December 2020 Archive
Major climate change measures included in Covid aid bill
The Covid-19 relief bill that President Donald Trump signed on Sunday includes legislation to fund investments in clean energy technologies and regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases — a step that
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US EPA finalizing first-ever airplane emissions rules
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said it was finalizing the first-ever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes
Source: foxbusiness.com'I'll be fierce for all of us': Deb Haaland on climate, Native rights and Biden
The 60-year-old congresswoman from New Mexico will next month become the first Native American cabinet secretary in US history, when she takes responsibility for the country’s land
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In pursuing historic climate change agenda, Biden may find surprising ally
President-elect Joe Biden has made no secret that tackling climate change will be one of his top priorities
Source: nbcnews.comThe District, three states sign agreement to curb transportation emissions
After years of negotiations, the District of Columbia and three Northeastern states have signed a landmark agreement aimed at substantially curbing emissions from gasoline and diesel over the next decade,
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Greenpeace sues Walmart, claiming it lies about plastic being recyclable
It happens many times a day, in kitchens, stores and offices across America: the argument about whether or not a particular plastic package can go into the recycling bin
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Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Stimulus Deal
WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and other clean power sources while curtailing the use of a
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Melt Collective is the Oakvillage eco-Hackathon winner
An international group of 20 judges (including representatives from the Town of Oakville) chose a pitch from Melt Collective to be included in the fourth stage of construction of the
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'No time to waste': Biden introduces his climate team
US President-elect Joe Biden introduced his climate team on Saturday which will be tasked with moving the country toward more action to combat the climate crisis
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Biden Announces Climate Team, Including Gina McCarthy, Deb Haaland and Michael Regan
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr
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Trump wields power to stymie Biden on Paris climate deal
President Trump could use the Senate to foil an attempt by his successor, Joe Biden, to return the U.S to the 2015 Paris Agreement on combatting climate change
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Biden selects Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, Michael Regan as EPA chief
President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M
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Biden picks deal-makers, fighters for climate, energy team
WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden is picking deal-makers and fighters to lead a climate team he’ll ask to remake and clean up the nation’s transportation and power-plant systems,
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Biden to Pick Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will nominate Michael S
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Biden interior nominee Deb Haaland is anti-fracking, co-sponsored AOC's Green New Deal
President-elect Joe Biden announced who will lead his climate team, including a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., on Thursday night,
Source: foxbusiness.comBiden picks former EPA chief Gina McCarthy as White House climate czar
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama and now leads a major advocacy group, to coordinate the new administration’
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Biden's Twin Climate Chiefs, McCarthy and Kerry, Face a Monumental Task
WASHINGTON — One of President-elect Joseph R
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Biden Picks Brenda Mallory to Run the Council on Environmental Quality
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr
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Biden climate pick faces bipartisan backlash for previous handling of Flint water crisis
President-elect Joe Biden's new climate appointee, Gina McCarthy, is facing renewed scrutiny over how she handled the Flint water crisis while serving in the Obama administration
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Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be secretary of transportation, Mr
Source: nytimes.comBiden to Name Gina McCarthy, Former E.P.A. Chief, as White House Climate Coordinator
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr
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To Cut Emissions to Zero, U.S. Needs to Make Big Changes in Next 10 Years
If the United States wants to get serious about tackling climate change, the country will need to build a staggering amount of new energy infrastructure in just the next 10
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Biden's Climate Team Begins to Take Shape
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to announce a significant part of his energy and environment team this week. In the coming days, Mr
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Endangered-species decision expected on beloved butterfly
Trump administration officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now caught in a global extinction crisis, should receive federal designation
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Would the Green New Deal bring the US closer to socialism?
