Study Touting Hydrogen Was Funded By Gas Interests, E-Mails Show
A study supporting the use of hydrogen as a fuel -- a position favored by the gas industry -- was funded by natural gas interests -- documents reveal.
Source: Boston Globe, 11/17/2022
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New Kolbert Volume Addresses Value of Human Efforts To Control Nature
When engineers reversed the Chicago River, they also upended a hydrologic system that years later required electrification to repel an invasive species threatening a major fishery. This is but one example from the latest book by New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert of the unintended consequences of human actions to dominate nature that may solve one problem only to create another. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson has a review.
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"How Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research"
"Prominent energy centers at MIT, Stanford, and Columbia may be biased toward natural gas because of funding, a new study says."
Source: Earther, 11/14/2022
Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future
Writer Noah Gallagher Shannon followed scientists into the heart of the megastorms ravaging an agricultural region in Argentina, and in the process learned not just about their high-risk fieldwork and what these massive thunderstorms might tell us about the storms of the future in the United States, but also their impact on affected communities. Find out about his reporting experience in this Inside Story Q&A.
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EPA To Propose Plan Soon for First PFAS Drinking Water Rule
Plans are nearing for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate PFAS in drinking water — and the complexity around the effort will challenge environmental journalism. In the mix are questions of environmental persistence and health risks, plus thorny politics. Our Issue Backgrounder has guidance on these and more as PFAS regulation hits this critical juncture.
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"Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s In Dispute."
"From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven."
Source: NYTimes, 11/07/2022
Experts Fear Musk’s Twitter Scandals Signal More Climate Disinformation
"Less than a week after Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, the tech billionaire became embroiled in a series of scandals on his own platform. ... The scandals have prompted dire warnings from disinformation experts and environmental advocates, who say the popular social media platform plays an outsized role in the spread of falsehoods that are muddying healthy public debate and sowing division ahead of the consequential U.S. midterm elections and COP27 global climate talks."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/07/2022
"Gaming Google: Oil Firms Use Search Ads To Greenwash, Study Says"
"Nearly a year after Google pledged to ban search ads pushing climate disinformation, researchers say they are still rife".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 11/04/2022
"The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury"
"At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time."
Source: Hakai, 11/03/2022
Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In
"Around the United States, middle school science standards have minimal references to climate change and teachers on average spend just a few hours a year teaching it."
Source: NYTimes, 11/03/2022
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