"Why Peatlands Matter In The Battle Against Climate Change"
"Living peatlands sequester carbon-dioxide, drawing it down from the atmosphere through plants and trapping it underground as carbon".
Source: Irish Times, 12/04/2018
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"In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska"
"For decades, opposition to drilling has left the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits. Now the Trump administration is hurriedly clearing the way for oil exploration."
"FAIRBANKS, Alaska — It is the last great stretch of nothingness in the United States, a vast landscape of mosses, sedges and shrubs that is home to migrating caribou and the winter dens of polar bears.
Source: NY Times, 12/04/2018
Bernie Stakes Out Forceful Climate Stance, Leapfrogging The 2020 Field
"The 2016 presidential race largely ignored climate change. The Vermont senator is banking on that no longer being possible."
Source: HuffPost, 12/04/2018
"Endangered Species Listings Sharply Down Under Trump"
"The Trump administration has listed fewer species as threatened or endangered in its first 22 months than any other president since Ronald Reagan over the same period, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg Environment."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/03/2018
"How TV News Fumbles on Climate Change"
Not long after the president weighed in on the National Climate Assessment, a troop of highly paid climate deniers took to the big TV talk shows to discredit the scientists who put together the report. Lisa Hymas of Media Matters tracked the egregious contradictions, distortions, and outright lies that were permitted on CNN, Fox News, and NBC. She discusses why the television networks have such a hard time booking actual scientists to discuss global warming, and the pernicious myths and omissions that continue to dog our climate discourse.
Source: On The Media, 12/03/2018
Trump Admin OKs Seismic Tests That Could Harm Atlantic Dolphins, Whales
"The Trump administration took an important step toward future oil and natural gas drilling off the Atlantic shore, approving five requests allowing companies to conduct deafening seismic surveys that could harm tens of thousands of dolphins, whales and other marine animals, according to studies."
Source: Washington Post, 12/03/2018
Political Leaders Arrive In Poland In Race To Deliver on UN Climate Deal
"Political leaders on Monday began arriving in the Polish coal city of Katowice where two weeks of talks have begun to revive the landmark Paris 2015 deal on climate change as dire warnings mount about a lack of action."
Source: Reuters, 12/03/2018
"World Faces ‘Impossible’ Task At Post-Paris Climate Talks"
"KATOWICE, Poland — Three years after sealing a landmark global climate deal in Paris, world leaders are gathering again to agree on the fine print."
Source: AP, 11/30/2018
Farm Bill Deal Drops New Work Requirements For Food Stamps
"Lawmakers have struck a final farm bill deal that scraps a plan backed by House Republicans and President Trump to add new work requirements for recipients of food stamps."
Source: Washington Post, 11/30/2018
White House Got Almost Everything Wrong About The Latest Climate Report
On Monday, when asked about the [National Assessment] report’s conclusion that climate change will wreak havoc on the US economy, President Trump said “I don’t believe it.” Yesterday, the White House doubled down on its climate denial, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders questioning the methodology and conclusions of the climate report and saying it was “not based on facts.” That phrase is a fitting description for the talking points offered up by the White House. With one exception, none of these points is factually accurate:"
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 11/29/2018