The Green New Deal has advanced a series of sweeping proposals for government intervention in mulitple sectors of the economy, prompting concerns from critics that under the influence of the
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Exxon Mobil pledges to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions over next 5 years: WSJ
Exxon Mobil Corp
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Biden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that Black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary
Source: scnow.comBiden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals
WASHINGTON — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that Black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary
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Greta Thunberg accuses governments of exploiting loopholes on climate action
Climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out in a video message on Saturday at the “distant, hypothetical targets being set” by governments responding to the climate crisis
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Ireland will more than halve carbon emissions this decade, Taoiseach tells UN climate summit
The Taoiseach has outlined Ireland's commitment to climate action at a summit to mark five years of the Paris Climate Accord
Source: irishexaminer.comFederal carbon tax to increase to $170 per tonne by 2030 as Liberals unveil new climate plan
OTTAWA – The Liberals announced a new climate plan Friday that will see the carbon tax jump from $50 per tonne in 2022 to $170 per tonne by 2030
Source: capebretonpost.comN.S. Supreme Court judge issues temporary injunction against N.S. forestry protest
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary injunction to end a blockade of logging roads in southwestern Nova Scotia
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Trudeau goes it alone with new climate plan, proposes carbon price hike
Four years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared side by side with premiers as he announced a “pan-Canadian” climate plan
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N.S. Supreme Court judge issues temporary injunction against N.S. forestry protest
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary injunction to end a blockade of logging roads in southwestern Nova Scotia
Source: therecord.comCarbon capture a tool in climate fight, but at what cost?
Hydrocarbons producers see the technology as a means of justifying their use of natural gas to produce electricity or hydrogen
Source: news24.comOttawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the federal carbon tax
Source: cbc.caFairmont students get virtual connection to nature
Since its inception in 2009, the Solano Resource Conservation District (RCD) has brought sixth-graders from throughout Solano County to the Suisun Marsh for hands-on activities teaching them about
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Green Recovery Policies Once In Lifetime Opportunity To Raise Climate Ambitions In Asia-Pacific
Bangkok (ESCAP news) – While much of the attention this year has been focused on protecting populations as well as the socio-economic impacts and recovery needed, high-level officials from
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Free bus travel regulations expected early in new year, minister vows
Regulations to allow free bus travel for young people will be introduced to Parliament early next year, the Transport Secretary has said
Source: pressandjournal.co.ukHow Texas, other red states tried to jump start carbon storage a decade ago
WASHINGTON - The legislative session in Austin was nearing its end, and Texas Republicans and Democrats were coalescing around a bill encouraging the development of carbon storage facilities viewed as critical
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How Texas and other red states tried to jump start carbon storage a decade ago
WASHINGTON - The legislative session in Austin was nearing its end, and Texas Republicans and Democrats were coalescing around a bill encouraging the development of carbon storage facilities viewed as critical
Source: mrt.com
It's time to fight for alternatives to the 'gas-led recovery' fraud
Several detailed studies have now shown up the Scott Morrison government’s “gas-led economic recovery” plan to be a fraud
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Newsom taps new head of powerful California air board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov
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'Huge victory for polar bears' as Trump's Arctic drilling project rejected by court
Trump’s proposal for an offshore drilling project in the Arctic has been rejected by a US federal court
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Biden faces competing strategies on climate
WASHINGTON - When Joe Biden takes office next month he will face a larger coalition seeking action on climate change than any president before him, a diverse group that ranges from
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Pandemic Slows Down Efforts to Reduce NYC's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The de Blasio administration has made strides toward reducing carbon emissions
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Irish Water to launch a 25-year plan to improve water supply
Irish Water has urged the public to contribute to its 25-year plan on making the country's supply safer, cleaner and more sustainable as the climate crisis offers up
Source: irishexaminer.com
Trump Administration Is Planting Loyalists in Biden Transition Meetings
WASHINGTON — Loyalists to President Trump have blocked transition meetings at some government agencies and are sitting in on discussions at other agencies between career civil servants and President-elect Joseph
Source: nytimes.comFive years after Paris Climate Agreement, why is SA's r...
