Saturday, February 9, 2019

Ecology and Pollution related links 020919


Private Electrical System Caused Fire That Killed 22, California Says

David Attenborough warns Davos summit "'the Garden of Eden is no more'

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The technology that turns CO2 into rock

Why Are Sea Levels Rising Unevenly?  Scientists say the answer is in the ice.

Five Myths About Climate Change: What’s happening isn’t natural — and almost all scientists agree

NASA’s Building New Tools to Manage Water, as Climate Dangers Grow: After years of measuring California’s Sierra snowpack from the air, the agency is now developing similar systems for space

6 Glimmers of Climate Optimism for the End of a Dark Year: It was a year of frightening reports on the future of our planet. But sustainability experts are still feeling optimistic about some of the strides we’ve made this year.

Janet Reno’s Sister Owes a Florida Developer $4 Million. She Has Zero Intention of Paying.  What’s the best way to stifle environmental opposition? A massive lawsuit.

"Huge Win": This County in Washington State Just Voted for a Moratorium on New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure.  "It's the right time for King County to act."

New Study Confirms: Degenerative Food & Farming System Poses Mortal Threat. By transitioning to regenerative food, farming and land-use practices, we can reverse global warming and produce healthier food

New UCS Report Tallies Attacks on Science in Trump Era Harming Public Health: Trump Administration Has Done Serious Damage—But There’s an Opportunity to Undo It

160,000 Protesters in Europe Demand Action on Climate Crisis

Trump administration secretly shipped plutonium to Nevada

The Last Resort - The Eagles - Lyrics on screen

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds

U.S. moves ahead with oil leases near sacred park: Democratic members of Congress, tribal leaders and environmentalists have criticized the federal Bureau of Land Management for pushing ahead despite the recent government shutdown.

Before It’s Too Late: Mary Christina Wood On Avoiding Climate Disaster

New EPA Advisory Board Member Believes Burning Fossil Fuels Is Good For Earth: “Carbon dioxide makes things grow. Plants love this stuff,” John Christy has said.

Adapt or Die: This is the Lesson of Both Evolution and History

Geoengineering is No Solution to Climate Change

The Green New Deal is happening in China

The EPA Rule Change That Could Kill Thousands

Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath Antarctica

Perry Seeks To Award A No-Bid Contract To A Failing Business With Ties To Russia

TRUMP QUIETLY PUT A KOCH OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF AMERICA’S DRINKING WATER: How much cancer is too much cancer? Let Koch’s expert on water and chemical regulations decide.

BERNIE SANDERS RESPONSE BLASTS TRUMP FOR NOT MENTIONING CLIMATE CHANGE ONCE IN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Lissie - Daughters (Official Video)

The Shutdown Is Over. Now Follow the Money.  Where did DOI get the cash to keep selling oil and gas leases?

PG&E Votes To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The science behind the polar vortex

Climate change impacts in Australia

Earth Had Its 4th Warmest Year on Record in 2018, Say NOAA and NASA

The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting at Astonishing Rate

Most of Our Planet's Wild Coffee Species Are in Danger of Extinction

New Video Shows Damage Wrought by Trump’s Border Wall

Zoo in coverup after groundhog dropped by de Blasio dies

A Huge Climate Change Movement Led By Teenage Girls Is Sweeping Europe. And It’s Coming To The US Next.

Ford’s Outsized Pollution Rivals a Tyrannosaurus Rex: At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Activists to Denounce Ford’s Environmental Record

MEDIA ADVISORY: FERC on Thursday to Consider Public Citizen Complaint Against PJM Over Its Political Expenditures and Lack of Budget Transparency.  PJM Made at Least $456,500 in Unlawful Political Contributions, Spent Millions on Lobbying

Trump’s Lack of Support Slows the Inevitable Electric Vehicle Revolution: Clean Vehicle Companies, Air-Breathing Americans Would Greatly Benefit From Expansion of Existing Grants, Incentives

In 2018, Major Media Often Failed to Connect Climate Change to Extreme Weather Events: Public Citizen Analysis Finds Improvements, But Media Continue to Lag on Connecting Climate Change to Relevant Topics

Green New Deal Sets Us on a Path to Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Curtail Injustice: Statement of David Arkush, Managing Director, Public Citizen’s Climate Program

Advocates Condemn Unlawful Foundation of Trump Administration's Effort to Attack America's Clean Car Standards

'Existential' threat to the planet: Ocasio-Cortez offers Green New Deal details: A Republican senator denounced the proposal for a full switch to renewable energy as a "socialist manifesto."

Everglades open for oil drilling after court ruling: A Tallahassee appeals court reversed a decision by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection Tuesday, ultimately granting Kanter Real Estate the authority to drill.

Frozen Methane Bubbles Spotted in Canadian Lake

Florida Beach Mystery as Giant Cross Washes Up

Portraits of Hope Rise From California Ashes

Satellite Imagery Caught a Ship Cutting Through Ice

What do Green New Deal naysayers propose for dealing with the climate crisis? Thoughts and prayers?

Trump’s Cabinet is So Corrupt, Polluters Don’t Even Need Lobbyists Any More

Green New Deal, I've Got One Word for You... Plastics
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