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Workers within industries that prop up fossil fuels said they could no longer ignore the climate crisis. So they quit. Three of them who did reveal their experiences.
The Guardian
Workers within industries that prop up fossil fuels said they could no longer ignore the climate crisis. So they quit. Three of them who did reveal their experiences.
U. of Colorado
Climate change is bringing a hotter, thirstier atmosphere, which is turning what would otherwise be near-normal or moderately dry conditions into droughts that are more severe or extreme.
The Guardian
Fossil fuel groups are telling New Mexicans: Let us keep drilling or your education system will collapse. The message represents a rhetorical strategy that social scientists call the “fossil fuel savior frame.”
Yale Climate Connections
Abandonment, rebuilding, and uncertainty lie in wake of Louisiana’s most powerful hurricane on record. A writer-photographer found much destruction “was still exactly as it would have been the day after Laura hit.”
DeSmog
The oil and automotive industries, as well as the Koch network, undercut efforts to make today’s fleet of vehicles more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels.
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Just as emission-cutting efforts have lagged, so have measures to adapt to global warming, scientists warned. But their new report also “makes it clear that now is not the time to abandon hope,” a Texas scientist said.
Austin’s new chief resiliency officer talks equipping communities in face of extreme weather, violence, injustice. Utility Dive
Meet the climate scientist taking on Joe Rogan and QAnon. E&E News
Why the Texas power grid is vulnerable to blackouts during winter storms and heat waves. Vox
Will the Texas power grid survive the summer after record heat? Houston Chronicle
How an organized Republican effort punishes companies for climate action. New York Times
BP targets Houston for major carbon capture project. Houston Chronicle
New Texas plan for federal Harvey aid again diverts money away from coast. Texas Tribune
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico rise by 35%. AP
Why won’t the EPA fine New Mexico’s greenhouse gas leakers? Capitol & Main
Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina. The Conversation
Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire future. AP
Climate inaction could cost the world $178 trillion. Fast Company
G7 commits to decarbonizing electricity by 2035 but leaves wiggle room for fossil fuels. CNN
Greenhouse gas pollution trapping almost 50 percent more heat than 30 years ago. The Hill
Recycling plastic is a total bust, industry critics say. CBS News
UN warns of ‘Total Societal Collapse’ due to breaching of planetary boundaries. Byline Times
Climate worries galvanize a new pro-nuclear movement in the US. Washington Post
Australia’s rightwing government weaponised climate change – now it has faced its reckoning. The Guardian
Critical climate indicators broke records in 2021, says UN. The Guardian
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