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Thursday, November 13 2014
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Other NewsEditorialsThe US and China reach a landmark climate deal.China and the United States can make or break the global response to climate change, but until now it has not been clear whether the nations would ever shake hands on a big joint commitment. On Wednesday they sealed one of the most significant international climate deals ever struck. Washington Post Bad precedent for nuclear restarts.As the seemingly last key hurdle for the restart of the Sendai nuclear power plant is lifted, a dangerous precedent has been set and many fundamental questions remain unanswered. Japan Times A major breakthrough on climate change.The deal jointly announced in Beijing by President Obama and China’s president, Xi Jinping, to limit greenhouse gases well beyond their earlier pledges is both a major diplomatic breakthrough and — assuming both sides can carry out their promises — an enormously positive step in the uncertain battle against climate change. New York Times Teeth being added to fracking rules?If North Carolina is to allow fracking, the rules proposed by the Mining and Energy Commission need to provide as many safeguards as possible. Judging by public response, fracking is a big deal to North Carolinians. The commission has received more than 220,000 public comments. Asheville Citizen-Times OpinionWhy your taxes pay to make climate change worse.If you are a climate change skeptic, stop reading now because this will make no sense. But for everybody else, there is another thing that won't make sense: While talking of cutting back on greenhouse gases, we're giving tax money to the people who produce them. CBC North The president and the pipeline.The Republican victory in the midterm elections has shaken up politics in the United States. It may even lead to a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would move oil from Alberta’s tar sands and North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Globe and Mail Here’s the current problem with electric vehicles.Here are sobering numbers for those of you drunk with the potential of electric vehicles: the number of people who attended Canada’s biggest EV conference is greater than the tally of Canadians who actually bought the world’s most popular EV in 2013. Globe and Mail US-China deal won't get us out of the stone age.Climate activists like to say the Stone Age didn’t end because the world ran out of stones. They’re right. But on days like today, many of them seem to forget the Stone Age didn’t end because the world’s leaders held press conferences to announce non-binding agreements on long-range stone-limitation goals. Politico |
Secret talks and a personal letter: How US-China climate deal was done.The climate deal announced on Wednesday between the world’s two biggest carbon polluters was struck after a personal letter from Barack Obama, and nine months of intensive diplomacy. The Guardian Obama clears the air on climate-change deal with China.President Obama served notice Wednesday that he plans to make climate change a major theme of his final two years in office, striking a bilateral deal with China on carbon-reduction emissions that follows about nine months of secret talks. USA Today Study: Fracking fluid has same chemicals as everyday products.A study of one component found in the fracking fluid injected into shale to release oil and gas contains chemicals found in substances most people ingest all the time, including ice cream, laxatives and toothpaste, according to new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Washington Post Paying wind generators not to produce power.Chances are your utility bill has gone up this year if you live in the Northwest. One small part of the reason may be that you’re paying for electricity that was never generated. EarthFix The climate deal that almost wasn’t.Top administration officials had worked secretly for months to nail down a major climate change deal with China that could be the centerpiece of his first visit to the country in five years, and perhaps a key part of his presidential legacy. Politico Post climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire.The IEA says the world’s fossil fuel consumption in the coming decades is leading to an average global warming of 3.6°C, or 6.5°F, making catastrophic sea level rise, polar ice cap loss, water shortages and other severe effects nearly inevitable. Climate Central China hunger for clean energy to leave no rooftop behind.China, the world’s biggest solar market for two years running, is pushing to install more panels at factories, schools and even greenhouses as it seeks to meet its goals under a historic climate agreement with the U.S. Bloomberg News Hundreds bury heads in the sand in Australian climate change protest.Hundreds of protesters have buried their heads in the sands of Australia’s Bondi Beach in a mocking gesture against what they say is a refusal to act on climate change. Surfers, parents, schoolchildren and business people in smart suits could all be seen among those gathered. ITV News 'Polar vortex' might be click-bait, but its effect on climate is real.Experts are debating whether more extreme swings from warm to cold are part of what a changed climate will look like in New England. New Hampshire Public Radio US-China climate deal: Can Obama make good on his promise?President Obama made a sweeping pledge to slash carbon emissions by 2025, but his tenure as president ends in two years. Will the impact of the landmark agreement endure beyond his presidency? Christian Science Monitor In secret talks, US, Chinese officials found common ground on climate.A largely secret 1 1/2-year journey led to Wednesday’s landmark U.S.-Chinese pact to scale back greenhouse-gas emissions. At a time when relations were strained over a host of differences, the two governments found common ground, although for strikingly different reasons. Washington Post China’s pledge to cut greenhouse gases eliminates excuse for other nations.For many countries reluctant to undertake deep cuts in greenhouse gases, China has been the ultimate excuse: a fast-growing threat to the climate so enormous as to render all other efforts meaningless. But now the excuse is gone. Washington Post |
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Dems' exile from coal country.The Republicans’ romp this week may have permanently turned coal country from blue to red.
