"Gas Could Mean Billions for Indigenous People in Canada. Some Fear a Cost."
"New export terminals along the rugged Pacific coastline have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2024
Climate Change
"Trump’s Choice to Run Energy Says Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous"
"Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2024
Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning
The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.
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"Whale Makes Epic Migration, Astonishing Scientists"
"A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say."
Source: BBC News, 12/13/2024
"As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What?"
"Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second."
Source: NYTimes, 12/13/2024
Climate Action Looks First To Go Under New Administration
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty and to maximize U.S. fossil fuel production. And as the transition to his incoming administration unfolds, he has named a cabinet replete with climate action skeptics. But will all that stop the transition to cleaner power? The latest EJ TransitionWatch has an assessment.
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"This National Park Is a Lab for Climate Change Mitigation Efforts"
"One of the most visited national parks is also one of the most vulnerable". "Mount Desert Island is a rare place on the Atlantic coast where mountains rise directly above the ocean, their pink granite shoulders studded with glacial kettle ponds."
Source: Sierra, 12/12/2024
"‘Climate Bomb’ Warning Over $200 Billion Wave Of New Gas Projects"
"A $200bn wave of new gas projects could lead to a “climate bomb” equivalent to releasing the annual emissions of all the world’s operating coal power plants, according to a report."
Source: Guardian, 12/12/2024
"This County Has An Ambitious Climate Agenda. That’s Not Easy In Florida."
"Alachua County is preparing for a more dangerous future, even if the state government won't say "climate.""
Source: Grist, 12/12/2024
"Biden Doubles Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panel Components"
"The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/12/2024
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