June 2019 Archive
Vacancy taxes: California's latest crazy idea
This column has frequently recounted how ideas coming from California’s progressive politicians are not just destructive, but also how most result in outcomes diametrically opposite of what the left
Source: ocregister.comHayhoe named to National Museum of Natural History Advisory Board
Katharine Hayhoe, co-director of the Texas Tech University Climate Center and a professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named by
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Democrats face climate change in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Rising sea levels could threaten the very existence of Miami and much of the rest of South Florida, and Democrats are facing calls to confront climate change squarely
Source: sfltimes.comOntario vows to keep fighting carbon tax after 2 courts uphold it
While the federal government and environmental groups have applauded a second court ruling upholding the carbon tax, the Ontario government is vowing to continue the fight against it
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New Brunswick criticizes federal offer of school funding: 'We're big boys and girls'
New Brunswick’s environment minister accused his federal counterpart of glossing over key details of the Liberal government’s offer to fix up schools using carbon-tax revenue
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Weaning US off fossil fuel use 'to cost $4.7 trillion'
Eliminating fossil fuels from the US power sector, a key goal of the “Green New Deal” backed by many Democratic presidential candidates, would cost $4
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US Democratic debate night two: What did the candidates say?
The second night of the first United States 2020 Democratic debate took place on Thursday night with a another 10 candidates taking the stage in Miami, Florida
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Doug Ford loses carbon tax court battle with Trudeau
Ontario's Court of Appeal followed its Saskatchewan counterpart in deeming the federal price on pollution constitutional, in another blow to Conservative premiers challenging the levy across the country
Source: nationalobserver.comMarin IJ Readers' Forum for June 28, 2019
As a current federal worker with more than 30 years of service, the Fourth of July holiday is important to me
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Swiss insurance giant divests from the oilsands
Saying it will no longer underwrite companies that rely on profits from “the most carbon intensive” fossil fuels on the planet, Zurich Insurance Group on Tuesday signed on to a
Source: nationalobserver.comCalifornia, Canada sidestep Trump, ink deal on emissions
DETROIT — California picked up an important partner its long-running dispute with the Trump administration over vehicle emissions and fuel economy by announcing a deal with Canada to work on
Source: mercurynews.comWalters: Californiais playing political chicken with Trump administration
There are dozens of cross-continental disputes between the Trump administration in Washington and California’s Democrat-dominated state government, most manifesting themselves in lawsuits
Source: eastbaytimes.comMiriam Margolyes joins Mark Rylance's RSC boycott over BP
The row over fossil fuel sponsorship of the arts continued to escalate as actor Miriam Margolyes joined Mark Rylance in his protest against BP’s sponsorship of the Royal Shakespeare
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Provinces, feds meet to find path to better plastics-recycling plan
OTTAWA -- The federal government and the provinces are expected to announce plans to work on harmonizing recycling standards following a meeting of environment ministers in Halifax today
Source: ctvnews.caProvinces, feds meet to find path to better plastics-recycling plan
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, makes an announcement on how the federal government will allocate a portion of the proceeds collected as a result of carbon pollution
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Weaning US power sector off fossil fuels would cost $4.7 trillion
Eliminating fossil fuels from the US power sector - a key goal of the "Green New Deal" backed by many Democratic presidential candidates - would cost $4
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Japan seeks climate leadership at G-20 summit but can't kick its coal habit
Japan, he said, will exercise “firm leadership” on climate change at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka this week, with a focus on “disruptive innovation” that generates economic growth
Source: washingtonpost.comAdios Trump? The key takeaways from the first Democratic 2020 debate
The big question on everybody’s mind was whether Elizabeth Warren, 59, the senator from Massachusetts, would continue her meteoric rise into the top tier of candidates
Source: theguardian.comDemocratic candidates fail to challenge opponents or convey scope of climate crisis in debate
The first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday night spent around seven minutes on a discussion around climate change, exceeding the total time spent on the crisis during all of the
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Provinces, feds meet to find path to better plastics-recycling plan
OTTAWA — The federal government and the provinces are expected to announce plans to work on harmonizing recycling standards following a meeting of environment ministers in Halifax today
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An "Unprecedented" Early Summer Heatwave Grips Europe
Europeans are bracing for an intense early-summer heatwave, with record-breaking temperatures forecast in parts of France and Germany before the weekend — less than a year after the region’
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Democratic candidates for president tackle two Florida issues: Disaster relief and Cuba policy
The wide field of Democratic presidential candidates have descended on Miami this week for two nights of debates
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Provinces, feds meet to find path to better plastics-recycling plan
OTTAWA — The federal government and the provinces are expected to announce plans to work on harmonizing recycling standards following a meeting of environment ministers in Halifax today
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Ministers criticised for failure to act on new Scottish environment laws
