"What Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Means for Climate Tech"
"The fall of Silicon Valley Bank leaves a hole in the ecosystem for financing cleantech startups — just how big remains to be seen."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 03/14/2023
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"Governments Vet Crucial UN Climate Science Report"
"Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distill nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming and what to do about it."
Source: AFP, 03/14/2023"Confirmed: Global Floods, Droughts Worsening With Warming"
"The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren’t merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even humanitarian crises and conflict."
Source: AP, 03/14/2023"The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes"
"Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear."
Source: YaleE360, 03/14/2023"Scientists Warn Of ‘Phosphogeddon’ As Critical Fertiliser Shortages Loom"
"Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis".
Source: Guardian, 03/14/2023In Rail Hazmat Crashes, Small Town Firefighters Can Be Vulnerable
"Accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials are rare, but when trains do crash, the consequences can be serious. Most of the recent ones that caused evacuations have happened near small communities, NPR found. Local firefighters who respond are uniquely vulnerable to the effects. But across the country, they are often under-prepared to handle the chemicals when they come off the tracks."
Source: NPR, 03/14/2023"In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions"
"After years of environmental assault — from dam building, overfishing, and logging — stretches of the Mekong River, upon which millions of people depend, appear to be recovering. Heavy rains have helped, along with a crackdown on illegal fishing and other conservation efforts."
Source: YaleE360, 03/14/2023California Copes With Heavy Rain, Flooding In Latest 'Atmospheric River'
"Emergency officials in several California counties spent Friday patrolling levies and swollen rivers as an "atmospheric river" storm drenched the already-sodden state with torrential rains, causing floods that washed out roads and prompted evacuations."
Source: Reuters, 03/13/2023Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on Major Oil Project in Alaska
"In one of its most consequential climate decisions, the Biden administration is planning to greenlight an enormous $8 billion oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision."
Source: Reuters, 03/13/2023Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern
"Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate."
Source: ProPublica, 03/13/2023Many Worry Companies Are Flouting New Mexico’s Landmark Gas Flaring Rules
"Last year, New Mexico adopted regulations that were viewed as a model for reducing methane emissions from the flaring and venting of natural gas. But on the ground, watchdogs say they don’t see much of a change in oil and gas companies’ practices."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/13/2023"U.S. Landowners In Privacy Fight With Govt Surveillance Cameras"
"Lawsuits in Tennessee, Pennsylvania highlight little-known 'open fields' powers allowing law enforcement agents to access private property without a warrant – and even leave cameras".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/13/2023"In Rift With Biden, Manchin Vows To Block Oil, Gas Nominee"
"In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department."
Source: AP, 03/13/2023Insurers Slashed Hurricane Ian Payouts Far Below Damage Estimates: Docs
"A Washington Post investigation has found that some policyholders had their claims cut by more than 80 percent".
Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2023"A Huge City Polluter? Buildings. Here’s a Surprising Fix."
"Carbon capture might not work for all buildings. But some are giving it a try."
Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2023
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