"Saudi Arabia’s Climate Plan Relies On More Oil"
"Saudi Arabia says it wants to join the global fight against climate change — by drilling for more oil."
Source: E&E News, 11/08/2021
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"More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring"
"In pollution hotspots like western Pennsylvania — where petrochemical facilities are proliferating — local residents, distrustful of companies and government, are taking advantage of low-cost technologies to do their own monitoring of air, water, and noise pollution."
Source: YaleE360, 11/08/2021"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’"
"The United Nations climate conference in Scotland has become a venue for world leaders and business executives to pretend they are taking action on climate change without following through, the climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 11/05/2021"How EPA Methane Rule Hits Energy, From Pipelines To Politics"
"The Biden administration’s plan to reduce methane emissions announced yesterday may spark state clashes even as it was called "extremely costly" and drew criticism for allegedly not doing enough to cut oil and gas pollution."
Source: E&E News, 11/04/2021"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"
"Oil companies and the banks that finance them are making empty promises – and getting credit for them too".
Source: Floodlight, 11/04/2021"Avangrid Power Line Rejection Deals Blow to Emissions Goals"
"The $1 billion, 145-mile-long transmission line project from Avangrid Inc. had secured permits, survived years of legal challenges, and fulfilled the White House’s national clean energy goals. On Tuesday, about 60% Maine voters didn’t see what was in it for them and rejected the partially built project."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/04/2021"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"
"Ahead of a key city council vote on a $28.5 million water pact with Google, the city of The Dalles filed suit in state court Friday in an effort to keep the tech giant’s water use a secret."
Source: Oregonian, 11/04/2021"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Late Wednesday night, the city of Ithaca, N.Y., voted to electrify and decarbonize its buildings. It’s the first such initiative of its kind in the country."
Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2021World’s Biggest Banks To Play A Role In Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"Hundreds of the world’s biggest banks and pension funds with assets worth $130tn have committed themselves to a key goal in limiting greenhouse gas emissions, the UK government will announce on Wednesday."
Source: Guardian, 11/03/2021"Zero Deforestation Commitment: Empty Promises Or A Workable Plan?"
"More than 100 countries have pledged to end deforestation by 2030 to combat global heating at the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. But environmentalists, skeptical of the commitment, say more needs to be done to end the so-called "chainsaw massacre" of the world's forests."
Source: DW, 11/03/202110 Facebook Publishers Push Nearly 70% of Climate Denial Content
"Anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes online is likely acutely aware of the seemingly endless ocean of climate change denial content swirling across social media. But the vast misinformation maelstrom is largely being churned out by less than a dozen publishers."
Source: Earther, 11/03/2021"Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"
"The Biden administration said Tuesday that it would heavily regulate methane, a potent greenhouse gas that spews from oil and natural gas operations and can warm the atmosphere 80 times as fast as carbon dioxide in the short term." "The new rule was announced at a U.N. summit where the United States is facing skepticism about its commitment to climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 11/02/2021Louisiana Plastics Plant Faces 2+ Year Delay For Environmental Review
"A new, more stringent review of the environmental impacts of a massive proposed plastics plant along the Mississippi River in St. James Parish will likely take more than two years."
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 11/02/2021"Some EPA Science Integrity Lapses Unreported, Survey Says"
"Nearly one in six EPA staffers who responded to a survey say they still have allegations about lapses in scientific integrity during the Trump era that they haven’t reported, even under an administration that says it prioritizes science, according to data the agency released Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/02/2021"Manchin Complicates Reconciliation Passage Timeline"
"After days of silence and muddy messaging, Sen. Joe Manchin has made his position known on the $1.7 trillion social and climate spending framework unveiled last week: He’s not ready to support it — and it’s not clear whether or when he will be."
Source: E&E News, 11/02/2021
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