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"The Missing 99%: Why Can't We Find The Vast Majority Of Ocean Plastic?"
"What scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water".
Source: Guardian, 01/02/2020
"Shipping Fuel Regulation To Cut Sulphur Levels Comes Into Force"
"New rules introduced by International Maritime Organisation expected to reduce certain forms of air pollution"
Source: Guardian, 01/02/2020
"California Eases Way For Land Clearing To Prevent Wildfires"
"California regulators said Tuesday that they have streamlined the state’s permit process to make it faster to approve tree-thinning projects designed to slow massive wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years."
Source: AP, 01/02/2020
"Water Crisis Puts Oregon Community At A Crossroads"
"In a desert far from any city, farmers use groundwater to grow lush green hay. The hay fattens livestock all over the world. But there's a big problem: The water is drying up."
Source: NPR, 01/02/2020
Tribe Builds Microgrid: "Amid Shut-Off Woes, A Beacon Of Energy"
A Native American tribe has insulated itself from California’s blackouts by creating a microgrid utility".
Source: Washington Post, 01/02/2020
"Trump Administration Says It Will Approve Largest U.S. Solar Farm"
"Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion project that will provide electricity to Nevada residents served by billionaire Warren Buffett’s NV Energy."
Source: LA Times, 01/02/2020
"Denmark Sources Record 47% Of Power From Wind In 2019"
"Denmark sourced almost half its electricity consumption from wind power last year, a new record boosted by steep cost reductions and improved offshore technology."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2020
"Austrian Conservatives And Greens Strike New Year's Coalition Deal"
"Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the left-wing party into government for the first time, three months after Kurz won a parliamentary election."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2020
Trump-Picked Science Panel Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor
"A top panel of government-appointed scientists, many of them hand-selected by the Trump administration, said on Tuesday that three of President Trump’s most far-reaching and scrutinized proposals to weaken major environmental regulations are at odds with established science."
Source: NY Times, 01/02/2020
