USA TODAY, by Elizabeth Weise, Sept. 9, 2019 Industry continues to invest heavily in carbon-polluting natural gas – government regulators favor gas Powerful hurricanes. Record-breaking heatwaves. Droughts that bring ruin to farmers. Raging forest fires. The mass die-off of the world’s coral reefs. Food scarcity. To avoid a climate change apocalypse, carbon dioxide emissions need to fall … Continue reading As Earth faces climate catastrophe, US set to open nearly 200 power plants→
Rail Industry Publication Attacks New York Times Over Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Tragedy DeSmog, By Justin Mikulka, August 26, 2019 (Read time: 7 mins) Six years after the oil train derailment and explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec — which claimed 47 lives and destroyed the downtown of this small lakeside town — The New York Times reviewed what progress has been … Continue reading NYTimes on oil train disasters since Lac-Mégantic: “Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails”→
Inaction isn’t an option as global warming accelerates. Bloomberg.com, by Noah Smith, August 23, 2019, 4:30 AM PDT As Greenland’s glaciers melt, Siberia’s permafrost turns to slush, the Amazon burns and the Arctic sizzles, this summer of record heat should serve as a reminder of the imminence of climate change. A warming world isn’t decades away — it’s here now, as … Continue reading Earth Is Sizzling and Needs All the Help It Can Get→
Four articles on the Amazon rainforest fire – facts and analysis… Express.co.uk Amazon rainforest fire: How bad is it really? 2,500 fires in 48 hours By Amalie Henden > THOUSANDS of fires are burning at record levels in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, but how bad is it? …continued… The Amazon rainforest is burning. Be afraid. … Continue reading Amazon rainforest fire: How bad is it really?→
