From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): If this summer felt especially brutal, it wasn’t your imagination: It was the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere — tied with 2016.1 Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that would … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees aren’t the only pollinators at risk. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we’ve lost 970 million monarch butterflies since their peak in the 1990s.1 That’s a decline of 90 percent of the monarch … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/31/it-happens-over-and-over-and-over-and-over-keystone-pipeline-leaks-least-383000 Published on Thursday, October 31, 2019 by Common Dreams “History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer An … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/30/horrifying-new-research-shows-rising-sea-levels-could-wipe-out-major-cities-displace Published on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 by Common Dreams “Climate change is shrinking the planet, in the scariest possible way.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Cars and motorcycles drive on a road flooded due to high tide … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/30/climate-crisis-fueled-fires-rage-fears-grow-uninhabitable-california Published on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 by Common Dreams As activist Bill McKibben put it, “We’ve simply got to slow down the climate crisis.” By Jon Queally, staff writer, Jessica Corbett, staff writer Fire is seen near Getty … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): An effort is currently underway to do irreparable damage to one of America’s greatest and most iconic outdoor places—the Appalachian Trail—by allowing a massive fracking pipeline to slice through the Trail. Call on your Congressperson to oppose … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): In 1972, a Big Mac cost only 65 cents.1 Today that same Big Mac costs around $4.2 Prices have gone up a lot since 1972. Except for the cost of illegally polluting our air, which hasn’t budged … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/25/breath-fresh-air-offshore-wind-power-could-produce-more-electricity-world-uses Published on Friday, October 25, 2019 by Common Dreams “Let’s get going!” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer Shanghai Donghai Bridge’s 100mw offshore wind power project is China’s first national offshore wind power demonstration project in the early … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-28/climate-change-air-quality/senate-proposal-creates-jobs-by-investing-in-electric-cars/a68175-1 October 28, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Some experts are convinced that slowing climate change will require a rapid transition to electric vehicles. (rcfotostock/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/we-have-get-right-historic-bill-us-house-would-create-specific-protections-climate Published on Thursday, October 24, 2019 by Common Dreams “If we are going to meaningfully discuss comprehensive climate equity and climate justice, we must inject security assistance and resettlement opportunities for climate-displaced persons into our conversations.” By … Continued