From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We have amazingly great news: California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a historic piece of clean energy legislation into law. The law commits California to getting 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources by … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/29/victory-california-brink-mandating-100-clean-energy-2045 Published on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 by Common Dreams “While Trump is taking the nation backwards by deregulating and subsidizing the coal, oil, and natural gas industries in D.C., California is rolling up its sleeves to build … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The White House just notified Congress of its plans to sign a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — and civil society groups are warning that the current proposal is … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration has proposed far-reaching rollbacks of air pollution protections from cars and trucks. Add your name to our comments against this attack today at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=27904! Pennsylvanians have already seen more than our fair share of smoggy … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/30/great-victory-indigenous-communities-everywhere-canadian-court-rescinds-trans Published on Thursday, August 30, 2018 by Common Dreams “This is the consequence of the unholy alliance between the federal government and corporations taking shortcuts through consultation,” declared Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. “My faith in the judicial … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The administration has moved forward on scrapping the rules on clean car standards after 2020. These standards were one of our biggest victories of recent years, thanks in part to the tens of … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/29/hurricane-maria-deadlier-katrina-new-study-finds/#.W4bVJs5KgdU By David Elliot August 29, 2018 What many Puerto Ricans have long suspected is now official: Hurricane Maria was the deadliest hurricane in modern history to strike the U.S., leading to many more deaths than originally estimated. The … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The sustained advocacy call summary leads with action items, and always includes discussion hooks, positive news, and a meditation. We hope the discussion for policy conversations with legislators, Letters to the Editor, or … Continued
The Totten and Moscow University glaciers in East Antarctica have lost billions of tons of ice since 2002. Between them they could raise sea levels by 5 meters. 6 August 2018 By Michael Marshall Two huge glaciers in east Antarctica have … Continued
Catholic Bishop Decries the “Immorality of Inaction” and the U.S. Reversal on the Paris Climate Agreement on the Third Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’ WASHINGTON, D.C. –Nearly 600 U.S. Catholic institutions—including dioceses, communities of men and women religious, health … Continued