"The Ship That Became a Bomb"
"Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die."
Source: New Yorker, 10/06/2021
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"Fossil Fuel Firms Feel The Heat Over Push For Advertising Ban"
"A push for a Europe-wide ban on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies is the boldest salvo yet in a campaign by environmentalists who accuse oil firms of "greenwashing" and a history of undermining climate change science."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/06/2021
"Bayer Wins First Roundup Trial as Jury Rejects Cancer Claim"
"A jury in Los Angeles found Tuesday that Bayer’s Monsanto unit wasn’t liable for the boy’s cancer. Bayer lost three earlier trials in the state and said in July it will set aside an additional $4.5 billion to deal with all lawsuits tied to the weedkiller, which will be pulled from the U.S. consumer market in its current form in 2023."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/06/2021
Historical Emissions Reveal Responsibility Of Big Polluting Nations
"Analysis of the total carbon dioxide emissions of countries since 1850 has revealed the nations with the greatest historical responsibility for the climate emergency. But six of the top 10 have yet to make ambitious new pledges to cut their emissions before the crucial UN Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November."
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2021
Burning Wood (Biomass) Is Promoted As A Carbon Neutral Fuel. But Is It?
"Many scientists and environmental campaigners question the industry’s claims to offer a clean, renewable energy source that the planet desperately needs".
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2021
"Germany's Center-Right Woos Greens for Possible Coalition"
"Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc sought to win over the environmentalist Greens for a possible coalition Tuesday as the parties that hope for a share of power in Germany wrapped up their first talks on forming a new government."
Source: AP, 10/06/2021
"Mapping California’s Oil Spill: Aging Pipes Line the Coast"
"Ever since a pipeline failure caused at least 126,000 gallons of oil to spill into the Pacific Ocean, threatening a fragile coastal ecosystem and forcing some of Southern California’s most popular beaches to close, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been scrutinizing satellite imagery to track the oil’s spread."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2021
Winners of the Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting
The Nina Mason Pulliam Award for the "best of the best" environmental reporting will award $10,000 to one entry selected from the first-place winners of SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment. The prize also includes travel, registration and hotel expenses (up to $2,500) for the winner, or representatives of the winning team, to attend SEJ's annual conference. All SEJ Awards first-place winners are automatically entered into the Nina Mason Pulliam Award.
"How Do Thousands Prepare for a Climate Summit? With Difficulty."
"In a few weeks, an estimated 20,000 ministers, activists and executives from nearly every country in the world are set to descend on Glasgow to hammer out how to make progress on climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2021
Month After Ida's Landfall, Louisianians Decry 'Third World' Conditions
"Reuters traveled the bayous of hard-hit Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes in recent days, speaking with more than 40 residents. All said they felt abandoned by state and federal officials. A few said they had not received any type of support from any level of government."
Source: Reuters, 10/05/2021
