Old School Greenwashers & Deniers With Staying Power

August 15, 2022

LOOKOUT ~ Greenwashing Activities Come Unforeseen From Peter Dykstra, Environmental Health News, August 7, 2022 Last week I went on an archaeological dig to uncover ancient greenwashers and deniers. Now, this week, I present five more that persist to this very day. 1. Heartland Institute and greenwashing Chicago-based Heartland may be best-known for three things: [...]

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Manchin’s Prayers for Bipartisanship & Cooperation are “Gone With The Wind”

August 14, 2022

‘Shocked and disheartened’: How coal country is reacting to Manchin’s climate deal From the Article by Karl Evers-Hillstrom, The Hill News Service, August 13, 2022 Coal country is still reeling from Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) decision to back a sweeping climate and energy package that will accelerate the nation’s transition away from coal. In the [...]

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Power Politics Swirls Around West Virginia Coal & Frack Gas

August 13, 2022

People Fighting for a Livable Planet Don’t Owe Joe Manchin One Single Thing From the Essay by Bill McKibben, The Crucial Years (Common Dreams), August 11, 2022 . . Whatever Republicans do — and in the end they will do what Big Oil instructs them to do — progressives should not sign off on permitting [...]

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Part 2. New FEDERAL CLIMATE BILL to SuperCharge U.S. Energy Transition

August 12, 2022

Buckle up: federal climate bill will supercharge energy transition . . From an Article by Ivy Main, Power to the People, August 10, 2022 . Energy storage will stand on its own The VCEA established one of the most ambitious goals for energy storage development in the nation. But current federal law offers tax credits [...]

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New FEDERAL CLIMATE BILL to SuperCharge U.S. Energy Transition

August 11, 2022

Buckle up, folks: this federal climate bill is going to supercharge Virginia’s energy transition From an Article by Ivy Main, Power to the People, August 10, 2022 The U.S. Senate has passed the historic climate legislation package hammered out between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. The House is expected [...]

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Most Diseases of All Types are Exacerbated by Climate Change

August 10, 2022

Newly published study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases From an Article by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press News Service, August 9, 2022 Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study [...]

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOW AN EMERGENCY ~ drought, heatwaves, wildfires, floods

August 9, 2022

President Biden should use his executive powers to do more . . From an Editorial of The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, August 5, 2022 . . Last week’s unexpected Senate deal on a $369-billion climate spending package is bound to ease pressure on President Biden. Days earlier, when it looked like opposition from West [...]

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Fracking Risks Outweigh Benefits, Then and Now!

August 8, 2022

Is natural gas development really safe, well-regulated and generating significant benefits? Letter to the editor by Vickie Oles, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 5, 2022 Residents of New Freeport, Greene County, might not agree with letter-writer Dave Callahan, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (“Natural gas development benefits Pa. residents,” July 25, TribLIVE). Residents report shower water [...]

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Fracking Boondoggle Now Entering a New Phase or Phases

August 7, 2022

Hardly Anyone Talks About How Fracking Was an Extraordinary Boondoggle From a Special Essay by David Wallace-Wells, New York Times Service, July 27, 2022 In the energy scramble provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, American liquid natural gas has so far played the role of Europe’s white knight. If Europe manages to keep its lights [...]

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Pipeline Company (Energy Transfer) Accepts Responsibility for Mariner East Damages

August 6, 2022

Energy Transfer held criminally responsible for damage from Mariner East pipeline construction From the Article by Susan Phillips, State Impact Penna, August 5, 2022 The state attorney general says Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer is “accepting criminal responsibility” for dozens of charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project and the 2018 explosion [...]

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