‘We Can’t Live Like This’: Climate Shocks Rain On Honduras’s Poorest
"Rural communities like Chapagua that have done least to stoke the climate crisis barely have time to recover from one disaster before another hits".
Source: Guardian, 10/29/2021
Search results
Offshore Wind Energy on California’s Central Coast: What You Need to Know
The federal government wants to open 399 square miles of the Pacific Ocean along California’s Central Coast to floating offshore wind turbine development. The (San Luis Obispo) Tribune will hold a Live Q&A with a panel of experts to discuss this issue. 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET.
Between Worlds: Emergence in an Emergency
The Bioneers 2021 virtual conference features best-selling authors, MacArthur "geniuses," Goldman Prize recipients and others to discuss connections and projects drawing on Indigenous and nature-based knowledge to bridge the space between the world as it is, and what it could be. Also included: interactive sessions.
Power Solutions for Ensuring Electric Grid Reliability and Resilience
Join the leaders of advanced electric power solutions for an interactive discussion, hosted by Diesel Technology Forum, that will explore the issues and options for ensuring reliable and continuous electrical supply. 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET.
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
"Answers to all your questions about COP26 Glasgow, the world's most important and confusing climate conference."
Source: Earther, 10/29/2021
"What a $2B Texas Project Says About U.S. Quest For CO2-Free Grid"
"After a dozen years, multiple energy crises, regulatory delays and political turnover, construction of a novel 400-mile power line connecting Texas to the Southeast is finally within sight."
Source: E&E News, 10/29/2021
"EPA Unveils Strategy For Reducing Lead Exposure"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a revised strategy for reducing lead exposure, with a focus on communities that have had a disproportionate amount.
The draft plan would focus on identifying communities with especially high levels of both lead exposure and blood lead levels. The agency would next develop national standards and guidance to address those exposures and enforce existing regulations.
Source: The Hill, 10/29/2021
Enviros Petition EPA To Rescind Factory Farms’ “Free Pass To Pollute”
"A coalition of environmental and animal rights groups petitioned the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday to abandon a "sweetheart" deal with factory farm owners—and start enforcing air pollution regulations."
Source: EHN, 10/29/2021
"Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats"
"Centuries of land loss and forced relocation have left Native Americans significantly more exposed to the effects of climate change, new data show, adding to the debate over how to address climate change and racial inequity in the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 10/29/2021
Brazil's Greenhouse Emissions Rose 9.5% In 2020 With Amazon Deforestation
"Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 9.5% in 2020 largely due to increased deforestation in the Amazon during the second year of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, said a report published on Thursday by climate change experts."
Source: Reuters, 10/29/2021