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have criticised a failure to to bring in new environmental protection laws in Scotland which would safeguard vital conservation work after the UK leaves the EU
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Canada to collaborate with California on vehicle emissions standards
OTTAWA—Canada has cast its lot with California on vehicle emissions regulations, setting the stage for a split with the U.S
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Dublin bathing: 'Even when you tell them the water is not safe...they'll get in anyway'
The sun was shining and temperatures were climbing on Wednesday but Dollymount Strand in Dublin was virtually empty as the sea remained off limits to swimmers
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World headed for 'climate apartheid,' UN expert warns
When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast in October 2012, low-income communities in New York and New Jersey were the hardest hit
Source: nationalobserver.comAfter 40 years of climate activism, I feel a surge of hope
I am now 68 years of age but when I was 21, in my final year at university, I became aware of major problems then facing the world – war, poverty,
Source: theguardian.comCOMMENTARY: The Tory climate plan champions technology over taxes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been busy talking up climate change, even as he jetted to the Raptors’ parade last week in Toronto and skipped the House of Commons vote
Source: globalnews.caAmericans demand climate action (as long as it doesn't cost much): Reuters poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take “aggressive” action to combat climate change - but only a third would support
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G20 environment plan laudable but will be too little too late
The leaders of the G20 countries head to Osaka, in Japan, this week, for their annual summit
Source: irishexaminer.comTwo groups file for protected status to save isolated mountain lions in Santa Monica, Santa Ana mountains
Two environmental groups filed a petition Tuesday with the California Fish and Game Commission asking for endangered species protection for six subpopulations of mountain lions in Southern California facing extinction
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Companies from 3M to Google in Minneapolis to talk green business practices
A sold-out event this week in downtown Minneapolis brought together leaders from business and nonprofits to share big thoughts on environmental sustainability and the concept of a circular economy
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STATE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION SOUGHT FOR MOUNTAIN LIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL COAST
June 25, 2019 (San Diego) -- The Center for Biological Diversity and Mountain Lion Foundation formally petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today to protect mountain lions under the California
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'Climate apartheid': World's poor to suffer most from disasters
The world is on course for "climate apartheid", where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt, according to
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Dan Fumano: To sue or not? A question for cities facing climate change
As cities around the world — particularly coastal ones — take a hard look at the costs of climate change, Vancouver’s council is debating asking fossil fuel companies to pay a
Source: theprovince.comCalls increase for Democrats to face climate change in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Rising sea levels could threaten the very existence of Miami and much of the rest of South Florida, and Democrats are facing calls to confront climate change squarely
Source: mysanantonio.comCalls increase for Democrats to face climate change in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Rising sea levels could threaten the very existence of Miami and much of the rest of south Florida, and Democrats are facing calls to confront climate change squarely
Source: chron.comNorth Wales green energy expert attacks VAT hike on solar panels by Government
A PROPOSED quadrupling of the rate of VAT on renewable energy systems, including solar panels, could backfire by putting customers off going ‘green’, a leading energy expert has warned
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Uprooting the myths surrounding the waste economy
South Africans produce a staggering amount of municipal waste. The national Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) estimated that we generated 111 million tonnes of waste in 2016
Source: fin24.comNeil Mackay: From Boris to anti-vax
This last week has been one of those weeks – a week in which it became clear that we aren’t just living squarely in the Age of Unreason, but in
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Trump is a threat to the planet, but so are the Democrats
In American politics, the Republican Party's commitment to the fossil-fuel industry means that it will continue to deny climate science and favour policies that exacerbate global warming
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Three Greater Victoria schools claim climate awards
A trio of schools in the Capital Regional District (CRD) including one from Saanich received recognition for their efforts towards climate sustainability. Selkirk Montessori (Victoria), St
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs aims to create world's largest 'climate-positive' neighbourhood
In order to put the "largest, densest climate-positive district in North America" on Toronto's waterfront, Google's sister company plans to use all the cutting-edge clean-energy
Source: nationalobserver.comJay Inslee targets fossil fuel interests with new presidential promises
Washington governor Jay Inslee will set his sights on powerful fossil fuel interests on Monday, by introducing a new portion of the presidential campaign he has centered on addressing the
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Greenpeace activist: “People forget the history of progress is based on peaceful protest”
of Foreign Office minister Mark Field forcibly removing a climate protester from the annual Mansion House dinner
Source: newstatesman.comUS briefing: Iran sanctions, biodiversity crisis and Istanbul election
Donald Trump has vowed to introduce “major” new sanctions on Iran, further damaging what he called the country’s “absolutely broken” economy, in a new escalation in the war of
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Global heating is the key priority; without urgent acti...
