"Brazilian Meat Giant Under Fire For Allegedly Misleading Investors"
"JBS sold more than $3 billion worth of ‘green bonds’ in the U.S., but a watchdog group says its impact on Amazon forests belies its pledges".
Source: Washington Post, 01/19/2023
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Over 90% of Rainforest Carbon Offsets By Top Provider Worthless: Study
"The forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading provider and used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations are largely worthless and could make global heating worse, according to a new investigation."
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2023Granholm Says GOP Bill Would Weaken SPR, Result In Higher Gas Prices
"Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is pushing back on a Republican proposal to put stipulations on withdrawing oil from the country’s strategic reserve, arguing that the measure would curtail the use of a key security tool and drive up prices."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2023‘Advanced’ Plastic Recycling Is Costly and Polluting: Study
"Industry is pursuing various technologies to help solve the global plastic waste problem, but environmentalists say new recycling techniques only make environmental problems worse."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/19/2023"‘It’s Time To Start Suing’: States Tee Up Next WOTUS War"
"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday he filed a challenge against the new EPA and Army Corps of Engineers definition of which waterways and wetlands are subject to federal permitting requirements."
Source: E&E News, 01/19/2023As California’s Storms End, Reckoning With Flood Insurance About To Begin
"Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies."
Source: Grist, 01/19/2023"Climate Misinformation ‘Rocket Boosters’ On Musk’s Twitter"
"Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn’t “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.”"
Source: AP, 01/19/2023Greta at Davos: Fossil Fuel Giants 'Throw People Under The Bus' For Gain
"Greta Thunberg is leading some big names in youth climate action at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland."
Source: Euronews, 01/19/2023"China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis"
"Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2023"How Dark Money Groups Led Ohio To Redefine Gas As ‘Green Energy’"
"Conservative groups helped Ohio lawmakers push the narrative that the fuel is clean, documents show. They are taking their campaign to other states."
Source: Washington Post, 01/18/2023"3.3 Million People Displaced By Natural Disasters In US Last Year"
"Natural disasters displaced more than 3 million Americans in 2022, including nearly 1 million in Florida alone, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau."
Source: The Hill, 01/18/2023‘Extinction Crisis’ Of Sharks And Rays Devastates Other Species: Study
"Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays that live around the world’s coral reefs are threatened with extinction with potentially dire knock-on effects for ecosystems and coastal communities, according to new research."
Source: Guardian, 01/18/2023Banks Still Investing Big In Fossil Fuels Despite Net Zero Pledges: Study
"Banks and finance institutions that have signed up to net zero pledges are still investing heavily in fossil fuels, research has shown, leading to accusations they are acting as “climate arsonists”.
Source: Guardian, 01/18/2023"Biden’s Green Energy Bank Races to Leverage $394 Billion to Scale Cleantech"
"The Energy Department office that helped Tesla — and made a bad bet on Solyndra — is hustling to get loans out as the GOP vows scrutiny."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/18/2023"Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects"
"Before ending its session and swearing in new members, Congress passed a fiscal year 2023 budget with key provisions for water infrastructure and disaster recovery. That’s in addition to approving legislation that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects for flood protection, navigation, and environmental restoration."
Source: Circle of Blue, 01/18/2023
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