Climate Change

Coal Train Protesters Target Big New England Coal Power Plant

"Climate activists halted a coal train bound for one of New England's last large coal-fired power plants by building a barricade on the tracks and sitting on it for about eight hours this week. The delay was temporary, but it was the fifth time activists had stopped a coal train in the region in less than a month."

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/07/2020

"Science: The Biggest Climate Questions For A New Decade"

"In the past decade, scientists substantially improved their ability to draw connections between climate change and extreme weather events. They made breakthroughs in their understanding of ice sheets. They raised critical questions about the implications of Arctic warming. They honed their predictions about future climate change. As another decade begins, scientists say there are more questions to be answered."

Source: ClimateWire, 01/06/2020

Analysis: As Fires Rage, Australia Sees Its Leader As Missing In Action

"The country is venting frustration with Prime Minister Scott Morrison over what many view as a nonchalant response to the disastrous blazes and his unwavering dismissal of climate change."

"HASTINGS, Australia — The posters have popped up on streets around Australia, showing the prime minister looking very tropical: floral wreath on his head, ocean-blue shirt open at the collar.

“MISSING,” they blared. “Your country is on fire.”

Source: NY Times, 01/06/2020

"Trump Rule Would Exclude Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning

"Federal agencies would no longer have to take climate change into account when they assess the environmental impacts of highways, pipelines and other major infrastructure projects, according to a Trump administration plan that would weaken the nation’s benchmark environmental law."

Source: NY Times, 01/06/2020

What’s Behind Big Oil’s Promises of Emissions Cuts? Lots of Wiggle Room

"The oil and gas industry seems to have entered a state of cognitive dissonance. Like never before, energy companies are publicly acknowledging the threat posed by climate change and the need for society to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, oil and gas production in the U.S. and globally continues to soar."

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/03/2020

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