"Australia PM Tony Abbott Ousted by Malcolm Turnbull"
"Tony Abbott was ousted as prime minister of Australia on Monday, raising the prospect of a more progressive national stance on climate change."
Source: RTCC, 09/15/2015
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"Spread of Deserts Costs Trillions, Spurs Migrants: Study"
"Land degradation, such as a spread of deserts in parts of Africa, costs the world economy trillions of dollars a year and may drive tens of millions of people from their homes, a U.N.-backed study said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/15/2015
"President Obama Urged to End Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Land"
"More than 400 organizations have joined together, calling for the president to marry his statements about protecting the climate with policy."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/15/2015
"U.S. and Chinese Climate Change Negotiators to Meet in Los Angeles"
"President Obama’s top climate change negotiator will meet with his Chinese counterpart in Los Angeles on Tuesday to announce joint actions by cities, states and provinces in both countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: NY Times, 09/15/2015
"'Gone, Absolutely Gone' Is Refrain of California Wildfire"
"MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — Corie Barloggi looked across a charred field in this once scenic Northern California town, best known for hot springs and its proximity to Napa Valley, and was struck by what she didn't see: her neighbors' homes."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/15/2015
"Sport Fishermen Target Cownose Rays In The Chesapeake Bay"
"In the Chesapeake Bay, cownose rays are becoming a bit of a nuisance. They migrate to the bay once a year and are gobbling up oysters. Tournaments have cropped up to eliminate some of the cownose rays and environmentalists are upset."
Source: NPR, 09/14/2015
"Wean PSE Off Montana Coal Power? It’s Not Looking Easy"
"Retiring and replacing Montana’s Colstrip Generating Station, an important supplier to Puget Sound Energy, could be distressingly complicated and costly, public officials and energy executives are finding."
Source: Seattle Times, 09/14/2015
"'Ghost Gear': The Abandoned Fishing Nets Clogging Up Oceans"
"Over the weekend, boats, helicopters and airplanes searched up and down the southern California coast, hoping to rescue an 80ft blue whale spotted entangled in a 200ft fishing line. Exact numbers are unknown, but the National Marine Fisheries Service reported an average of 11 entangled large whales per year from 2000 to 2012 along the US west coast."
Source: Guardian, 09/14/2015
"DuPont To Face First Trial Over C-8 Exposure"
"Chemical giant DuPont Monday will face the first trial in litigation from residents near one of its plants in West Virginia who have accused the company of sickening them by emitting a toxic chemical that leaked into their drinking water."
Source: Reuters, 09/14/2015
"2015 and 2016 Set To Break Global Heat Records, Says Met Office"
"The world’s climate has reached a major turning point and is set to deliver record-breaking global temperatures in 2015 and 2016, according to a new report from the UK Met Office."
Source: Guardian, 09/14/2015
