Arctic drilling ban reveals crucial difference between Obama and Trudeau on climate
The Obama and Trudeau announcement of an oil/gas development ban in Arctic/Atlantic waters was huge, but how each country explained it reveals a major rift.
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The Dakota Access Pipeline will lock-in the emissions of 30 coal plants
The climate impact of the Dakota Access is significant and cannot be ignored.
White House releases a new Climate Test? Not quite, but getting closer.
The White House just released an important document today: the final version of guidance for considering climate impacts within the NEPA process. While this document is merely guidance and “not a rule or regulation,” the updated version marks some important shifts in aligning our energy policy with our climate goals.
No going back: “Say goodbye to measurements below 400ppm”
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will shatter the critically important barrier of 400 ppm this year and are now not predicted to fall below that level again in our life-times.
Exxon’s energy outlook PR stunt
Exxon is out with its annual forecast for a world dominated by fossil fuels and thrown into climate chaos. Why are we not surprised?
Permitting New Crude-by-Rail Terminals Would be Permitting Climate Disaster
The proposed crude-by-rail terminals in the Pacific Northwest would cause climate disaster
Father of Climate Science Issues Dire Warning About Sea-Level Rise
If there is one name synonymous with climate science it is Dr. James Hansen, seen as the Godfather of the science. It was Hansen, the former NASA scientist, who famously told Congress back in 1988 to “stop waffling” because “the greenhouse effect is here and is affecting our climate now.”
Cancer From Fracking “Almost Certain to Happen”
It’s a not so Happy Halloween if you live near fracking wells in the United States. Yet more research has been published which shows significant evidence of the risk to health.