"Take This To HR: Remote Work Is Good For The Climate"
"Working from home can cut your employment-related carbon footprint by more than half, a study found."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 12/20/2023
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"Why Reindeer Eyes Shine Blue In The Winter"
"Rudolph’s red nose may have gone down in history, but research says it was probably his shining blue eyes — a common trait among reindeer — that helped keep him and the rest of Santa’s herd nourished."
Source: Washington Post, 12/20/2023"EPA’s Enforcement Results Bounce Back"
"EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws was on the rise again this year, although not yet reaching the highs the agency attained in cracking down on polluters over the past decade."
Source: E&E News, 12/19/2023"Biden’s Arctic Oil Rules May Leave ‘Big Gaps’ On Climate"
"Proposed Interior Department rules for drilling in the Western Arctic are spurring two contradictory views: that President Joe Biden has thwarted an oil boom in northern Alaska or paved the way for one."
Source: E&E News, 12/19/2023"The Clean Energy Backlog Barely Budged This Year. What’s The Way Forward?"
"When it comes to the existentially important process of connecting new clean energy to the grid, 2023 is ending much as it began: in a literal gridlock." "It takes way too long to connect new solar, wind and batteries to the grid. Policy fixes are needed, but they move slowly — in the meantime, new tech could help."
Source: Canary Media, 12/19/20231,000s of Texas Drilling Wastewater Spills Threaten Land, Water, Animals
"From the Texon Scar to the Sabine River, produced water spills have impacted soil, contaminated water resources and killed wildlife. But the Railroad Commission of Texas has resisted new regulations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/19/2023"Brazil Oil Auction Angers Activists After Lula's COP28 Vow"
"Brazil's auction of hundreds of oil and gas concessions on the heel's of COP28 has angered climate and Indigenous rights activists".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 12/19/2023Calif. Prepares To Transform Sewage Into Pure Drinking Water Under New Rules
"California is set to adopt regulations that will allow for sewage to be extensively treated, transformed into pure drinking water and delivered directly to people’s taps."
Source: LA Times, 12/19/2023"Why People Still Fall For Fake News About Climate Change"
"It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off."
Source: Grist, 12/19/2023"Meet The Activists Behind The New Youth Climate Lawsuit"
"Maya Wiliams, 17, already does what she can to tackle climate change. She’s a vegan. She elected not to get her driver’s license, and she turns down trips if they involve airplanes."
Source: E&E News, 12/19/2023"On The Hunt For Climate Disease"
"Aedes, a grayish four-propeller drone, whirred off the scruffy dirt soccer field in this Amazon village to help do what doctors cannot as climate change threatens this nation with a new era of disease."
Source: Washington Post, 12/19/2023"Biggest Solar Flare In Years Temporarily Disrupts Radio Signals On Earth"
"A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth."
Source: AP, 12/19/2023"Biden Admin Approves Smallest Offshore Oil Program In History"
"The Biden administration approved the smallest offshore oil program in U.S. history Friday, a move that’s already provoked both outrage from Republicans and disappointment from climate activists who had urged the president to take more dramatic action."
Source: E&E News, 12/18/2023"Coal Use Hits Record In 2023, Earth's Hottest Year"
"Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog said Friday, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year."
Source: AFP, 12/18/2023"Norway Greenlights World’s First Commercial Deep-Sea Mining Project"
"Here’s what the new project means for the US and other countries beyond the Nordic region".
Source: Sierra, 12/18/2023
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