"Tropical Forests Are Reaching Their Carbon Dioxide Limit"
"A study of hundreds of thousands of trees in Africa and the Amazon concludes that they aren’t drawing down greenhouse gases like they used to."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/06/2020
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Pumped Storage: "Environmental Disaster Or Key To A Clean Energy Future?"
"EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Calif. — Steve Lowe gazed into a gaping pit in the heart of the California desert, careful not to let the blistering wind send him toppling over the edge."
Source: LA Times, 03/06/2020
"Lawmakers Weigh Walking Back Amendment Stalling Energy Bill Votes"
"Lawmakers are working on a compromise to an amendment that risks stalling an otherwise popular energy package."
Source: The Hill, 03/06/2020
"Greens' Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies"
"The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration's intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump.
The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White House press aide Hogan Gidley's recent comments in a Fox News interview could violate the Hatch Act or 'merit system principles' that have long governed public personnel practices.
Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2020
"Pence Admits 'We Don't Have Enough Tests' as Delay In Testing Persists
"Confusion and delays appear to persist in testing Americans for coronavirus even after an outcry from state and local health authorities that the United States was behind in determining the extent of the outbreak."
Source: CNN, 03/06/2020
"E.U. Proposes a Climate Law. Greta Thunberg Hears ‘Empty Words.’"
"The European Union laid out plans on Wednesday for a climate law that would set a target of net zero carbon emissions across the bloc by 2050. But the bill, part of a wider policy package called the Green Deal, was immediately criticized by climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, who denounced it as “empty words.”"
Source: NY Times, 03/05/2020
Backed By Industry, Some States Propose Blocking Cities From Banning Gas
"Lawmakers in at least five U.S. states have proposed bills since mid-February to prevent cities from banning natural gas as an energy source in new buildings, marking an escalation in the national battle over the fuel’s role in fighting climate change."
Source: Reuters, 03/05/2020
"California Had Its Driest February on Record. Here’s How Bad It Was."
"Not a drop of rain fell in downtown San Francisco this February. Or in Big Sur State Park. Or in Paso Robles. February in California was so dry that it is raising concerns that the state, which, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, only fully emerged from drought last March, may be headed for another one."
Source: NY Times, 03/05/2020
Texas Grand Jury Rejects New Anti-Protest Law For Ship Channel Protesters
"A Texas grand jury on Wednesday declined to issue felony indictments against a group of Greenpeace USA activists who closed a key oil export waterway for 18 hours last year by tying themselves to a Houston bridge and dangling over the water."
Source: Reuters, 03/05/2020
Kids in Climate Suit Apppeal Court Ruling That They Can't Sue Government
"Attorneys for 21 youth climate activists are filing an appeal after a judge ruled they cannot sue the federal government for failure to act on climate change."
Source: The Hill, 03/05/2020
