9/12/2018 - Discuss Earth

Bernard McNamee, a climate change denier who helped write the Trump administration's failed coal and nuclear bailout plan, was confirmed Thursday as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Senate approved the nominee on a straight party-line vote of 50-49.

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Green Groups Sue to Get Giraffes on Endangered Species List - EcoWatch

Four Animal welfare groups sued the Trump administration on Thursday for failing to protect Africa's vulnerable giraffes, Reuters reported. The groups had petitioned Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list giraffes under the Endangered Species Act in April 2017. The FWS is supposed to respond to such....

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Norway to Ban Deforestation-Linked Palm Oil Biofuels in Historic Vote - EcoWatch

A 2017 report commissioned by RFN found that palm oil-based biofuel is worse for the climate than fossil fuels. The report, authored by low carbon fuels policy expert Chris Malins, concludes: "There is a large body of evidence that because of indirect land use change, palm oil biodiesel is worse for the climate than the…

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Scientists Discover 'Most Diverse Coral Site' on Great Barrier Reef - EcoWatch

Australian scientists have found the "most diverse coral site" on the Great Barrier Reef, observing at least 195 different species of corals in space no longer than 500 meters. The non-profit organization Great Barrier Reef Legacy and marine scientist Charlie Veron confirmed the diversity of the site, known as the "Legacy Super Site."

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4 Tips for Setting Up a Windowsill Garden - EcoWatch

Old Man Winter limits most of us from gardening year-round. Growing vegetables indoors is impractical without an expensive greenhouse—except for herbs, which grow big enough for a satisfying harvest with minimal space or attention. Pick up a selection in fall before nurseries clear out their stock for winter.

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The U.S. Military Needed New Icebreakers Years Ago. A Melting Arctic Is Raising the National Security Stakes. - Inside Climate News

A version of this ICN story was co-published with NBC News Coast Guard crews are known for keeping their cool in high-stress situations. But when Lt. Samuel Krakower stepped into the engine room of the Polar Star last Jan. 16—midsummer in Antarctica—the scene was frantic. Icy water was pouring through the hull of the rugged ship, a…

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Beginning of the End for Canada’s Tar Sands or Just a Blip? - Inside Climate News

When hundreds of activists protesting the Keystone XL pipeline were arrested at the White House in 2011, their ultimate target lay thousands of miles away: Canada’s tar sands. If they stopped the pipeline, they argued, that could slow the growth of this particularly dirty source of oil and score a limited but significant win for…

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Greenland's Ice Melt Is in 'Overdrive,' With No Sign of Slowing - Inside Climate News

Melting on Greenland’s ice sheet has gone into “overdrive,” with meltwater runoff increasing 50 percent since the start of the industrial era and continuing to accelerate, new research shows. As more water runs off the ice sheet, it drives sea level rise, putting new pressure on coastal communities around the world. “Once the ice sheets…

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Rural Jobs: A Big Reason Midwest Should Love Clean Energy - Inside Climate News

Wind turbines have become a familiar part of the landscape in the rural Midwest, and with them have come jobs, income for farmers and tax revenue for communities. They’re one sign of how the clean energy transition is helping to transform areas that sometimes struggle to attract jobs and investment. A new report from the…

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U.S. Nuclear Fleet’s Dry Docks Threatened by Storms and Rising Seas - Inside Climate News

A version of this ICN story was copublished with NBC News. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — At the foot of the Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia lies a Naval shipyard older than the nation itself. One of the country’s first warships was built here in 1799. So was the first battleship, and decades later the first aircraft carrier.…

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Maersk wants to slash carbon emissions from shipping to zero. But it needs help | CNN Business

The world’s biggest shipping company wants to slash its carbon emissions to zero by developing a new kind of container ship to ply the oceans.

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Airlines ignoring efficient planes in blow to carbon targets – study

TUI Airways comes top of 2018 Atmosfair Airline Index while Virgin Atlantic ranks 83rd

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'We live in a lobstocracy': Maine town is feeling the effects of climate change

When lobsters are life, environmental change affects livelihoods, and warming waters will ultimately bust the lobster industry

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World's oldest known wild bird to become a mother for the 37th time

Wisdom, a 68-year-old Laysan albatross, has laid another egg with her longtime lover at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge

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Rivian Wants to Do for Pickups What Tesla Did for Cars

RJ Scaringe's Rivian Automotive just unveiled its electric pickup truck, and it's looking good.

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Warren Buffett Faces Pressure to Invest for the Climate, Not Just for Profit - Inside Climate News

Thousands of bankers, investors, business journalists and just plain fans will flock to Omaha, Neb., on Saturday in a yearly pilgrimage to glean insight from the world’s most famous investor: Warren Buffett. What they are unlikely to get is any guiding wisdom on climate change, even though the world’s most famous climate scientist, James Hansen,…

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California Becomes First State to Require Solar on New Homes - EcoWatch

Sunny California is officially the first state in the nation to require solar panels on most new homes. The California Building Standards Commission unanimously confirmed the standards during a vote. The mandate applies to houses, condos and apartment buildings up to three stories tall that obtain building permits after Jan. 1, 2020.

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'It's medieval': why some cows are still living most of their lives tied up | Tom Levitt

A farming practice where cows are tethered and restricted to sitting or standing is still common across Europe, particularly southern Germany. Now farming groups are calling for a ban

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Lost lands? The American wilderness at risk in the Trump era

Exclusive: a new study reveals the vast extent of public lands being opened up to the energy industry. The Guardian heard from three communities on the frontlines

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100% of Sea Turtles in Global Study Found With Plastics in Their Bellies - EcoWatch

A new study of sea turtles shows that the world's governments and corporations are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution—and marine life is suffering as a result. All 102 turtles necropsied from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea were found with plastics, microplastics, and other synthetics in their digestive systems.

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In World First, Luxembourg to Make All Public Transportation Free - EcoWatch

Luxembourg is about to become the world's first country to make all its public transportation free under the new government's efforts to curb traffic congestion and benefit the environment. The initiative will end all fares for trains, trams and buses by summer 2019. The environmentally minded Prime Minister Xavier Bettel was just reappointed.

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