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"Oil and Gas May Be a Far Bigger Climate Threat Than We Knew" [1]

"Oil and gas production may be responsible for a far larger share of the soaring levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in the earth’s atmosphere than previously thought, new research has found."

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Source: NY Times [8], 02/20/2020
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Bloomberg, Avowed Climate Champion, Defends Fossil Fuel In His 1st Debate [9]

"Billionaire Michael Bloomberg tied his late entry to the Democratic presidential primary in large part to his reputation as a deep-pocketed philanthropist who supports environmental groups seeking to curb climate change." "The former GOP mayor of New York City pitched rejoining the Paris Agreement and repeated a debunked claim that he’s to thank for closing coal plants."

 

Climate Change [2]
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Journalism & Media [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [12], 02/20/2020
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Red-State Utah Embraces Plan To Tackle Climate Crisis In Surprise Shift [13]

"In a move to protect its ski slopes and growing economy, Utah – one of the reddest states in the nation – has just created a long-term plan to address the climate crisis. And in a surprising turnaround, some of the state’s conservative leaders are welcoming it."

Climate Change [2]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 02/19/2020
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April 3, 2025

DEADLINE: Brown Institute Magic Grants [17]

The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation annually provides year-long funding awards of up to $150,000 ($300,000 for teams with members of both the Columbia and Stanford communities). Plus, access to an advisory and mentoring group, and an alumni network. Deadline: Apr 3, 2025.

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Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2018) [19]

Are you an SEJ member who's authored, co-authored or edited a non-fiction or fiction environmental book (published in 2018) you'd like included on this page? Documentaries are also welcome. Please send the following to web content manager Cindy MacDonald [20]:

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"Literature: Meet Cli-Fi. It's Dark, It's Gloomy — And It Might Help" [26]

"The southern United States disappeared under rising waters and sudden storms pummel the coast of the Mississippi Sea. New Orleans is gone; so is Florida. Oil is outlawed, and the nation is plunged into a second civil war marked by disease and desperate refugees. ... This is cli-fi."

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Source: ClimateWire [27], 02/18/2020
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"GOP Climate Plan Faces Pushback — From Republicans [28]

"Republicans’ new climate plan was meant to show voters the party cares about climate change, but it’s also illustrating the difficult tightrope the GOP walks on green issues as it faces internal pushback."

Climate Change [2]
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Source: The Hill [29], 02/18/2020
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"Electricity: Warming Could Drop Grid 'Reliability' 16% — Study" [30]

"Climate change will test the world's energy systems and must be factored into their future design, according to a new study that considered over a dozen scenarios to understand the limitations of integrating renewable energy because of warming."

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Source: EnergyWire [31], 02/18/2020
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"Bezos Says He’ll Commit $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change" [32]

"Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos announced he’s created the Bezos Earth Fund, his biggest-ever philanthropic investment to help counter the effects of climate change."

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Source: Bloomberg Green [33], 02/18/2020
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Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [34]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

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