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Friday, November 7 2014
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Other NewsEditorialsWhy Democrats lost.For at least 14 years, national and state Democrats have been running from their successes. When it is time to explain to people what Democrats have to offer, instead they try to out-Republican the Republicans. Is it any wonder that approach doesn’t appeal to voters? Charleston Gazette Up the speed on renewable energy.According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, the number of household solar power systems in Bangladesh has jumped from 25,000 to 2.8 million in the last 10 years. This is important progress and needs to be supported more widely. Dhaka Tribune Let Oregon fuel standard law die.Today, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality holds a public hearing on its low carbon fuel standards, a scheme to push Oregonians to use cleaner fuel. Its benefits are in dispute. If the state Department of Environmental Quality is unwilling to end the exercise now, the Legislature should do it come 2015. Bend Bulletin Responding to climate change with a carbon tax.Coal, oil, and gas must go (in that order). Let's not invest in new mines, wells, pipelines, terminals, or refineries intended for 50–75 years of use. We will be out of the fossil fuel age before then. Let us hope that if the UN climate treaty in Paris fails, a carbon tax can help us respond. Environmental Science & Technology OpinionFrom divestments to protests, social licence is the key.A licence to dig is no longer enough for today’s mining and extractive companies. Stakeholder approval is progressively becoming a “must have” for mining companies around the globe — a requirement these companies widely acknowledge through what’s known as a “social licence to operate." The Conversation We have nothing to lose in creating a new electric utility.Santa Fe is poised to create a new municipal electric utility. Across the country, states are faced with replacing power from 1950s’ coal. A majority of states are replacing coal, with its global warming and local health impacts, with renewable energy, storage and efficiency. Albuquerque Journal Environmental groups look forward to a GOP Congress.To say Tuesday was a bad day for environmental groups would be an understatement. League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski joked that environmental groups had thought twice about even holding an event. "It wasn't the best night for us," he said. Huffington Post Not all conservatives have their heads in the oil sands.George Shultz will turn 94 next month, but his interest in public issues persists. His latest interest is climate change. He’s bought an electric car, placed solar panels on his house and has been telling those in his party and beyond: “The climate is changing. If you don’t like the science, use your eyes.” Globe and Mail |
Cocaine seen to beat the big heat.The plant at the heart of the cocaine trade has survived decades of efforts to eradicate it. What’s a little global warming going to do? Daily Climate Younger voters may make climate an issue in 2016.The millions of dollars spent in Iowa and other states for candidates who support action on climate change had little effect on voters' decisions Tuesday, experts say. The question is whether environmental activists can make it a pivotal issue in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses in 2016. Des Moines Register Where do fracking fluids go? Scientists create the first detector.A team of researchers claims to have figured out how to trace leaks and spills of fracking fluids—and even detect their presence in treated water. Business Week Elections a 'bloodbath' for environmental policy, advocates say.Just days after a United Nations panel warned that failure to dramatically and quickly curb the burning of fossil fuels would do "irreversible damage" to the planet, the U.S. electorate on Tuesday voted in a Congress even more committed to the carbon status quo. Al Jazeera America OK given to restart nuclear plant in Japan.A local governor in Japan gave final approval Friday to restart a nuclear power plant in southern Japan, the first to resume operations in the country under new safety rules imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdowns caused by an earthquake and tsunami. Associated Press Climate change denier Jim Inhofe in line for Senate's top environmental job.The Senate’s top environmental job is set to fall to Jim Inhofe, one of the biggest names in US climate denial, but campaigners say Barack Obama will fight to protect his global warming agenda. The Guardian Republican election gains bode well for more EPA oversight, Keystone pipeline.Republican gains in the midterm elections put one of the Senate's top climate change skeptics at the helm of a key committee and likely mean that legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline and fund the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository could pass. Bloomberg BNA 'Dear Koch brothers: We aren't going anywhere'.Democrats are doubling down on their attacks against the Koch brothers. Politico Meager returns for the Democrats’ biggest donor.Most of his candidates lost, even though Tom Steyer, his advocacy organization NextGen Climate, and other environmental groups spent a total of about $85 million — a magnitude greater than they had ever spent in any election year. New York Times Obama's Keystone pipeline decision just got tougher.Thanks to Senate victories, Republicans can now force the president's hand on the contentious pipeline issue. Bloomberg News Tom Steyer lost big in midterm elections, but says he won’t quit.San Francisco investor/environmentalist Tom Steyer got a paltry rate of return on the $73 million or so he spent trying to elect climate change-fighting politicians from Colorado to Florida, losing four out of the seven major races where he invested. San Francisco Chronicle Republican gains in Washington Legislature spoil plans for a West Coast bloc of climate action states.A mixed bag of electoral victories in Washington state and Oregon opened room for the climate agendas of the states' green-minded governors. But failure to tip the Washington Senate left environmentalists just shy of the across-the-board victory many had hoped for. ClimateWire Tar sands producers report waterfowl deaths in tailings ponds.Almost 100 aquatic birds died this week in oil-sands tailings ponds as fog during annual migrations increased the numbers of waterfowl near bitumen processing. Bloomberg News |
