"Never Believe a Bank’s Net-Zero Pledge"
"A new report finds that climate-friendly financial institutions have been funding fossil fuel projects to the tune of $38 billion."
Source: New Republic, 02/17/2022
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"Oil Firms’ Climate Claims Are Greenwashing, Study Concludes"
"Accusations of greenwashing against major oil companies that claim to be in transition to clean energy are well-founded, according to the most comprehensive study to date."
Source: Guardian, 02/17/2022
"Biden Administration Promises to Buy ‘Clean’ Industrial Materials"
"A new initiative aims to reduce emissions from steel, cement, aluminum and other materials used in the industrial sector, which generates about a third of the nation’s greenhouse gases."
"WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday will set out a strategy for buying “clean,” lower-emissions steel, cement, aluminum and other industrial materials for federal agencies and projects, part of its effort to reduce carbon emissions from industrial manufacturing.
Source: NYTimes, 02/16/2022
New Faces on FERC Could Help Speed a Clean Energy Transition
"With two Biden appointees, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is more likely to favor Democrats, who want it to respond to the booming demand for renewable energy."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/16/2022
EPA Shrugs After HuffPost Investigates Toxic Gulf Chemical Dump
"After a HuffPost investigation last year brought to light a vast, decades-old chemical dumping ground in the Gulf of Mexico, the Environmental Protection Agency has officially declared that the site is nothing to worry about ― without reviewing any recent scientific data or visiting the site."
Source: HuffPost, 02/16/2022
In Misinformation Wars, Renewable Energy Is The Latest To Be Attacked
"The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. The Energy Department calls it a key threat to decarbonizing the grid."
Source: NPR, 02/15/2022
"Feds Propose Protection For A Texas Border Plant"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service today [Monday] proposed Endangered Species Act protections for the prostrate milkweed, a plant found in Texas that’s been awaiting action for quite some time."
Source: E&E News, 02/15/2022
"Joe Manchin’s Closest Political Ally Cashes In On Senator’s Rise"
"A longtime friend of the West Virginia senator has a growing lobbying business in Washington as companies seek to understand and influence the key lawmaker".
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2022
Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid, Action Needed, Says UN Expert
"Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2022
"Alberta To Toughen Oil Sands Emission Rules That Reward Big Polluters
"The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oil sands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada’s highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars’ worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2022
