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New York Times Climate FWD, January 20, 2021
New York Times Climate FWD: articles include: Biden’s election; electric cars; pulling carbon from the air; events this week; an ancient view of the cosmos.
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Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback
New York Times: Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration’s plan to relax restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, paving the way for President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to enact new and stronger restrictions on power […]
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Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble.
New York Times: Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble. A surge of corporate money could soon transform carbon removal from science fiction to reality. But there are risks: The very idea could offer industry an excuse to maintain dangerous habits.
Using technology to […]
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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office: source
Reuters: Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office: source. President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in office, and perhaps as soon as his first day, […]
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Study: Climate change pushed ocean temperatures to record high in 2020
ABC.net.au: Climate change pushed ocean temperatures to record high in 2020, study finds. The world’s oceans absorbed 20 sextillion joules of heat due to climate change in 2020 and warmed to record levels, a study has found.
Key points:
Last year the world’s oceans absorbed 20 zettajoules of […]
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Outgoing administration’s last-minute changes to wildlife protections draw criticism
National Geographic: Outgoing administration’s last-minute changes to wildlife protections draw criticism. Overshadowed by the turmoil of the presidential transition, the Trump administration’s actions may harm animals and the environment.
OVER THE PAST four years, wildlife and environmental protections in the United States have been under attack. President Donald Trump’s administration has […]
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OIL INDUSTRY RECONSIDERS DONATIONS TO ELECTION DENIERS — BUT HAS ITS OWN BIG LIE
The Intercept: OIL INDUSTRY RECONSIDERS DONATIONS TO ELECTION DENIERS — BUT HAS ITS OWN BIG LIE. The fossil fuel industry pioneered massive political disinformation with climate denial. It also fed the “Stop the Steal” movement.
PARADE OF oil and gas companies nobly announced this week that they will review their political donations in […]
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Report: The push for standing forest protections in US climate policy
Daily Climate: The push for standing forest protections in US climate policy. Researchers say “proforestation” policies are the fastest and most effective way to draw excess CO2 out of the atmosphere.
Bob Leverett walked away from the trunk, looking up through the canopy, trying to get eyes on the crown.
He […]
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The South’s communication infrastructure can’t withstand climate change
Southerly Magazine: The South’s communication infrastructure can’t withstand climate change. Much of the South’s power and internet infrastructure is decades old, and increasingly failing communities during extreme weather events.
When Hurricane Zeta made landfall on the Gulf Coast in October, 2.6 million people in the southeast U.S. were left in the […]
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Studies: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife
The Revelator: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife. Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.
A key part of the United States’ clean energy transition has started to take […]
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