The seven priorities listed in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address can only be achieved if climate action and ecological restoration are acknowledged as foundational to all
Source: dailymaverick.co.zaMike Pence repeatedly refuses to say climate crisis is a threat to US
At the end of a week in which the Trump administration rolled back Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, Mike Pence declined repeated invitations to say the human-induced climate
Source: theguardian.comVancouver could join other B.C. municipalities asking energy sector to cover climate change costs
Vancouver could become the latest — and largest — B.C. city to call on fossil fuel companies to cover the costs of climate change impacts within its boundaries
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Climate change expected to take center stage during this week's Democratic debates
As 20 Democratic candidates arrive in Miami this week for the first round of presidential debates, the region of tide-swollen floods, hurricane-battered communities and toxic-algae infestations is
Source: tampabay.comScheer argues climate plan will bring about 'technological revolution'
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is defending his climate plan after accusations last week that it fails to set concrete targets
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Wildfires, lack of rain pose threat to Minnesota's air quality
A few dozen yards from the interstate in downtown St. Paul, environmental specialist Jerrod Eppen checked on a series of air quality sensors bolted onto a rooftop
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Emily Eavis hopes Glastonbury will inspire fans to live more sustainably
Emily Eavis hopes measures at Glastonbury Festival such as banning single-use plastic bottles and encouraging the use of public transport will inspire fans to live more sustainably
Source: pressandjournal.co.ukMarin supervisors oppose corporate-backed carbon tax plan
The Marin County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution opposing legal immunity for fossil fuel companies and affirming the regulatory authority of the Environmental Protection Agency and its implementation of
Source: marinij.comVanuatu to ban disposable nappies in plastics crackdown: 'We had no choice'
It is but a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean, but the island state of Vanuatu is leading the global fight against plastic waste
Source: theguardian.comNDP links environment with economic justice to head off Green challenge
The NDP has released its full set of election campaign commitments early, in the hope that voters will take the time to absorb them, and that those policy proposals will
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Climate Change action: How NZ's 'insufficient' targets stack up against other countries
New Zealand is among the many nations that have pledged to limit global warming increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the future
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Elizabeth May: Solving the climate crisis is 'Mission Possible'
On Monday night, June 17th, the Parliament of Canada held a last few hours of debate on the Liberal motion that Canada accepts that we are in a climate emergency
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Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh vow to continue pipeline fight following Trans Mountain approval
Just hours after the federal government announced it had approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, local First Nations vowed to continue fighting the project
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Extinction Rebellion: 'Our movement must be global or it will fail'
Green Left Weekly’s Rachel Evans and Jonathan Lockhart spoke to Extinction Rebellion Sydney spokesperson Caz Chattin to find out more about this growing international movement
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Beto O'Rourke says we have '10 years' left to tackle climate change, blames Trump for rise in hate crimes
Former Rep
Source: foxnews.comRenewable energy sector hails New York state's new climate plan
NEWYORK (Reuters) – Investors, developers and users of renewable energy at an industry conference in New York this week were buzzing about the state’s ambitious plan https://www.reuters
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Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
NYKOPING, Sweden - School’s out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains on
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Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
NYKOPING, Sweden -- School's out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains on
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Growing movement shuns air travel due to high carbon cost
NYKOPING, Sweden — School’s out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains on
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Climate for Change Bulletin 20th June 19'
In 2018 the Convention on Biological Diversity announced that the world had two years to seal a new pact on wildlife protection as the EU and 195 member nations of
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Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
School's out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains on a whistle-
Source: abcnews.go.comOregon set to join California with market-based plan to cut emissions
Oregon is poised to becomethe second US state after California to impose a cap and trade program aimed at reducing industrial carbon emissions
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Clean Air Day is a fresh way of tackling a truly toxic issue
You might not know it as you crawl on your usual commute through Glasgow city centre or Edinburgh’s gridlocked suburbs, but today is Clean Air Day
