Goldmark enlarges Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve, denies Millennium sublease request Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark announced today he will expand Puget Sound’s Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve north of Bellingham, adding 45 acres previously considered for a large coal export terminal. At the same time, he will reject […]
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Summary The lithium mega-factories will help lithium battery prices to fall below $200/kWh by 2020, and below $100/kWh by 2024. By 2020, an EV will sell for under $30,000, and before 2025 for $20,000. Investors can buy the EV companies, the battery manufacturers or the lithium/cobalt/graphite/nickel miners. by Matt Bohlsen […]
Make America dust again: Trump’s team of deniers aims to restore America to the 1930s. Recent warming, compared to preindustrial temperatures, via Geophysicist Andy Skuce. 2016 has crushed the record for hottest year, set way back in 2015, which itself smashed the previous record for hottest year that was set in 2014. Such a three-year […]
From Peter Diamandis’ Abundance newsletter Jan. 2, 2017: 2016 was an incredible year for technology, and for humanity. Despite all the negative political-related news, there were 10 tech trends this year that positively transformed humanity. For this “2017 Kick-Off” blog, I reviewed 52 weeks of science and technology breakthroughs, and […]
We must balance our frustrations with the realities and global progress in social and environmental justice. Global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels did not grow at all in 2016. It’s the third year in a row emissions have flatlined. Our media feeds are echo chambers. And those echo […]
You can’t understand what Trump’s doing to America without understanding the “Carbon Bubble” If you’re an American, you’re likely misinformed about the most dire crisis in our world. American journalists, pundits and media executives have largely convinced themselves that climate change is not a serious political issue, because they think the […]
Activism is the sixth stage of grief. Given the result of the presidential election, a lot of people have been asking me: “What can I do?” I have a feeling many of you reading this are still going through the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission turned down a request Friday for a rehearing of its denial of a natural gas pipeline through Oregon. The 232-mile, 3-foot diameter Pacific Connector pipeline would have crossed through southwestern Oregon carrying natural gas to a processing plant north of Coos Bay for export overseas. […]
The Obama administration has denied a final approval for the Dakota Access pipeline. The Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it would not issue an easement for the oil project to cross Lake Oahe, a dammed section of the Missouri River. Instead, the agency will undertake additional National Environmental […]
There’s no denying it: Conservatives across the spectrum want cleaner energy. And they want politicians to support it too. There are now more American solar jobs than jobs in oil and gas extraction, and the country is the world’s leader in oil and natural-gas production. We’re truly an “all-of-the-above” country — and increasingly, more […]
In a letter to President-elect Trump, President Obama, Members of the US Congress, and Global Leaders at COP22 in Marrakech, hundreds of business and investor leaders in the United States re-affirmed their deep commitment to addressing climate change through the implementation of the historic Paris Climate Agreement. “We want the US economy […]
Cities are responsible for about 75 percent of the world’s total energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, while the vast majority of them are located on or near the coast, making cities especially vulnerable to the dangerous effects of climate change. “The government has been trying to suppress science since Galileo, and it doesn’t […]
And it would destroy his “brand” forever. The man who wrote The Art of the Deal has pledged as president to kill one of the best deals ever negotiated on behalf of the United States. If Trump exits the Paris climate agreement — something he campaigned on, and a pledge his transition team is apparently trying […]
Seattle, WA — A coalition of environmental organizations and BNSF Railway (BNSF) have reached an agreement in principle that will ensure that BNSF starts to clean up and prevent pollution from their coal trains. The agreement, which is expected to be finalized as a court order in the next 60 […]
Federal Judge Ann Aiken rejects U.S. government and fossil fuel industries motions to dismiss Eugene, OR – Today, the federal court in Eugene, Oregon decided in favor of 21 youth plaintiffs in their “groundbreaking” constitutional climate lawsuit against President Obama, numerous federal agencies, and the fossil fuel industry. U.S. District […]
The election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States yesterday surprised us at AEE as much as the rest of the business, political, and media world. Nonetheless, this morning, AEE sent a memo to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, chairman of the Trump Transition Committee, outlining AEE’s […]
Democrats once represented the working class. Not any more. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama helped shift power away from the people towards corporations. It was this that created an opening for Donald Trump. What has happened in America should not be seen as a victory for hatefulness over decency. It […]
The Road Ahead in Saving the Climate The power of clarity By Hunter Cutting The result of the U.S. national elections and the follow-on impact in the fight against climate change is extremely clear and unambiguous. The U.S. federal government has effectively tapped out of the climate fight for at least four […]
British Columbia’s carbon tax has been held up as a climate success, but an analysis of the province’s emissions under the tax tells another story. One key finding: During the years that the tax was in place for the entire year, from 2009 to 2014, greenhouse gas emissions from taxed sources […]
New study says that unless nations ramp up their carbon-reduction pledges before 2020, it will be nearly impossible to keep warming to 2 degrees. The next three years provide the “last chance” to limit global warming to safe limits in this century, the United Nations said, as it geared up […]
Free viewing of this powerful documentary at https://www.beforetheflood.com Join a growing movement of people mobilizing to protect our communities from climate change. Visit the Fight The Flood action center and learn how you can make a difference today. “Climate change is the single greatest threat to a sustainable future but, at […]
Left to its own devices, the transition to EVs isn’t going to happen fast enough. A recent study found that to secure a reasonable chance of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the year 2035 must mark the very last sale of a gasoline vehicle. In the world! learn more
On Thursday, two protest movements based on land occupation played out very differently in the American West. In a courthouse in Oregon, the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife preserve were acquitted on all charges, which included charges of conspiring to impede federal workers from their job […]
For years, environmental and climate groups have tried to hold railroad companies that ship coal responsible for the pollution caused by coal trains. Now, a federal judge in Seattle has determined that, under the Clean Water Act, a case can go forward to hold BNSF Railway liable for pollution from […]