"How Fossil Fuel Firms Use Black Leaders To ‘Deceive’ Their Communities" [1]
"Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say".
Source: Guardian [2], 10/11/2022
"Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say".
"Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday."
A new global fossil fuels registry sounds like a breakthrough for covering climate change and energy stories. But Reporter’s Toolbox inspected it and found potentially problematic data sourcing and accuracy. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be useful as one of several tools to help report the beat. Here’s how to make the most of fossil fuel data sources.
A gripping new documentary on raging megafires weaves together stunning cinematography with deeply researched revelations that reveal the futility of current policy around managing wildfires, writes veteran wildfire reporter Robert McClure in a new EJ InSight column. His review, with three big takeaways.
How will the UN’s yearly climate treaty talks in Egypt next month touch domestic U.S. reporting? The latest Backgrounder has an outlook, with close attention to the question of compensation for nations suffering the worst impacts of global warming, plus the politics of war and energy, methane and HFCs. The prospects for action in and after Egypt.
"Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children’s dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around water fluoridation."
"Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?"
"Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he would call a special session of the Legislature to consider a windfall profit tax on oil companies in response to the “outrageous and unconscionable” price of gas in California."
"Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is slated to receive a windfall of more than $40 billion over the next 10 years. Americans could get a hint next week whether the extra money is going to translate into tougher regulations for air quality and climate change."
"The United States on Friday unveiled a new strategy for the Arctic that foresees increasing competition with Russia and China in the strategic U.S. government presence in the Arctic region as region."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-fossil-fuel-firms-use-black-leaders-deceive-their-communities
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/10/i-feel-used-how-fossil-fuel-firms-court-black-leaders-to-support-pipelines
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/heatwaves-make-some-regions-uninhabitable-within-decades-un-red-cross
[4] https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20221010-heatwaves-to-make-regions-uninhabitable-within-decades-say-un-red-cross
[5] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/fossil-fuels-registry-promises-global-warming-data-does-it-deliver
[6] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-insight/us-wildfire-response-badly-base-new-doc-convincingly-shows
[7] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/cop-27-egypt-afar-how-un-meeting-will-affect-climate-change-reporting
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/town-employee-quietly-lowered-fluoride-water-years
[9] https://apnews.com/article/health-vermont-fluoridation-climate-and-environment-375fe7224a329bafb7a6dfa7480b5750?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/developers-loom-boy-scouts-sell-land-compensate-assault-victims
[11] https://therevelator.org/scouts-sell-land/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/newsom-calls-special-session-consider-windfall-tax-oil-companies
[13] https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/07/newsom-tax-oil-companies-california-00061010
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/flush-cash-epa-could-toughen-methane-rules
[15] https://www.eenews.net/articles/flush-with-cash-epa-could-toughen-methane-rules/
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bidens-new-arctic-strategy-foresees-competition-russia-china
[17] https://www.reuters.com/world/bidens-new-arctic-strategy-foresees-competition-with-russia-china-2022-10-07/
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