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Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his climate plan will be “Canada’s best chance” to hit its targets under the Paris climate-change agreement and that it can happen without
Source: nanaimobulletin.comClimate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
NYKOPING, Sweden (AP) — School's out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains
Source: lmtonline.comIn a quiet shift, 99% of San Jose residents and businesses have switched to mostly clean energy
Editor’s note: The annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students is a two-week intensive course in journalism
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Irish battery breakthrough could help save the planet
Do you want your phone battery to last longer? Are you curious about electric cars but afraid they won’t take you far enough? Would you like to install a
Source: irishtimes.comAmid urgent climate warnings, EPA gives coal a reprieve
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid scientists' increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power
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Amid urgent climate warnings, EPA gives coal a reprieve
WASHINGTON — Amid scientists’ increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power plants
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Scheer pitches climate plan as 'best chance' to meet Paris targets
OTTAWA – Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is unveiling his long-awaited climate plan, which he has billed as Canada’s “best chance” to meet the Paris targets without a carbon
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Scheer touts industry-friendly climate plan to meet Paris targets
The Conservative Party released a vague, industry-friendly plan Wednesday to combat climate change and lower Canada’s carbon pollution that it says will allow the country to meet its
Source: nationalobserver.comEPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite scientists' increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power
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Strategic Wildfire Mitigation Includes Major Fuel Break Project
NORTH FORK — Several fires in the last few years, including the Courtney Fire (2014), Railroad Fire (2017), and Mission Fire (2017), posed significant risks to public health and safety and
Source: sierranewsonline.comEPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's electrical
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Trump's biggest move to end the 'war on coal' won't rescue the industry
President Donald Trump is scaling back sweeping Obama-era curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants burning coal, his biggest step yet to fulfill his campaign promise to stop
Source: mysanantonio.comTrump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid
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FVRD chair calls B.C. incineration plan for Philippines waste 'disturbing'
The prospect of air pollution wafting up the Fraser Valley from incinerated garbage from the Philippines is very disturbing, said FVRD chair Jason Lum
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US: Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the United States's electrical grid
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Trump's rollback of GHG curbs won't stop shift away from coal
President Donald Trump is scaling back sweeping Obama-era curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants burning coal, his biggest step yet to fulfill his campaign promise to stop
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Trump's biggest move to end 'War on Coal' won't rescue the industry
President Donald Trump is scaling back sweeping Obama-era curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants burning coal, his biggest step yet to fulfill his campaign promise to stop
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Trump EPA finalizes rollback of key Obama climate rule that targeted coal plants
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration finalized its biggest climate policy rollback Wednesday, requiring the U.S
Source: philly.comTrump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants; foes pledge court challenges
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's electrical grid
Source: theeagle.comTrump ditches sole climate rule that aimed to reduce coal plant pollution
Donald Trump’s administration is finalizing plans to roll back the US government’s only direct efforts to curb coal-fired power plant pollution that is heating the planet
Source: theguardian.comTrump's EPA close to full rollback on coal-fired power plants rules from Obama era
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is close to completing one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical
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Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his climate plan will be “Canada’s best chance” to hit its targets under the Paris climate-change agreement and that it can happen
Source: calgarysun.comTrump EPA guts rule requiring coal-fired power plants to curb emissions
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off
Source: globalnews.caHolywell mayor discusses environmental concerns with schoolchildren
PUPILS at a Holywell primary school have impressed the local mayor with their knowledge of the environment and put forward their findings from an investigation around the town
Source: leaderlive.co.ukMold Town Hall packed for second meeting of plastic reduction group
A GROUP of residents and businesses in Mold have come together once again determined to cut down on single-use plastics in the town
Source: leaderlive.co.ukEmissions need to be halved by 2030, say researchers, but who's listening?
