"Germany's Oldest Remaining Nuclear Plant Shuts Down"
"Germany's oldest remaining nuclear reactor has been shut down, part of a move initiated four years ago to switch off all its nuclear plants by the end of 2022."
Source: AP, 06/29/2015
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"Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope"
"When Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of the Apostolic Palace, where he delivers an address each Sunday, he was met by the usual cheers and by an unusual forest of bright green oversized paper leaves."
Source: NY Times, 06/29/2015
The Surprisingly Important Climate Policy Moment Coming This Week
"White House officials confirmed Thursday that in President Obama’s meetings this coming week with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, they’re going to be talking about climate change."
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2015
Huge Earthquakes Are Shaking Greenland. Scientists Just Figured Out Why
Scientists have cast new light on the earthquakes found in Greenland -- caused by calving of the glaciers coming off the island's mile-high ice sheet.
Source: Wash Post, 06/26/2015
"Coal Train Dust Worries Richmond Residents"
"Trains heaped with coal pass through Richmond every week on their way to the city’s port. In Parchester Village, a largely black and Latino neighborhood in northwestern Richmond, residents say coal dust blows off the open mounds, covering the grass and coating their screen doors."
Source: KQED, 06/26/2015
"$168 Million Settlement Between Navajo Coal Plant and EPA"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $168 million settlement to help remedy pollution from a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation."
Source: Indian Country Today, 06/26/2015
"Three Ways The World’s Power Mix Is About To Change"
"Big changes are afoot for the energy sector in the next 25 years. Coal and gas are headed out and solar and wind are rushing to take their place on a multi-trillion dollar investment bonanza, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance that scopes out the power generating landscape through 2040."
Source: Climate Central, 06/26/2015
"GM Wheat No More Pest-Resistant Than Ordinary Crops, Trial Shows"
"A major field trial of GM wheat that is designed to repel aphids has found the crop is no better protected against the pests than conventional wheat."
Source: Guardian, 06/26/2015
"Historic Settlement — Atrazine, Roundup Will Be Assessed By EPA"
"The EPA will begin analysing the impacts of Atrazine and Glyphosate, the two most-commonly used pesticides in the U.S., on 1,500 plant and animal species in the U.S. under the terms of a settlement reached today with the Center for Biological Diversity."
Source: Digital Journal, 06/26/2015
"Deforestation Freeze Unlikely in U.S.-Brazil Climate Declaration"
"A target date for Brazil to reach zero net deforestation, something climate activists have been asking for, is not expected to be a part of a U.S.-Brazilian joint climate declaration to be issued next week when President Dilma Rousseff visits Barack Obama in Washington, climate specialists say."
Source: Reuters, 06/26/2015
