"State Renewable Energy Mandates Are Producing Enormous Benefits"
"Much has been made of the rapid rise of renewable energy in the US, but the policy workhorse behind it does not get nearly enough attention or credit."
Source: Vox, 01/14/2016
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"Global Mercury Emissions Down 30 Percent As Coal Use Drops: USGS"
"Global emissions of mercury from manmade sources fell 30 percent from 1990 to 2010, in part from decreasing use of coal, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/14/2016
"Global Warming Could Stave Off Next Ice Age For 100,000 Years"
"Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/14/2016
Watchdog Finds No Wrongdoing In EPA’s Moves To Block Pebble Mine
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has found no evidence of bias in the agency’s efforts to block a proposed gold mine from being built near Alaska’s Bristol Bay."
Source: Wash Post, 01/14/2016
"EPA Stayed Silent On Flint’s Tainted Water"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top Midwest official said her department knew as early as April about the lack of corrosion controls in Flint’s water supply — a situation that likely put residents at risk for lead contamination — but said her hands were tied in bringing the information to the public."
Source: Detroit News, 01/14/2016
"VW’s Chief Meets Head of E.P.A. to Discuss Pollution Problem"
"Under pressure to devise a fix for its polluting diesel cars, the chief executive of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller, met for the first time with a senior government official in the United States to discuss the crisis that has engulfed the German carmaker since September."
Source: NY Times, 01/14/2016
Scientists Say Climate Threatens Lifeblood Of Canada’s Native People
"In barely three decades, a new study warns, Canada’s indigenous peoples will face a catastrophic loss in the fisheries that are the lifeblood of their communities and have helped sustain them for more than a millennium."
Source: Wash Post, 01/14/2016
"Bid To Mine More Coal On US Federal Lands Tests Obama's Green Agenda"
"President Barack Obama's State of the Union pledge to better manage fossil fuel development will face a test within days, when federal officials rule on whether to open public lands containing more than 600 million tons of coal to more mining."
Source: Reuters, 01/14/2016
Early Data: 2015 Blew Away Previous Records To Be Earth's Hottest Year
"During the next week, the official climate agencies around the world that are responsible for tracking the planet's average temperatures will almost certainly come to the same conclusion: 2015 was the warmest year on record. This would mean that 2015 would beat the previous warmest year, which occurred in 2014 — remember that?"
Source: Mashable, 01/14/2016
Amid Drinking Water Crisis In Flint, Governor Activates National Guard
"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder late Tuesday activated the National Guard to help distribute bottled water and filters in Flint as it deals with a drinking water crisis that began months ago."
Source: AP, 01/13/2016
