"Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes"
"How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over".
Source: Sierra, 07/30/2024
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Campaign Funds And Charity Donations Help Big Oil Wield Power In Sacramento
"In the weeks before California lawmakers left Sacramento for their summer recess, more than a dozen environmental bills died amid heavy industry opposition in a Legislature overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats."
Source: LA Times, 07/30/2024
Oil Companies Know Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution, Documents Show
"This spring, Democrats wrapped up a nearly three-year investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate disinformation, and asked the Department of Justice to pick up where they left off. In House and Senate Democrats’ final report and hearing, investigators concluded that major oil companies had not only misled the public on climate change for decades, but also were continuing to misinform them about the industry’s preferred climate “solutions”— particularly biofuels and carbon capture."
Source: Drilled, 07/30/2024
Companies Are Getting Paid When Governments Phase Out Fossil Fuels
"A common part of free trade agreements helps fossil fuel companies force big payouts from governments phasing out oil and gas projects. The United States narrowly avoided a $15 billion claim over the shuttered Keystone XL pipeline."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/30/2024
"World's Forests Failed To Curb 2023 Climate Emissions, Study Finds"
"Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 07/30/2024
"A Test for Harris: How to Talk About the Green New Deal"
"In the Senate, Kamala Harris backed an expansive climate plan. Young activists want her to embrace it again, but so do Republicans."
Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2024
"Some Condom And Lubricant Brands Contain Alarming Levels Of PFAS – Study"
"Several brands of condoms and lubricants contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, including styles of Trojan and K-Y Jelly, new research finds."
Source: Guardian, 07/29/2024
Wood Pellets Boom To Feed EU Demand At A Cost For Black People In South
"This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors."
Source: AP, 07/29/2024
Wind Farms’ Benefits To Communities Face Opposition And Misinformation
"After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea."
Source: AP, 07/29/2024
United Houma Nation Gets $56 Million To Deal With Climate Risks, Relocation
"The United Houma Nation, the largest Indigenous tribe in Louisiana, has secured a $56.5 million grant to enact a massive plan to deal with growing climate risks that tribal leaders hope will serve as a model, ranging from infrastructure improvements to potential relocations."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/29/2024
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