From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The biggest source of America’s global warming pollution is emissions from the cars and trucks we drive every day.1 That’s part of the reason why America’s carbon emissions actually rose in 2018 — by 3.4 percent, the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/16/thawing-permafrost-emitting-higher-levels-potent-greenhouse-gas-previously-thought Published on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 by Common Dreams Nitrous oxide is nearly 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Point Barrow, the northern-most location in the United States sits between the … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The Green New Deal resolution in Congress presents an opportunity to address two serious threats facing our country and our world: global warming and escalating economic inequality. Global warming is endangering the very ecosystems … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Get ready for Faith Climate Action Week, being celebrated from April 5th – 14th, part of the international Earth Month celebrations in 2019! This year join with thousands of faith communities around the country … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/16/keeping-global-warming-below-15degc-may-still-be-possible-immediate-action-new-study Published on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by Common Dreams “It’s good news from a geophysical point of view,” says the lead researcher. “We are basically saying we can’t build anything now that emits fossil fuels.” By Jessica … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Last week, the White House released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. This report, which is mandated by Congress, provides the US public with the best available science on climate change and its impacts … Continued
(Editor’s Note: Interesting that Exxon is “raising the site to resist flooding.”) 10/24/2018 HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp has begun groundwork at a Texas refinery that would become the largest in the United States in advance of a final … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): During the past month we have seen back-to-back devastating hurricanes, and more people understand the connection to global warming. The impacts of climate disasters are real—destruction to people’s homes, livelihoods, and families. Something needs … Continued
One of the longest and most consequential campaigns against science in modern history is becoming more extreme—and turning against its originators. The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank, launched a billboard campaign in 2012 to compare believers in global warming … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It could soon become a lot easier for oil and gas companies to release methane into our air. In just the latest case of rollbacks targeting our air quality, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its plan to … Continued