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Monday, October 12, 2015

Grist- Climate and Energy

JUST CALL THEM POLLUTOCRATS

Dirty energy plutocrats are trying to buy the presidential election

Just 158 families gave almost half of the early money in the race, the N.Y. Times reports -- and many made their fortunes from oil and gas.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Communities in the San Joaquin Valley still don’t have clean water. Here’s why

In drought conditions, consolidating water systems brings out ugly politics.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Even as House descends into chaos, it manages to do big favor for Big Oil

Republicans stopped quarreling long enough to vote for lifting the crude oil export ban, which would be good for oil companies and bad for the climate.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Solar power access looking a lot brighter in California

Thanks to a new bill, California is making low-income access to solar power happen on a larger scale than anywhere else in the country.
LIVING

Media disaster reporting can throw a wrench in the way you process disaster risk

A new study in Nature Climate Change suggests that news reports on natural disasters can actually reduce risk perceptions.
POLITICS

Trump heads to U.K. supreme court over wind farm spoiling his precious view

The billionaire presidential hopeful says wind turbines would be a blight on his landscape.
CITIES

Cities could be big players when it comes to cutting carbon emissions

When national governments fall short in their climate commitments, local governments can help make up ground.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Good news: Wind energy is the cheapest energy source in Germany and the U.K.

Renewable energy sources are gaining ground on fossil fuels.
SCIENCE

Coral reefs are looking pretty hot right now

Bleaching is back in a big way, and we're not just talking about Justin Bieber.
CITIES

D.C.’s crap is finally being put to good use: Generating clean energy

Utility D.C. Water is turning poop into power.
CLIMATE FINANCE

The state of global climate finance is looking … not awful

A new report estimates that the world mobilized $62 billion in climate finance in 2014. The global goal is $100 billion annually by 2020.
FOOD

What the TPP means for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Here's what we know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership so far.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

California just signed a landmark bill to tackle climate change

SB 350 has some pretty ambitious renewable energy goals, but fails to cut fossil fuels enough.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

For the first time, a top coal industry executive faces criminal charges

Here's what you need to know about the trial of Big Coal's Don Blankenship.
POLITICS

Some of the biggest banks are cutting how much they lend to coal companies

Citigroup and ANZ announced they will slice their lending to coal mining operations and dirty coal plants. Do they go far enough?
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Study confirms the Republican Party is alone in its crazy climate denial

The researcher compared conservative climate change policies from the U.S., the U.K., Norway, Sweden, Spain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Germany.
RECYCLED TALKING POINTS

Is recycling as awful as the New York Times claims? Not remotely

Here are the five most misleading arguments in John Tierney's slam on recycling.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Who are the rich Californians using millions of gallons of water a year? It’s a secret

California’s public water agencies are allowing residents to use as much water as they want to buy -- even in the middle of a drought.
LIVING

Fossil fuels may be causing some serious damage on “The Leftovers” — just like in real life!

The HBO series' season two premiere featured some Texan earthquakes ... sound familiar?
CLIMATE & ENERGY

From the Christian Coalition to climate change: One conservative activist’s story

Michele Combs, founder of Young Conservatives for Energy Reform, is working to engage Republicans on clean energy and climate change.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Retired miners screwed over in coal bankruptcy plan

Guaranteed health benefits for coal miners and their spouses might be used to pay the bills for a bankrupt coal company.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Tar-sands oil mining has now come to the U.S.

U.S. Oil Sands has started drilling in Utah -- even though the tar-sands industry in Canada is struggling to make a profit.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Meet the drought-stricken communities of California’s San Joaquin Valley

After years of drought and shortsighted land-use planning, the water crisis has intensified for residents in California's self-reliant communities.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Food company execs want Congress to get off its butt and do something about climate change

The CEOS of Kellogg, General Mills, and eight other companies published a letter calling for action and made a visit to Capitol Hill.

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