Climate Change

After Spying on Standing Rock Protest, TigerSwan Shopped Info to Oil Firms

"Leaked documents and public records reveal a troubling fusion of private security, public law enforcement, and corporate money in the fight over the Dakota Access pipeline."

Source: The Intercept, 04/17/2023

"Biden Approves Alaska Gas Exports As Critics Condemn Another ‘Carbon Bomb’"

"The Biden administration on Thursday approved exports of liquefied natural gas from the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a document showed, prompting criticism from environmental groups over the approval of another “carbon bomb”.

Source: Guardian, 04/17/2023

Fort Lauderdale Was Inundated With 1/3 Of Its Annual Rainfall Within Hours

"The city’s main hospital was knocked offline for all but emergency procedures. Floodwaters shorted out the electrical equipment and generators at City Hall. And for the second straight day, one of the nation’s busiest airports was closed, stranding tens of thousands of travelers."

Source: Washington Post, 04/17/2023

"Fossil Fuels Find a Loophole in the Latest G-7 Climate Pledge"

"The meeting of Group of Seven energy and environment ministers ended Sunday without a deadline to halt new coal investments or the kinds of firm commitments that climate advocates have said are necessary to limit global warming."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 04/17/2023

Public Lands Face New Challenges in Today’s Energy, Climate Landscape

The debate over drilling on public lands goes back decades. But now our view of how — or even whether — to use public lands faces the unprecedented reality of climate change, fire, drought, floods and the transition to clean energy. The latest Backgrounder explains how we got here and where the current battles rage, including over the Alaskan North Slope’s massive Willow Project.

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