HEADLINES: The real story on hurricane trends. On CO2 Science . . . Another city (Charleston) sues fossil fuel producers for keeping climate change a secret. In the Charlotte Observer. . . European Union combines coronavirus relief and climate change funding, reports Reuters. . . . . . but Germany is resisting the EU climate-change…
A Century of Poor Forest Management Explains the Ferocity of California Fires
No, Governor Newsom, it’s not climate change that is intensifying California fires; it is poor forest management, says Michael Shellenberger, writing for Forbes. He is responding to statements by Newsom such as “What we are experiencing is an existential climate crisis.” Shellenberger sees other reasons. “California’s leading forest scientists say that fire suppression and the accumulation of wood…
Wood Pellets Deforesting Europe? . . . Criminals Infesting Waste Market?
HEADLINES: “CO2-friendly” wood pellets are deforesting Europe, says Pierre Gosselin on NoTricksZone. HT-Benny Peiser . . . Interpol finds “criminal trends in the global plastic waste market,” says Resource Recycling . . . Trump’s EPA is carrying out its promise to reactivate the Superfund program, says Politico . . . What’s wrong with ESG (environmental,…
States Want to Use Covid-19 Stimulus Funds for Climate Change
Some states want funds from the Covid-19 stimulus package to help them cope with climate change. They are quite open about it. In a fascinating compilation of examples, Inside Climate News and the Nation have found such desires as these: In Maine, the state wants money for a heat-pump program that provides incentives to install…
Plastics Laws in California . . . Who’s Bankrolling Latest Suit vs. Exxon?
HEADLINES: California is still California. Its legislature will require recycled content in plastic bottles, reports Plastics Recycling Update . . . Feds approve a small nuclear power plant, says the Associated Press. H-T Benny Peiser . . . Who’s bankrolling the Hoboken climate change lawsuit against Exxon Mobil? William Allen of Energy in Depth discusses.
Audubon Cancels Audubon . . . Climate Change Could Increase Rice Yields . . .
Headlines: The National Audubon Society cancels John James Audubon. On the Audubon site . . . ‘Climate change could increase rice yields,’ say Japanese scientists writing in the Agronomy Journal. From the AAAS’s Eurekalert . . . Apple’s recycling policies offer both “a breath of fresh air and major obstacles” for electronics recyclers. Stewart McGrenary…
The Irony of Solar: Dealing with Its Waste Is a Headache
Enthusiasts for solar energy are beginning to realize that solar panels don’t last forever. In fact, says Maddie Stone writing in Grist, already panels are being decommissioned. They’re supposed to last about 25 years, but if they are damaged in a storm, say, they have to be removed much sooner. So what to do with…
