"Exxon Won’t Sponsor AGU, a Win of Sorts for Oil Giant’s Opponents"
"Scientists had urged the science organization to reject funding because of Exxon’s climate denial history, but Exxon pulled out on its own."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/07/2016
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"Exxon Wins Latest Legal Round in Climate Fight With Mass. AG"
"A federal judge reaffirmed an order that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey must submit to questioning by lawyers for ExxonMobil over her investigation of the oil industry giant."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/07/2016
"Spread By Trade And Climate, Bugs Butcher America's Forests"
"PETERSHAM, Mass. -- In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it's easy to miss one of the tree's nemeses. No larger than a speck of pepper, the Hemlock woolly adelgid spends its life on the underside of needles sucking sap, eventually killing the tree."
Source: AP, 12/07/2016
Kansas Farmer Fought A Government Program To Keep His Farm Sustainable
"When federal crop insurance rules stymied Gail Fuller’s attempts to innovate, he knew something had to change."
Source: Ensia/FERN, 12/07/2016
Sea Ice Extent In Arctic And Antarctic Reached Record Lows In November
"Both the Arctic and Antarctic experienced record lows in sea ice extent in November, with scientists astonished to see Arctic ice actually retreating at a time when the region enters the cold darkness of winter."
Source: Guardian, 12/07/2016
"Google Will Achieve 100 Percent Renewable Energy in 2017"
"A lot of leading companies have committed to getting all of their energy from renewable sources. Google has dispensed with its aspirational phase and will actually achieve this milestone in 2017, the company revealed Tuesday."
Source: Greentech Media, 12/07/2016
Climate Change Could Make Extreme Downpours 3X More Likely, Says Study
"Extreme downpours could happen almost three times as often, and with a 70 percent increase in intensity, throughout the United States by the end of the century as a result of global warming, finds a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/07/2016
Pension Fund For Retired Coal Miners Could Shut Down Government
"One coal-state senator has vowed to block a must-pass spending bill to keep the government open unless Congress approves a fix for a pension and health care fund for retired coal miners that faces default by the end of the month."
Source: McClatchy, 12/07/2016
"Energy Transfer Keeps Up Legal Pressure After Pipeline Defeat"
"The company building the Dakota Access Pipeline turned to a federal judge late on Monday for a permit to finish the job after the federal government ruled against the controversial pipeline."
Source: Reuters, 12/07/2016
"National Guard Inaction Exposes Communities To Lead"
"In a former Montana National Guard armory where more than 20 workers got sick, lead-laced dust bunnies the size of tangerines clogged the ventilation system. ... Hundreds of armories across the United States have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust, an 18-month investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 12/07/2016
