Environmental Politics

"Streaming Service Hulu Is Rejecting Ads About Climate Change"

"The popular streaming service Hulu has been refusing to run ads involving certain topics that the company deems too “controversial,” including abortion rights, gun control and climate change, according to a series of news reports."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/28/2022

"Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan"

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to include hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs and tax increases in a package to subsidize health care and lower the cost of prescription drugs, less than two weeks after abruptly upending hopes for such an agreement this summer."

Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2022

175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule

"More than 175 environmental organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to adopt a federal rule that requires state and city transportation departments to measure and set standards for their greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: The Hill, 07/27/2022

"The Audacious PR Plot That Seeded Doubt About Climate Change"

"Thirty years ago, a bold plan was cooked up to spread doubt and persuade the public that climate change was not a problem. The little-known meeting - between some of America's biggest industrial players and a PR genius - forged a devastatingly successful strategy that endured for years, and the consequences of which are all around us."

Source: BBC News, 07/26/2022

Is Calif. Carbon Capture Play a Climate Solution or a Ruse?

"[As Californians] prepare to finalize a state climate plan that relies on CCS technology, some environmentalists are urging officials to abandon the idea. Instead of helping to wean California off fossil fuels, they say CCS will actually increase oil production."

Source: LA Times, 07/26/2022

"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston"

"The Justice Department opened an investigation against the city of Houston on Friday to determine whether complaints of illegal dumping — including dead bodies and animals — in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods amount to civil rights violations."

Source: Politico, 07/25/2022

Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years

 

"The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed." "Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert".

 

Source: Guardian, 07/25/2022

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