of corporate interests, and the only way we can do that is by getting money out of politics.
We need to amend the Constitution, to say that money is not speech, and that corporations are not people."
"If want to have any chance of saving the human race from the greatest threat it has ever faced, then we need to start putting public interests ahead of corporate interests, and the only way we can do that is by getting money out of politics.
We need to amend the Constitution, to say that money is not speech, and that corporations are not people."
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm Of July 2012
Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm Of July 2012
"Two years ago, Earth experienced a close shave just as perilous, but most newspapers didn't mention it. The "impactor" was an extremesolar storm, the most powerful in as much as 150+ years."
"Two years ago, Earth experienced a close shave just as perilous, but most newspapers didn't mention it. The "impactor" was an extremesolar storm, the most powerful in as much as 150+ years."
Thursday, July 24, 2014
These Top 10 Food Companies Control Nearly Everything We Eat
www.alternet.org/food/food-brands-climate-change
"A new map published on Business Insider shows the top 10 food companies and what they own, and not surprisingly, they own almost everything."
"A new map published on Business Insider shows the top 10 food companies and what they own, and not surprisingly, they own almost everything."
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Pennsylvania Fracking Regulators 'Woefully' Unprepared, Says State Audit
Pennsylvania Fracking Regulators 'Woefully' Unprepared, Says State Audit
"Placing the health and wellbeing of Pennsylvania residents at great risk, the state’s environmental regulatory body is "woefully" unprepared to monitor and regulate the shale oil and gas drilling boom, charged a report released by the state’s Inspector General on Tuesday."
"Placing the health and wellbeing of Pennsylvania residents at great risk, the state’s environmental regulatory body is "woefully" unprepared to monitor and regulate the shale oil and gas drilling boom, charged a report released by the state’s Inspector General on Tuesday."
CDC Head: Age of Antibiotic Resistance Is Nigh
CDC Head: Age of Antibiotic Resistance Is Nigh
"The growing threat of antibiotic resistance requires imminent action, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday."
"The growing threat of antibiotic resistance requires imminent action, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday."
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