The Petermann Glacier in Greenland is Melting Faster and Faster

August 2, 2016

“Greenland”  Program of CBS News on “60 Minutes” The following is a script from “Greenland“ which aired on Jan. 31, 2016 and July 31, 2016.  Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Daniel Ruetenik, producer. One of the most significant efforts to study changes in the climate has been taking place near the top of the world. [...]

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The Remarkable Inconsistency of Climate Change Denial

August 1, 2016

The Remarkable Inconsistency Of Climate Change Denial This is a year of politics. That means everyone has opinions about where the world should be headed and how we should get there. From an Article by Adam Frank, NPR, 13.7 Blog, July 26, 2016 No matter how weird this political season has been, however, there remains [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline & Others Under Fire in Virginia and Beyond

July 31, 2016

Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test From an Article by Alleen Brown, The Intercept, July 28, 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is facing pressure from landowners in his home state of Virginia to stand against the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from [...]

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Six New Fracked Gas-fired Power Plants Coming to Ohio

July 30, 2016

Ohio’s shale natural gas spurs investment in building of plants From an Article by Dan Gearino, Columbus Dispatch, July 17, 2016 A power-plant building boom has hit Ohio, the first since shale natural gas changed just about everything in the state’s energy landscape. Six plants are under construction or in the planning stages across the [...]

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Community Action in Maryland for Environmental Justice Not Power Plants

July 29, 2016

In Maryland, one community is taking a stand against environmental racism From an Article by Jeremy Deatson, The Grist, July 27, 2016 The toxic refuse of coal- and gas-fired power plants targets black communities with alarming precision. It can be difficult to discern each link in the causal chain connecting a child’s asthma to the [...]

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Constitution & Clarington Pipeline Projects Granted FERC Extensions

July 28, 2016

FERC Grants Extensions for Constitution, Clarington Projects From an Article by Charlie Passut, NGI News Service, July 26, 2016 FERC signaled its support for two stalled projects on Tuesday, granting separate extensions to Constitution Pipeline LLC to complete its embattled natural gas pipeline in New York State and Pennsylvania, and to Dominion Transmission Inc. to [...]

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The Clean Energy Future is Not Fracked Gas or So-Called “Clean Coal”

July 27, 2016

Some 10,000 March in Philly Calling for a Clean Energy Revolution From an Article by Sandra Steingraber, EcoWatch.com, July 25, 2016 This past Sunday, with temperatures heading toward 95 degrees, I’m confident I was not the only one preparing to march through the streets of downtown Philadelphia who recalled that old elementary-school story about the [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Protests Reach VA Governor’s Mansion

July 26, 2016

Anti-pipeline protest shifts focus to Governor Terry McAuliffe From an Article of the Charlottesville Newsplex, CBS News 19, July 23, 2016 Richmond, VA — Hundreds of Virginians braved the heat to march in the streets of Richmond. Anti-pipeline protesters said they wanted to remind everyone how they feel about the pipeline.  [One estimate was over [...]

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Global Warming Adding to Massive Heat Waves over Nation

July 25, 2016

What science can tell us about the links between global warming and massive heat waves From an Article by Chris Mooney, Washington Post, July 21, 2016 The Capitol can be seen as a jogger runs along the National Mall on July 21 in Washington, where area temperatures are forecasted to reach the upper 90s for [...]

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Record High Temperatures: Major Heat Wave Scorching the Entire US

July 24, 2016

Major Heat Wave Scorching the Entire United States From an Article of Climate Nexus, EcoWatch.com, July 22, 2016 A combination of high temperatures and humidity is scorching much of the U.S.—and even President Obama is warning everyone to stay safe. A “heat dome”—a high pressure system in the mid atmosphere that pushes warmer air to [...]

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