Google Bans Ads With False Claims About Climate Change
"Google said it will no longer display advertisements on YouTube videos and other content that promote inaccurate claims about climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2021
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"6 Aspects of American Life Threatened by Climate Change"
"Two dozen federal agencies flagged the biggest dangers posed by a warming planet. The list spreads across American society."
Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2021
Biden To Expand Bears Ears, Other National Monuments, Reversing Trump
"President Biden will restore full protections to three national monuments that had been slashed in size by former president Donald Trump, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah known for their stunning desert landscapes and historical treasures of Native American art and settlements as well as a rich fossil record, according to a statement from the White House on Thursday evening."
Source: Washington Post, 10/08/2021
"Google Maps Rolls Out ‘Eco-Friendly’ Routes"
"If you’re a regular Google Maps user, you might be able to use the app to make less emissions-intensive choices in the future. Google announced on Wednesday that it is adding options to show drivers less carbon-intensive routes on the Maps app, along with a slew of other individual-focused tools like showing the carbon footprint of flights."
Source: Earther, 10/07/2021
"Canada Invokes 1977 Treaty With US As Dispute Over Pipeline Intensifies"
"The Canadian government has invoked a decades-old treaty with the United States in its latest bid to save a pipeline that critics warn could be environmentally catastrophic if it were to fail."
Source: Guardian, 10/07/2021
New Protections For California Aquifers Are Reshaping Central Valley
"California's agricultural empire is facing a shakeup, as a state law comes into effect that will limit many farmers' access to water."
Source: NPR, 10/07/2021
"Pandemic Complicates Preparations for COP26 Climate Summit"
"The United Nations event, known as COP26, will be one of the largest international gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenges abound."
Source: NYTimes, 10/07/2021
"Greenpeace Calls For End To Carbon Offsets"
"Carbon offsets are allowing the world's biggest polluters to forge ahead with business plans that are threatening global climate goals, the head of Greenpeace International said in an interview."
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2021
"Fossil Fuel Industry Gets Subsidies Of $11M A Minute, IMF Finds"
"The IMF found the production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020, with not a single country pricing all its fuels sufficiently to reflect their full supply and environmental costs. Experts said the subsidies were “adding fuel to the fire” of the climate crisis, at a time when rapid reductions in carbon emissions were urgently needed."
Source: Guardian, 10/07/2021
