"Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans"
"If Republicans take the House or Senate majority in next month’s midterm elections, they’ll have the oil and natural gas industry to thank — at least to an extent."
Source: E&E News, 10/26/2022
Environmental Politics
Emissions From China-Funded Overseas Coal Plants Equal To Whole Of Spain
"Carbon dioxide emissions from China-invested power plants overseas now stand at an estimated 245 million tonnes per year, about the same as the annual energy-related CO2 emissions from Spain or Thailand, new research showed on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/25/2022
"‘He’s A Believer’: Will Sunak Rebuild Green Agenda Torn Up By Truss?"
"Environmental groups see new PM as welcome relief but restoring climate credentials will be difficult".
Source: Guardian, 10/25/2022
"Western Powers Rebuke Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims Against Ukraine"
"The United States, Britain and France rejected as “transparently false” claims by Moscow’s defense minister that Ukraine is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” — explosive weapons designed to widely disperse radioactive material — on its own territory with Western help, characterizing the claims as an attempt by Moscow to create a pretext for escalating the conflict."
Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2022
"Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed"
"The decision to hold next month's COP27 climate summit in a highly secured tourist resort in Egypt, along with restrictions on access, is curbing civil society's participation in the event, some prominent activists say."
Source: Reuters, 10/24/2022
How a Distant Chapter in Spice Trade Foretells Today’s Climate Chaos
When Europeans colonized remote Indonesian islands centuries ago to dominate the trade in nutmeg and cloves, they were repeating a pattern of domination of peoples and nature that author Amitav Ghosh argues in his latest book has brought us to the present-day environmental crisis. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp offers praise for the book’s strong narrative qualities and incisive historical analysis.
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Climate Censorship, Part II, Courtesy Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board
A new quarrel over climate reporting, prompted by an editorial charging “censorship,” has the WatchDog troubled by the difficulty of finding a path for transparency. The latest WatchDog Opinion takes a look at the dispute, how online platforms like Twitter fit in and the limits of the laws on disinformation in the United States and Europe, all as part of an effort to chart a path forward for journalism.
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Sleuths Tap Obscure Toxics Database To ID Loophole on PFAS
Data specialists working with two databases, one familiar and one little-known, have uncovered how companies may be able to hide releases of the family of toxic PFAS chemicals. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox details the data revelation and explores how journalists may make use of the Chemical Data Reporting service’s datasets for their own stories.
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"A New Cold War Is Heating Up the Arctic"
"The North Pole is melting faster than ever, but the chill in the air at this year’s global gathering of Arctic experts had more to do with the widening repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 10/21/2022
Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s
"Documents seen by Guardian detail effort to refute scientific research into paraquat and derail nomination of key EPA adviser"
Source: Guardian, 10/21/2022
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