London — Emissions need to be halved by 2030 to limit warming to 1
Source: businesslive.co.zaAvoiding climate chaos means zeroing in on emissions
We're caught in a bad cycle. Global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, causing more extreme weather events and temperature swings
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EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to make "major policy announcement"
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is making a "major policy announcement" Wednesday morning
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Al Gore names 40 Kiwis 'apprentices' of his climate change movement
Former US Vice President Al Gore has appointed 40 New Zealanders as "apprentices" of his global climate change movement
Source: stuff.co.nzAndrew Scheer's climate plan to focus on 'tech not taxes' with investment rules
Andrew Scheer‘s long-awaited climate plan will put emphasis on private-sector green technology investments and affirm a commitment to meeting Canada’s emission reduction targets under the Paris
Source: globalnews.caTrump EPA close to gutting Obama rule on coal power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is close to completing one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's
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John Ivison: Conservative climate plan gives voters what they say they want — expressions of concern with no actual cost
It should come as no surprise that the new Conservative climate plan is a Potemkin village of a policy, designed to give the impression of solidity to a fake, precarious
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Trump EPA rolls back Obama's coal crackdown
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday finalized the agency’s plan for replacing Obama-era regulations on emissions from coal-fired power plants, part of a long-running
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America's Skies Have Gotten Clearer, but Millions Still Breathe Unhealthy Air
When asked about climate change, President Trump often shifts the focus to America’s “clean air
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E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a package of new rules to replace the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s signature effort to reduce planet-warming emissions
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Trudeau's looming Trans Mountain decision
It’s Trans Mountain deadline day, and the surprise will be if the federal cabinet doesn’t give the nod for the pipeline expansion project to move ahead
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What's wrong with environmental impact assessments?
The world is to invest $90tn in infrastructure in the next 15 years alone
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David Suzuki: Avoiding climate chaos means zeroing in on emissions
We're caught in a bad cycle. Global greenhouse-gas emissions are still rising, causing more extreme-weather events and temperature swings
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Taoiseach: Government will 'nudge people to change behaviour' in bid to tackle climate change
The Taoiseach has said it is the fault of Fianna Fail and the Green Party that eight of his ministers are currently driving diesel cars
Source: irishexaminer.comScotland urged to invest in nuclear to hit climate goals
Scotland should consider new nuclear power stations, investing in hydrogen and installing many more windfarms to meet its climate goals, an expert inquiry has concluded
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Climate plan will 'nudge people' to change behaviour, says Varadkar
The Government will “nudge people and businesses to change behaviour” in a bid to tackle climate change, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said
Source: irishtimes.comTrans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project's history
OTTAWA — The federal cabinet's long-awaited decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is due Tuesday
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Government climate plan will see departments pay for missed environment targets
Government departments will be forced to pay out of their own pockets if they fail to hit specific multi-year environmental targets, potentially putting other services at risk if they
Source: irishexaminer.com
EDITORIAL: Glaciers didn't melt fast enough to meet prediction
The latest example comes from the National Park Service. For years, signs at Glacier National Park have informed visitors that the glaciers have a specific expiration date
Source: reviewjournal.comFalls of Clyde is languishing in Honolulu harbour
Time is running out for a historic Clyde-built windjammer trapped in Honolulu Harbour
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AT CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM IN SAN DIEGO, CONGRESSWOMAN DAVIS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR GREEN NEW DEAL
June 15, 2019 (San Diego) -- Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) surprised and mollified a restive crowd of environmentalists Saturday when she announced that when she returns to Washington for
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Climate shocker: Canada aims for carbon credits for fracking natural gas
A Green member of Parliament has suggested that the federal government is hoping to use the Paris Agreement to obtain a break on emissions for shipping liquefied natural gas out
Source: straight.comHopes for climate progress falter with coal still king across Asia
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is preparing to leave fossil fuels behind
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Pope: World climate emergency demands 'radical energy transition'
Pope Francis has told the leaders of global oil and gas corporations that carbon pricing is "essential" to stem global warming and has demanded that climate change deniers listen to
Source: aljazeera.comPope Francis declares 'climate emergency' and urges action
Pope Francis has declared a global “climate emergency”, warning of the dangers of global heating and that a failure to act urgently to reduce greenhouse gases would be “a brutal
Source: theguardian.com
A tree in the hand isn't worth two already in the bush
OPINION: As the reality of accelerated climate change finally reached the halls of central and local government there has been a flurry of, not quite, frantic activity
Source: stuff.co.nzWhite House physicist sought aid of rightwing thinktank to challenge climate science
