When the residents of Gainesville, Florida, head to the polls, they won’t just be voting for their favorite presidential candidate — they’ll also be deciding on the future of their municipal electric utility. By John Farrell and Maria McCoy The Institute for Local Self-Reliance For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell […]
I love getting to feature another author and this week was particularly special because I have known Sherri Goodman for over 15 years and widely credit her with sparking the climate change interest of my old boss, Senator John Warner. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN She talked to us about her recently published book, Threat Multiplier: Climate. Military […]
On the fiftieth anniversary of the controversial weedkiller’s release, a Friends of the Earth analysis – New Roundup, New Risks – finds that residential Roundup products are more toxic to consumers and the environment than ever before. Not only has manufacturer Bayer [OTCMKTS: BAYRY] failed to remove glyphosate from all Roundup products, as promised, but new formulations of Roundup are 45 times […]
Harvest is upon us here in Southwest Iowa, and we’re about a week ahead of the usual timing as I am writing, on Oct. 4. We’ve already harvested about half of our soybeans and about 80% of our corn. It helps that we have pretty good weather right now, although it is dry and unusually hot […]
Here we go again! It’s definitely spooky season, so get your candy bowls, carve your pumpkins, pull the costumes out. And if your state is open for early voting, get out and vote! By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN This week’s must read: To Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z (The Laurel Outlook) I love seeing […]
The UK government has announced it will invest almost £22 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years. The technology works by capturing CO₂ as it is being emitted by a power plant or another polluter, then storing it underground. Mark Maslin, UCL The Conversation This sounds great in theory. […]
It’s always a pleasure to welcome Greg Bertelsen, the CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, to the podcast. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN He joins us this week to talk about the Council’s latest research report, Prioritizing American Interests: A New Strategy for Global Decarbonization. What are the challenges and opportunities of global decarbonization and how can the […]
It’s no secret that people and communities across the world are feeling the negative impacts of the climate crises caused by fossil fuels. The good news is: the tide is turning fast. By Mallika Singhal 350.org Renewable sources like solar power and wind energy are now cheaper, safer and more wide-spread than ever before. However, we still need to […]
Moral values are the principles that guide a person’s perceptions of good and bad, and right and wrong. They shape our prejudices, political ideologies and many other consequential attitudes and actions. Ian Hohm, University of British Columbia and Mark Schaller, University of British Columbia The Conversation It’s tempting to assume that a person’s moral values […]
The International Energy Agency’s flagship annual report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO), is a widely recognized energy analysis that explores key trends in energy supply and demand. One year since governments around the world pledged to transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the WEO lays bare how much work […]
On Wednesday, October 16, the Supreme Court denied requests from industry groups and state attorneys general to freeze the EPA’s new safeguards on carbon pollution from power plants. In its order, the court stated that the rule would remain in place as proceedings take place in lower courts. This decision marks the third time this […]
In honor of Florida Climate Week, I hosted a conversation between two conservative climate leaders: former Reps. Bob Inglis and Carlos Curbelo. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN I’m happy to bring the audio of that important conversation to my listeners, particularly those who missed Florida Climate Week. What are they proud of? What gives them hope for the […]
For the first time in 114 years, biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) have observed a fall-run Chinook salmon returning to spawning in the Klamath Basin in Oregon. By Dan Bacher On October 16, the ODFW documented this bright fish in a tributary to the Klamath River, Spencer Creek, above the former J.C. Boyle […]
Welcome to DeBriefed, an essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. By Ayesha Tandon Carbon Brief DEMAND SURGING: The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its annual World Energy Outlook report – a “comprehensive” summary of global energy trends – the New York Times reported. The outlet said, over the next decade, the world will […]
Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless tracts of channels melting into the gray-blue horizon. Fast-forward to today, and in estuaries such as New York Harbor, San Francisco Bay and Miami’s Biscayne Bay – areas where rivers meet the sea – 80% to […]