Report Reveals How US Taxpayers Are Unwittingly Subsidizing Climate Lies
Report Reveals How US Taxpayers Are Unwittingly Subsidizing Climate Lies | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/taxpayer-subsidies-climate-disinformation
A new report identifies nearly 140 "climate disinformation organizations" in the United States financed by wealthy donors who receive massive subsidies from the nation's taxpayers.
Just 0.7% of land hosts one-third of unique, endangered species, study
Just 0.7% of land hosts one-third of unique, endangered species, study
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/09/just-0-7-of-land-hosts-one-third-of-unique-endangered-species-study/
Just 0.7% of the world’s land surface is home to one-third of the world’s most threatened and unique four-legged animals, a recent study has found. In the vast evolutionary tree of life, some animals, like rats, have many closely related species that are at no immediate risk of extinction. But others, like the red panda […]
‘Red Flags’ on Climate: U.S. Methane Emissions Keep Climbing | Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, despite pledges to cut back.
‘Red Flags’ on Climate: U.S. Methane Emissions Keep Climbing
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/climate/us-methane-greenhouse-gas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L04.THCp.XJ87XbatJ-0O
Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, despite pledges to cut back.
‘No joke’: Delaware adopts new laws on offshore wind, electric vehicles and more to fight climate change
Del. Gov. John Carney signs new climate change laws
https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-offshore-wind-electric-vehicles-laws-climate-change/
Delaware is the lowest-lying state in the U.S., leaving it vulnerable to the effects of climate change, lawmakers and advocates say.
Sweden cuts tax on flying despite admitting it would increase emissions | Campaigners criticise decision to scrap tax introduced in 2018 amid rise of ‘flight shame’ movement
Sweden cuts tax on flying despite admitting it would increase emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/sweden-cuts-flying-tax-emissions
Campaigners criticise decision to scrap tax introduced in 2018 amid rise of ‘flight shame’ movement
The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food | Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into price of food. Some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat
The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/19/climate/food-costs-protein-environment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L04.ncVO.sjNum7Qmyn0i
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
https://grist.org/climate/mapping-the-lone-star-tick-vector-borne-diseases/
Emory University researchers are mapping the reach of the lone star tick, which can carry the Heartland virus, a vector-borne disease.
‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows | Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters
‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/19/vast-carbon-sink-of-mud-on-seabed-needs-more-protection-study-shows
Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters
Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales | Automotive lobby group warns ‘multibillion-euro fines’ will punish manufacturers without relaxation of rules
Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/car-industry-calls-for-shift-in-eu-emissions-targets-amid-slowing-ev-sales
Automotive lobby group warns ‘multibillion-euro fines’ will punish manufacturers without relaxation of rules
Business Lobby Group Pushes Oil & Gas Industry Agenda on Climate
Business Lobby Group Pushes Oil & Gas Industry Agenda on Climate
https://blog.ucsusa.org/laura-peterson/business-lobby-group-pushes-oil-gas-industry-agenda-on-climate/
Middle-school drama abounds among the power players in the Business Roundtable, whose companies' public positions on climate conflict with the association's actions.