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Thursday, November 13 2014
Top Climate at Your Doorstep'Polar vortex' might be click-bait, but its effect on climate is real.Experts are debating whether more extreme swings from warm to cold are part of what a changed climate will look like in New England. New Hampshire Public Radio Terror at the top of the world.With shotguns slung over their backs and radios strapped to their belts, Maria Merkuratsuk and her older brother Eli hiked to a ridge and looked down at the clearing. They were perched at the edge of Nachvak Fjord on the Arctic tundra of Labrador, on the lookout for polar bears. InsideClimate News ‘Nobody is truly ready’ for rise of seas.U.S. coastal cities, established in centuries past when seas were 8 inches lower than they are today, are now flooding regularly during high tides. Despite decades of research and warnings, little has been done to defend against the slow-motion marine invasion of landlubbers’ territory. Climate Central Top SolutionsPaying wind generators not to produce power.Chances are your utility bill has gone up this year if you live in the Northwest. One small part of the reason may be that you’re paying for electricity that was never generated. EarthFix China hunger for clean energy to leave no rooftop behind.China, the world’s biggest solar market for two years running, is pushing to install more panels at factories, schools and even greenhouses as it seeks to meet its goals under a historic climate agreement with the U.S. Bloomberg News Climate deal shines sun on Bay Area solar.Another day, another “historic” agreement reached between the United States and China, this one of considerable interest to the Bay Area’s solar power industry. San Francisco Chronicle Top CausesStudy: Fracking fluid has same chemicals as everyday products.A study of one component found in the fracking fluid injected into shale to release oil and gas contains chemicals found in substances most people ingest all the time, including ice cream, laxatives and toothpaste, according to new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Washington Post Western diet's spread bad for health, climate? It doesn't have to happen.A new global analysis by University of Minnesota ecologists David Tilman and Michael Clark predicts that by 2050, growing affluence and growing demand for a Western-style diet would increase the volume of greenhouse gases to 4.1 gigatons from 2.27. Los Angeles Times Coalition puts NSW coal seam gas plan on table.Coal seam gas projects would be considered for Sydney's sensitive drinking water catchments and landholders will have no legal right to refuse drilling on their land under a state government plan for the controversial industry. Sydney Morning Herald Top PoliticsSecret talks and a personal letter: How US-China climate deal was done.The climate deal announced on Wednesday between the world’s two biggest carbon polluters was struck after a personal letter from Barack Obama, and nine months of intensive diplomacy. The Guardian Obama clears the air on climate-change deal with China.President Obama served notice Wednesday that he plans to make climate change a major theme of his final two years in office, striking a bilateral deal with China on carbon-reduction emissions that follows about nine months of secret talks. USA Today The climate deal that almost wasn’t.Top administration officials had worked secretly for months to nail down a major climate change deal with China that could be the centerpiece of his first visit to the country in five years, and perhaps a key part of his presidential legacy. Politico |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomOpinion: We can build a better climate solution today.We desperately need non-political answers to our rising emissions. We can make great strides simply by putting more ambition into the default options guiding many of our decisions. more Global meat demand plows up Brazil's 'underground forest.'There is a different kind of forest in Brazil, hidden in plain sight and far more threatened than the Amazon. Known as the Cerrado, it is an enormous landscape where deep roots store vast quantities of carbon. But industrial farming is fast swallowing this unique environment. more Cocaine seen to beat the big heat.Cocaine is the bane of law enforcement across the Americas. But both the drug and the coca farmers – known in Spanish as cocaleros – who cultivate the drug's source face the same threats as any other crop or product in our warming climate. Except that cocaine appears ready for the challenges. 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 |
