"European Parliament Split On Declaring Climate Emergency"
"The European parliament is split over whether to declare a global climate emergency before next week’s crucial UN summit."
Source: Guardian, 11/27/2019
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"EasyJet To Offset Carbon Emissions From All Its Flights"
"EasyJet is set to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network, after announcing it would offset all jet fuel emissions."
Source: Guardian, 11/20/2019
Venice Mayor Blames Worst Flood Tide In 50 Years On Climate Change
"'Venice is on its knees,' Mayor Luigi Brugnaro says as the lagoon city suffers through some of the worst flooding in its history. The highest tide in 50 years has brought seawater that is threatening monuments and works of art in the historic city."
Source: NPR, 11/14/2019
Trump Fined $290,000 After Losing Battle Against Scottish Wind Farm
"The Trump Organization has agreed to pay $290,000 to the Scottish government, ending a multiyear legal battle in which Donald Trump tried and failed to block an offshore wind farm from being built in view of one of his Scottish golf courses."
Source: Washington Post, 11/13/2019
Man Dies In Venice's Worst Floods For 50 Years; City Calls Emergency
"An elderly man has died in the worst floods to hit Venice in more than 50 years, as local authorities in the Italian lagoon city called for a state of emergency to be imposed."
Source: CNN, 11/13/2019
Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal?
As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?
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"Royal Shakespeare Company Ends BP Partnership After Student Protest"
"The Royal Shakespeare Company is to end its partnership with BP at the end of the year following criticism of its links to the international oil giant."
Source: BBC News, 10/03/2019
"Record-Setting Hurricane Lorenzo Takes Direct Aim at Ireland"
"Hurricane Lorenzo, the largest storm ever to roam the Eastern Atlantic, is forecast to strike the heart of Ireland’s west coast within days carrying tropical-strength winds, driving rain and a huge storm surge."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/02/2019
Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace
It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.
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"English Town Joins Campaign For 'Nature's Rights'"
"Frome, a market town in the county of Somerset, is petitioning the British government to grant the River Frome “legal personhood” – in effect, giving it human rights."
Source: Reuters, 09/12/2019
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