"U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60 Percent by 2050"
"A new analysis from Climate Central shows that the U.S. will see a shocking 59% increase in home air conditioning use over the next 30 years."
Source: Earther, 08/18/2020
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"Defying Trump, 4 Automakers Lock In a Deal on Greenhouse Gas Pollution"
"California on Monday finalized a legal settlement with four of the world’s largest automakers that binds them to comply with its stringent state-level fuel efficiency standards that would cut down on climate-warming tailpipe emissions."
Source: NYTimes, 08/18/2020
Trump Finalizes Drilling Plan For Iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
"The Trump administration finalized plans Monday to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, a move that will auction off oil and gas rights in the heart of one of the nation’s most iconic wild places. Achieving a goal Republicans have sought for 40 years, it marks a capstone for an administration that has ignored calls to reduce fossil fuel consumption in the face of climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 08/18/2020
"Ship Leaking Tons Of Oil Off Mauritius Has Split Apart"
"The grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil near protected areas off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has split apart, officials said Saturday, with remaining fuel spreading into the turquoise waters."
Source: AP, 08/17/2020
"Alaska Project Would Use ‘Chillers’ to Freeze Thawing Tundra"
"Climate change is poised to thaw and undermine the soil beneath ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, making its rigs and roads vulnerable to the same global warming the project will be aggravating."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/17/2020
"Seven Top Oil Firms Downgrade Assets by $87 Billion in Nine Months"
"The world’s largest listed oil companies have wiped almost $90bn from the value of their oil and gas assets in the last nine months as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a global shift away from fossil fuels."
Source: Guardian, 08/17/2020
"How Utilities Use Secret Campaigns Against Climate Action"
"Federal investigators have accused Ohio's recently deposed House speaker of running a racketeering ring. The question now is whether they will charge the utility that financed it. The case has significant implications for how corporations seek to shape public opinion on climate and energy policy. Electric utilities have joined the rush to employ dark money groups since 2010, when the Supreme Court eased restrictions on corporate spending in elections."
Source: E&E News, 08/17/2020
"Massive Wildfire Spawns Fire Tornadoes In Northern California"
"A massive wildfire in Northern California spawned rotating columns of flames Saturday, prompting forecasters to issue a rare fire-related tornado warning."
Source: LA Times, 08/17/2020
Native Reservations Struggle With Power Shortages In Pandemic
"Within hours of posting a video to Facebook and Twitter in which she offered to donate iPads to K-12 Native students, Amanda Cheromiah was inundated with increasingly desperate requests."
Source: Guardian, 08/14/2020
"Pandemic: Solar Is Surprising Itself With A Rebound"
"After staring into the abyss during the coronavirus lockdowns earlier this year, the solar industry is a bit startled to find itself thriving again."
Source: E&E News, 08/14/2020
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