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The U.S. Department of the Interior is inching closer to allowing oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ... A coalition of more than 250 private, government, academic and non-governmental organizations launch the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment ... More than 8 in 10 young Americans (85%) think that President Donald Trump and his administration could be doing more to support clean energy. Just shy of three-quarters (74%) agree that the Trump administration are creating policies negatively impact the environment ... Maintaining healthy soil helps remove CO2 from the atmosphere and restore the natural carbon cycle... ... President Trump has only been in office for less than two years, but his track record on environmental issues, including climate change, is dismal. While the Trump administration refuses to deal with climate change, cities, states, and businesses ... Throwing regulations out the window is a hallmark of the Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new rule to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. ... Gutting regulations is nothing new for the Trump administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not immune. The USDA announced the decision in the spring to withdraw from the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) ... Water is a basic human necessity. We need it to live. But some folks in Washington want to weaken environmental protections for that necessity. ... Activists opposing the Keystone XL pipeline have a new way to fight it using solar panels. ... Land degradation now threatens the lives and livelihoods of 40 percent of world population, some 3 billion people give or take, according to a landmark, three-year, global assessment produced by the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio ... Farmers, ecosystems, and societies around the world all benefit by adopting sustainable agroforestry methods. Doing so conserves and enhances soils, water resources and livelihoods while taking in and storing carbon.
... A scientific research team led by NASA is tracking global trends in freshwater availability worldwide in a bid to better understand how these critical natural resources are changing in light of a variety of factors. ... President Trump signed an executive order last year promoting energy independence. The day after, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued two orders with the intention of implementing Trump’s executive order. ... “Drill baby drill” is more than a mantra by those that want to increase domestic output of fossil fuels. It is a way of life, as the recent proposal by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to increase offshore drilling on both coasts proves. ... Climate Change Could Force 143 Million Across Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America to Migrate Climate change is hereby canceled
A story published last week in Reuters led with the headline “Pentagon strategy document will not include climate change”
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The sad irony of Trump's abdication of leadership on Climate Change: The Trump Effect 

 The psychology field may not be the first sector that comes to mind when thinking about how different professionals are working together to preserve the planet. However, what you’re about to read may surprise you ... A new, cross-disciplinary white paper authored by three prominent international climate experts for the US-based Universal Ecological Fund refutes the notion against proactive actions to mitigate and adapt to rapid climate change ... Buying on credit:
Today is Earth Overshoot Day. As of today, the year is done for planet Earth, she has given a year’s worth of natural resources ... An apocalyptic future is materializing that threatens human civilization and all life on the planet. The truth about climate change is more terrifying than our worst nightmares. We are teetering on the brink ... Rising levels of greenhouse gasses are increasing global temperatures and this is causing sea levels to rise. Global warming causes sea levels to rise by melting ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice; it also causes water to warm and expand. ... Indiana is going solar.
That may seem an odd thing to declare say about a state that gets 85 percent of its electricity generation from coal. Indeed, coal may be king, but the king is approaching the end of its reign.
... Positive narratives may be our best hope for fostering desperately needed environmental action. Decades of ecological warnings have failed to produce the necessary societal changes ... The water-energy nexus - the fundamental connection between water and energy ... At the national and international level climate action is stalled under the unyielding weight of factionalism and meeting the diverse agenda of a global community. At the personal level the issues of climate change and building a sustainable future ... Innovative, sustainable agriculture practices that enhance soil carbon and biodiversity are paying dividends at a sheep and cattle ranch situated on the border between northern California and northwestern Nevada.



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The Trump administration gets close to opening the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge to drilling

The Trump Administration Is Closer to Allowing Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Interior gets closer to opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, despite widespread opposition.

Agriculture is a key component to combat climate change

Is the Agriculture Industry Ready to Combat Climate Change?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Emily Folk | 0 Comments

The agriculture industry is a large contributor to climate change. In the last 50 years, greenhouse gas emissions from fisheries, livestock and agriculture nearly doubled and could continue to rise in the future. Agriculture will also be one of the industries hardest hit by climate change, as global temperatures rise and weather patterns become more erratic. With a growing world…

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Nepal Seeks Climate Change Aid as Glaciers Retreat and Lakes Swell

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Hundreds of glacial lakes have appeared in Nepal as the climate has warmed and glaciers have retreated, posing deadly threats to people and infrastructure that Nepal has contributed very little to creating.

The risks of "produced" water from oil and gas drilling leave many investors worried

Investors Ask the Oil and Gas Industry To Disclose Water Risks

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The enormous amount of freshwater used fracking operations have led a group of concerned investors to launch the Water Fueling Disclosure project.

The corruption of Ryan Zinke

What Are Interior Secretary Zinke and His Department Hiding From the American People?

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

In the age of Trump, it is open season mission-driven leadership among the government’s most useful agencies. Instead, Trump’s men plunder and hide.

Key issues for COP24

World Resources Institute: 3 Issues to Watch at the COP24 Climate Summit

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Guest Contributor | 0 Comments

by  David Waskow, Joe Thwaites and Yamide Dagnet, courtesy of the World Resources Institute Next month’s UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland (COP24) is seen by many as the most important climate negotiation since 2015, when 196 countries created a vision for a zero-carbon future by adopting the landmark Paris Agreement. This year’s summit is the critical juncture for countries to agree on the rules…

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Trump Golf course needs protection from sea level rise

Trump’s Climate Skepticism Ends Where His Golf Courses Begin

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Trump claims he “doesn’t see” the impacts of climate change. At the same time he works to protect his golf courses from sea level rise.

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“Our statistical analysis shows that, to avoid a climate catastrophe, the future must be radically different from the past.”
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Interesting how, at the municipal level, climate action just comes naturally.
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