"Exxon Made Deep Cuts in Climate Research Budget in the 1980s"
"The cuts ushered in a five-year hiatus in peer-reviewed publication by its scientists and the era when the company first embraced disinformation."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/27/2015
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Sputtering Corporate Effort to Save Forests a Big Issue for Paris Talks
"Two new reports underscore how important Paris climate talks could be for accelerating efforts to end deforestation, a major contributor to climate change."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/27/2015
"There Was No Global Warming 'Hiatus,' 40-Study Review Concludes"
"Another scientific analysis has debunked the theory that global warming stalled 15 years ago. A similar finding by U.S. government scientists is at the center of a months-long probe led by Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House science committee."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/27/2015
Most Tanzanians Rely on Unsafe Water Despite Government Efforts: Survey
"Only one in three people in Tanzania has access to piped water despite government efforts to improve water supplies with most of the population still relying on unsafe water that brings the risk of disease, according to a study on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 11/27/2015
"Arsenic and Mercury Found in River Days After Brazil Dam Burst"
"Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted the Rio Doce river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in early November in Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, according to tests by a state water agency."
Source: Reuters, 11/27/2015
"Destruction of Brazil's Amazon Forest Jumps 16 Percent in 2015"
"The destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest, the world's largest intact rainforest, increased by 16 percent in 2015 from a year ago as the government struggles to enforce legislation and stop illegal clearings."
Source: Reuters, 11/27/2015
Crop Insurance Subsidies Prove Cutting Budget Is Easier Said Than Done
"In April, Republicans newly in control of Congress celebrated their agreement on a plan to save $5 trillion — that’s trillion, with a 'T' — and balance the budget in a decade. 'We continue to get things done for the American people,' boasted the House speaker at the time, John A. Boehner. Yet as the year closes, Congress instead is planning to repeal one of the few spending cuts it has passed into law since approving that budget resolution: $3 billion over a decade from subsidies for crop insurers."
Source: NY Times, 11/27/2015
"Next Monday: a Busy And Symbolic Day for Paris And the World"
"President Obama will meet with the leaders of China and India when he arrives in Paris on Monday to spur momentum for a global warming accord that has become a top priority for the French government in the wake of deadly terrorist attacks."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/27/2015
"EPA Nixes Approval of Enlist Duo Weed Killer"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to withdraw approval of a controversial new weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans."
Source: AP, 11/27/2015
"As Beekeepers Lose More Hives, Time For New Rules On Pesticides?"
"America's beekeepers are having a rough time. They lost an estimated 42 percent of their hives last year."
Source: NPR, 11/25/2015