A member of the Trump administration’s National Security Council has sought help from advisers of a conservative thinktank to challenge the reality of a human-induced climate crisis, a
Source: theguardian.com
Cuellar's campaign addresses Cisneros' bid
Rep. Henry Cuellar’s campaign is seemingly unfazed by his new opponent’s strategy, political philosophy or backing by the Justice Democrats, a national progressive advocacy group
Source: lmtonline.com
A simple online system that could end plastic pollution
It was once a shoreline buried by enough trash to render it invisible, warranting the unfortunate nickname “toilet bowl”
Source: bbc.comPotato eyes: Drones to examine spudsfrom the sky in agricultural revolution
THEY have been used to hunt Osama Bin Laden, shut down the UK’s second busiest airport and also deliver Amazon parcels
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Greenpeace: Grocers, particularly H-E-B, not doing enough to reduce plastics
The environmental group assessed and ranked 20 grocers' plans to curb plastic shopping bags and packaging, and found that few retailers had plastic reduction goals or commitments to report their
Source: chron.com
Cuts by Doug Ford slash legal aid support for climate emergency
Budget cuts by the Ontario government may bring an end to the use of legal aid support to help vulnerable people fight the global climate change emergency
Source: nationalobserver.com
UK pledges net zero fossil fuel pollution in first for G7
Britain is to become the first major economy to adopt laws that requiring a cut in fossil-fuel emissions to zero by 2050 to fight climate change
Source: fin24.com
Extreme weather drove spike in energy demand and emissions: BP
Extreme temperatures around the globe drove a sharp acceleration in both energy demand and carbon emissions last year, oil giant BP* said on Tuesday, warning that the world risks losing
Source: aljazeera.comErratic weather boosts energy demand, denting climate goals: BP
LONDON (Reuters) - Extreme temperatures around the globe drove a sharp acceleration in energy demand and carbon emissions last year, oil giant BP said on Tuesday, issuing a stark warning that
Source: reuters.com
5 tips for Eskom to fix its debt problem, from Greenpeace
Debt-ridden power utility Eskom has recently lost its CEO Phakamani Hadebe, and apart from relying on another financial bailout from the state, it also needs to keep up with
Source: fin24.comNo, climate action can't be separated from social justice
If you set aside Republicans’ obsession with cow farts, perhaps the most prevalent criticism of the Green New Deal is its emphasis on social justice
Source: theguardian.com
How airlines are dealing with 6.1m tonnes of cabin waste per year
In 2018, airlines generated an estimated total of about 6.1m tonnes of cabin waste, of which between 20% and 30% was untouched food and drink
Source: fin24.comClimate change figures to be key issue for Orange County races in 2020
Tom Osborne likes to think about the years he spent at Old Man’s beach in San Onofre riding waves on his vintage longboard
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Coal-state Dem slams Bloomberg over climate initiative
Centrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Monday blasted former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to shut down all coal plants in the U.S
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SEPTA explores the promising, environmentally friendly, yet uncertain future of electric buses
SEPTA’s 22 electric, emissions-free buses are on the street, but it remains to be seen whether they’re a first step toward greener public transit, or a novelty
Source: philly.com
John Ivison: He has no plan, but Canadians still trust Scheer more than Trudeau to handle climate change
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has yet to release his environment plan but regardless, according to a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute he is judged to be better suited
Source: theprovince.com
Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban
OTTAWA — A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers
Source: toronto.citynews.caLifeguard tower built from plastic waste offers glimpse of future
The lifeguard tower being built Saturday on Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach is not just another oceanfront lookout
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In minority scenario, Greens won't work with a party without serious climate plan
OTTAWA – Should the fall federal election conclude in a minority government scenario, and the Green Party is in a positon to assist the party with the most seats, it will
Source: ctvnews.ca'We just didn't think about it': how did we let plastic bags get everywhere?
Joan Shuttleworth has fond memories of her 1940s childhood in Orchard Park, near Buffalo
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The little known story of the origins of the Green Party
As the so-called Green Wave brought new and returning Green Party politicians to power during the local and European elections, the Greens are certainly experiencing a renewed interest at
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How Green parties are on the march after big wins across Europe
It was the surprise story of the European elections: across the continent, Green parties surged
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Automakers Ask Trump Not to Loosen a Climate Change Rule
The world’s largest automakers doubled down on their call for the Trump Administration to rethink the scope of a rollback on limits on pollution from cars that were designed
Source: time.comDid Biden go green enough? Green New Deal advocates split
WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate change activists who vaulted the Green New Deal to prominence in the 2020 presidential campaign got what they wanted this week: a Democratic front-runner moving
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Green wave: why more Atlantic Canadians are supporting the Green party than ever before
Voters in Atlantic Canada are beginning to see the Green party as a viable alternative to the status quo, experts say, which may mean tangible results at the polls in
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Fianna Fáil set to hold power across Dublin as mayoral roles given out
Fianna Fáil councillor Paul McAuliffe, is set to be elected the 350th Lord Mayor of Dublin on Friday in a voting pact with the Green party and Labour and the
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