Evergreen Action and Sunrise Movement are tracking Democratic Members of Congress’ opposition to any infrastructure bill that fails to include robust investment in clean energy, environmental justice and climate solutions. We can’t afford to negotiate away our future. Transformative investments in climate, jobs, and justice are non-negotiable for any infrastructure package to pass the U.S.... Continue Reading →
A new article, published as a Perspective in the journal Conservation Science and Practice, introduces a rapid assessment framework that can be used as a guide to make conservation and nature-based solutions more robust to future climate. Climate change poses risks to conservation efforts, if practitioners assume a future climate similar to the past or present.... Continue Reading →
A new rapid assessment to promote climate-informed conservation and nature-based solutions
Move comes after Climate Commission recommended banning petrol and diesel cars by 2023 The New Zealand government is introducing subsidies to make electric vehicles thousands of dollars cheaper and new petrol and diesel cars more expensive, as the country tries transition to an emissions-free fleet. The changes follow New Zealand’s Climate Commission recommendations which laid out sweeping changes required... Continue Reading →
New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles to reduce emissions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators’ key approvals of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, in a dispute that drew over 1,000 protesters to northern Minnesota last week. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the state’s independent Public Utilities Commission correctly granted Enbridge the... Continue Reading →
Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline
Climate activists march in California to demand action
Around 100 young activists, carrying banners calling for a Green New Deal, marched across San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge demanding more action on climate change. Source... (Thank you Sunrise Movement...)
Reality is catching up to Alberta but it seems like those huge quantities of oil have a way of interfering with common sense. Albertans have been witnessing the death spiral of the Tar Sands with no end in sight. The official cancellation of the $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline is but the tip of the iceberg. The message... Continue Reading →
The Message for Alberta is Clear But Is Anybody Listening
Hurricane season is in full effect. Even before the season officially started June 1, the Atlantic saw its first named storm: Subtropical Storm Ana. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has projected an above-normal hurricane season, and that’s a terrifying reality for those who lie in any potential paths. In Central America, more than 7... Continue Reading →
‘The Kids Have Trauma’: The Miskito Are Not Ready for Hurricane Season
Climate and Ecological Emergency. Can you really make a difference??
Climate and ecology are inextricably linked. Both are now in great peril. If we do not tackle those challenges with co-ordinated efforts then we stand far less chance of solving either of them. This holistic approach forms the basis of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, recently tabled in the UK Parliament by the MP... Continue Reading →
The 15-minute city…
Living in a city means accepting a certain level of dysfunction: long commutes, noisy streets, underutilized spaces. Carlos Moreno wants to change that. He makes the case for the "15-minute city," where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thrive within their immediate vicinity -- and shares ideas for... Continue Reading →
Today we’re operating off hundreds of millions of years of accumulated plant and animal-based carbon. We are rapidly exhausting these fossil fuels while simultaneously changing the composition of our atmosphere. If the planet is to continue to sustain life and enchant future generations, we have to change. To build the kind of future our kids... Continue Reading →
EV Related: Keep the world adventurous forever…
Coronavirus: What has Covid done for climate crisis? – BBC News
When Covid-19 sparked lockdowns around the world, emissions of one of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, atmospheric carbon dioxide, plummeted. But is this record drop a short-term effect of the 2020 pandemic or a 'new normal'? BBC Weather's Ben Rich explores the impact of coronavirus on the global climate. Continued at source...
empowerment & inner transformation... 