"U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60 Percent by 2050"
"A new analysis from Climate Central shows that the U.S. will see a shocking 59% increase in home air conditioning use over the next 30 years."
Source: Earther, 08/18/2020
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"A Tuna’s Worth"
"Bluefin tuna are a luxury that feeds the egos of many, the bellies of few. Inside a Canadian fishery that pursues them."
Source: Hakai, 08/18/2020
"The Muddy Waters of US Ocean Protection"
"The century began with a great deal of optimism around marine protected areas as tools to protect the oceans. Two decades later, conservation goals and fishing interests remain at odds."
Source: EHN, 08/18/2020
"Defying Trump, 4 Automakers Lock In a Deal on Greenhouse Gas Pollution"
"California on Monday finalized a legal settlement with four of the world’s largest automakers that binds them to comply with its stringent state-level fuel efficiency standards that would cut down on climate-warming tailpipe emissions."
Source: NYTimes, 08/18/2020
Trump Finalizes Drilling Plan For Iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
"The Trump administration finalized plans Monday to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, a move that will auction off oil and gas rights in the heart of one of the nation’s most iconic wild places. Achieving a goal Republicans have sought for 40 years, it marks a capstone for an administration that has ignored calls to reduce fossil fuel consumption in the face of climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 08/18/2020
Furry Engineers: Sea Otters In California Estuaries Surprise Scientists
"It is not just at sea that North America’s smallest marine mammals with a huge appetite are benefitting the ecosystem"
Source: Guardian, 08/17/2020
"Ship Leaking Tons Of Oil Off Mauritius Has Split Apart"
"The grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil near protected areas off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has split apart, officials said Saturday, with remaining fuel spreading into the turquoise waters."
Source: AP, 08/17/2020
"Alaska Project Would Use ‘Chillers’ to Freeze Thawing Tundra"
"Climate change is poised to thaw and undermine the soil beneath ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, making its rigs and roads vulnerable to the same global warming the project will be aggravating."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/17/2020
"Tribal Groups Warn Inhofe Bill Could Undermine Sovereignty"
"Legislation being discussed by some members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation to address a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens to undermine tribal sovereignty, several Native American groups warned in a letter this week to Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe."
Source: AP, 08/17/2020
US Allows Killing Sea Lions Eating At-Risk Northwest Salmon
"U.S. authorities on Friday gave wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in hopes of helping struggling salmon and steelhead trout."
Source: AP, 08/17/2020
