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A host of subnational Green New Deals take action, reaching all the way to the White House ... From over-fishing, to acidification, warming, pollution, and the seas filling with plastic, the world's oceans need our urgent protection ... According to the Environmental Protection Agency, coal ash waste is one of the largest types of industrial waste in the U.S. and a lot of it is seeping into groundwater ... The U.S. is pulling out of the U.N. Paris Climate Agreement, but the country could achieve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction pledge by phasing out coal as an energy source by 2024, according to recently released research from Portland ... A little bit of good news came about recently when the Senate passed a public lands package including permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund as part of the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47). Passed 92-to-eight, t ... The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) recently launched its 2019 Dirty Dozen List of companies and entities that facilitate sexual exploitation in the U.S. Four of the companies on the list tout their sustainability programs. Those c ... Although the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate treaty, cities across the country are doing what they can to tackle climate change. Cities play an important part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees ... Some of the latest climate research results reveal troubling signs, underscoring the need to speed up actions to stem the tide of rising greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) ... 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 ... 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) ... 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. ... 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”
... 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 ... 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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Will DIY Solar Panels Become the Next Trend in Renewable Energy?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Emily Folk | 0 Comments

Futurists have long seen the sun as the cleanest and most convenient solution to humanity’s skyrocketing energy needs. Building something like a Dyson Sphere may be beyond our reach for another thousand years, but the advent of flexible and even printable solar panels means that soon nearly any surface could become an instrument for harnessing solar energy. In the meantime, residential…

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Canadian Warming, Calving Ice Sheets, Shrinking Glaciers, Dolphins Not Getting It On as Climate Warming Continues

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Sobering, unsettling, and at times startling climate change-related news emerged in Antarctica, Canada, Iceland, and Australia this past week.

Coal ash waste pond. Most are unlined and nearly all contaminate groundwater

Toxic Coal Ash Waste Is Contaminating U.S. Groundwater

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

Over 95 percent of U.S. coal ash ponds are unlined. Nearly all of them are leaking toxins into groundwater that is considered safe to drink by the EPA.

Trump's attempt to rollback lightbulb efficiency standards will cost Americans money and impact human health

Trump Administration Rolls Back Light Bulb Efficiency Standards

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The light-emitting diode, more commonly known as an LED light bulb, is incredibly efficient. They use at least 75 percent less energy and last 25 times longer than incandescent lighting, according to the Department of Energy. Widespread use of LEDs could save about 348 TWh, which is equivalent to the annual electrical output of 44 large electric power plants and savings…

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Ultra-Fine Particles from Coal Power Plants Found to Change Weather, Climate Patterns

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Besides warming climate by intensifying the greenhouse effect, modern coal-fired power plant emissions are the biggest source of ultra-fine particles (UFPs)

The Colorado River is a crucial source of drinking water for at least 30 million people

U.S. Companies Making a Splash In Water Resource Management

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Water scarcity is a big problem in the U.S. The Colorado River supplies drinking water to 30 million Americans in seven states and Mexico, plus irrigation water for farmers. The river is drying up in places. Lake Mead in Arizona may be dry by 2021 as a result because the Colorado River supplies 97 percent of its water. The lake…

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Global Banks’ Fossil Fuel Financing Continues to Lead Us Down the Path Towards Climate Disaster

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Thirty-three global banks have financed the fossil fuel industry to the tune of $1.9 trillion since adoption of the U.N. Paris Climate Agreement in 2016. JPMorgan was the fossil fuel industry’s biggest banker overall, while Chinese banks financed more coal mining and power plants than others.

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A last gasp of destruction from a lost administration

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Trump's environmental record is a disaster coming to your town, if it hasn’t already. Vote on November 3rd.

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Cutting down huge swaths of the largest national forest in the country. Over 95% of public comment rejected it, The Trump administration allowed it. One more reason...

Mining, Logging Now Allowed in Tongass National Forest
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