"Climate Lab: Watch The Earth Breathe For One Year"
"This image of our planet is the closest we get to a real-time view of how carbon dioxide builds up in our atmosphere."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2024
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"US Energy Data Agency To Track Crypto Mining Power Use"
"The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will begin to more closely track electricity consumption by cryptocurrency mining companies operating in the United States, the agency said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/01/2024
California's Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws Challenged By Business Groups
"Major U.S. business groups sued California on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state's new sweeping climate disclosure laws that require companies to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks."
Source: Reuters, 02/01/2024
"Democrats Say Biden Hasn’t ‘Made the Case’ on Climate Despite Achievements"
"President Biden has done more than any president to tackle climate change, but strategists are grappling with an uncomfortable fact: Voters don’t seem to know it."
Source: NYTimes, 01/31/2024
Viral Pork TikToks? It’s a Government-Backed Group Pushing Meat On Gen Z.
"Ad campaigns from controversial quasi-government programs for pork, dairy, and beef are raising new questions around the checkoff program’s foray into social media."
Source: Politico, 01/30/2024
Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War
With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.
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Take This Clean Electricity ‘Dashboard’ for a Trip Into the Energy Transition Future
To better understand progress in the U.S. energy transition, some of the best nonpartisan data comes from the Energy Information Administration. And, as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, EIA has an effective dashboard tool for exploring state-by-state variations in clean energy performance, among other things. Here’s how to use it smartly. Plus, a few caveats.
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"The Propane Industry Is Trying To Dupe You"
"Members of a propane industry lobbying group strategized to downplay the full climate impacts of propane and market it as “renewable” or “clean energy”, recordings reviewed by the climate newsletter Heated and the Guardian reveal."
Source: HEATED, 01/29/2024
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