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement on 12 December, tough questions need to be asked on South Africa’s lethargic – and blinkered – response to
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Ireland ranked among worst performers in 2020 climate rankings
Ireland continues to be among the worst of the world’s developed countries when it comes to responding the climate crisis, according to the 2020 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
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Orrville nights merry and bright after recent…
Some folks in Orrville have been working to make sure people's nights are merry and bright as well
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Trump Administration Declines to Tighten Soot Rules, Despite Link to Covid Deaths
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday declined to tighten controls on industrial soot emissions, disregarding an emerging scientific link between dirty air and Covid-19 death rates
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What you may not know about Connecticut's forests
As more people are hiking and enjoying Connecticut’s forests, an action plan is being updated on the condition and future of`the state’s wooded areas
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Greens welcome Cork City Council pledge to examine idea of eco graveyard for city
The Green Party in Cork has asked officials of Cork City Council to meet with residents seeking an “eco-graveyard” in the city after the council passed a motion calling
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Farmers and environmentalists unite in plea for clarity on post-Brexit agricultural policy
Farmers and environmentalists have joined forces to beg the Scottish Government to show leadership and clear messaging on the future direction of rural support
Source: pressandjournal.co.ukThe Calwood Fire drove me from my home. We must all become climate voters.
On Oct. 17, I was told by officials to prepare for a possible evacuation from my home in Gold Hill due to the rapid progression of the Calwood Fire
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Green New Deal is 'extraordinary' opportunity for Ireland
Ireland stands on the cusp of "extraordinary opportunities" as the EU embarks on the Green New Deal, which will be the biggest historic investment since World War 2 and full
Source: irishexaminer.comScots firms urged not to forget climate crisis and go low carbon
A LOW carbon charity helped businesses and householders across Scotland prevent 250,000 tonnes of CO2 last year – an increase of almost 30 per cent on the year before
Source: heraldscotland.comU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decides against listing hitch under Endangered Species Act
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A long-running effort to list the Clear Lake hitch under the federal Endangered Species Act led this week to the U.S
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Killing coal: Time to make coal history
Around the world the mood is shifting. Xi Jinping has adopted a target to cut China’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2060
Source: stuff.co.nzGovernment quietly made 'back door' agreement with U.S. that could undermine treaty on plastic waste
Environmental groups are accusing the Trudeau government of acting in bad faith after it quietly signed a bilateral agreement with the U.S
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Global Warming Advanced in 2020 Despite the Closure of Industries and the Reduction in Air Traffic
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) pointed out that 2020 will be one of the three warmest years in history
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Westpac Auckland Business Awards 2020 South & East: First Time Entrant Waste Management NZ Claim Supreme Award
Waste Management NZ Limited, New Zealand’s leading resource recovery, recycling and waste management provider, have won Supreme Business Excellence Award at the Westpac Auckland Business Awards 2020 – South & East
Source: scoop.co.nzNestle to spend $3.6 billion on improving climate footprint
GENEVA -- Nestle, the world's biggest food company, said Thursday that it will spend 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.6 billion) over five years to improve its climate footprint
Source: abcnews.go.comNestle to spend $3.6 billion on improving climate footprint
GENEVA (AP) — Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, said Thursday that it will spend 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3
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Pa. law paves way for 'advanced recycling' of plastics, but environmentalists remain skeptical
Only about 9% of all plastics generated in the U.S. were recycled in 2018, the latest year data are available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source: philly.comNorth American farmers profit as consumers pressure food business to go green
CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a
Source: capebretonpost.comDespite Chicago's dismal recycling rate, city does nothing to ensure tens of thousands of buildings do so, watchdog finds- Chicago Sun-Times
If the city is going to improve its dismal rate of recycling, it’s going to have to start following its own law and police businesses, apartment buildings and condo
Source: chicago.suntimes.comDan Haar: A stunning clean energy reversal in the works
It’s been a roller coaster year at Danbury-based FuelCell Energy, and not just because of coronavirus
Source: middletownpress.comThe Opportunity Project helps create tools and solutions to environmental challenges
The Opportunity Project, or TOP, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year with four tech development “sprints’’ running simultaneously to address challenges in the natural and built environment Former Federal
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N.J. environmental chief is retiring after 3 years and 13 major lawsuits filed against polluters
Catherine McCabe, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will leave her post Jan. 15
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Climate action pledges could curb global warming to 2.1C, analysis shows
Action to tackle climate emissions announced by countries in recent months could help limit global warming to 2.1C, analysis suggests
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
Nurturing the soil is vitally important to our collective survival
The National Party is in denial about the connection between fossil fuels and the catastrophic fires that devastated country electorates last summer
Source: greenleft.org.au