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Friday, November 7 2014
Top Climate at Your DoorstepCocaine seen to beat the big heat.The plant at the heart of the cocaine trade has survived decades of efforts to eradicate it. What’s a little global warming going to do? Daily Climate Global warming could make your pollen allergies a lot worse.And the new paper, just out in PLOS One, suggests for the first time that in a warmer world with higher atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, pollen allergies could get a heck of a lot worse. Washington Post Minnesota communities look for ways to adapt to climate change.In an effort to cope with heavier rains and warmer temperatures that climate change brings, some communities are beginning to grapple with ways to help people adapt to the inevitable, even as they work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Minnesota Public Radio Top SolutionsOK given to restart nuclear plant in Japan.A local governor in Japan gave final approval Friday to restart a nuclear power plant in southern Japan, the first to resume operations in the country under new safety rules imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdowns caused by an earthquake and tsunami. Associated Press EU plans 'supergrid' to boost security, renewables.The European Union, nervous about Russia cutting off gas supplies and keen to cut emissions by developing renewable energy sources, aims to link all 28 member states to one electricity grid. Climate News Network The latest climate change statement: Webcast your vasectomy.Next Tuesday may be Veteran's Day, but Dr. Doug Stein in Florida is setting aside Friday for a worldwide celebration of a different sort of sacrifice. Stein's heroes? Men who get vasectomies. National Journal Top CausesWhere do fracking fluids go? Scientists create the first detector.A team of researchers claims to have figured out how to trace leaks and spills of fracking fluids—and even detect their presence in treated water. Business Week Nearly 100 birds land in three oilsands tailings ponds.The Alberta Energy Regulator is investigating after at least 96 birds landed on tailings ponds at three mines in the Athabasca oilsands. Oilsands mining companies are legally required to keep birds off tailings ponds containing toxic substances including bitumen, toluene and heavy metals. Edmonton Journal Little-known panel set to approve key fracking rules.After more than two years of hearings, protests and public outcry, the fate of hydraulic fracturing in Illinois comes down to a meeting Thursday of an obscure, stodgy and largely unwatched committee called the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Chicago Tribune Top PoliticsYounger voters may make climate an issue in 2016.The millions of dollars spent in Iowa and other states for candidates who support action on climate change had little effect on voters' decisions Tuesday, experts say. The question is whether environmental activists can make it a pivotal issue in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses in 2016. Des Moines Register Elections a 'bloodbath' for environmental policy, advocates say.Just days after a United Nations panel warned that failure to dramatically and quickly curb the burning of fossil fuels would do "irreversible damage" to the planet, the U.S. electorate on Tuesday voted in a Congress even more committed to the carbon status quo. Al Jazeera America Climate change denier Jim Inhofe in line for Senate's top environmental job.The Senate’s top environmental job is set to fall to Jim Inhofe, one of the biggest names in US climate denial, but campaigners say Barack Obama will fight to protect his global warming agenda. The Guardian |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomCocaine seen to beat the big heat.The plant at the heart of the cocaine trade has survived decades of efforts to eradicate it. What’s a little global warming going to do? more Midterm election: Chalk one up for the little guys.Big Green tried to play with Big Oil in the midterms and lost big. The storyline was far different for a few hyper-local, grassroots green campaigns. more The Steyer story: Election coverage gone bad.Hedge fund investor Tom Steyer's entrance into politics this election cycle may have revived the environment movement as a political force. But Steyer and Co. are still playing small ball in a big money game. That story got lost in the blitz of media coverage. A news analysis. more A vacuum cleaner for the Web's dusty corners.Ah, if only it were possible for each one of us to suction away the carbon emissions we contribute to the overburdened atmosphere, much as we vacuum dirt from the carpet. Appliance maker Electrolux is promising to help us do exactly that, at least for one oft-neglected portion of our personal greenhouse gas output. more Good for the gander? As Alaska warms, a goose forgoes a 3,300-mile migration.Virtually every Pacific black brant – about 160,000 birds – is gathered now in a remote corner of Alaska, feasting on the most extensive eelgrass beds on Earth. This was just a stopover in the brant's autumn journey to Mexico. But nature doesn't follow that predictable course anymore. more |
