Already stolen, thanks.
Protect the (Canadian) Boreal Forest
Help Fight Climate Change by Saving the (Canadian) Boreal Forest (petition)
Already stolen, thanks.
This is something I need to read up on. On one hand, looking at Northern Ontario through Google Earth, there's an *astounding* amount of land that has been clear-cut. Often with narrow trips of forest left along the highways to hide it. On the other hand, forestry there seems to be going the way of coal: Pulp and paper mills are going under left and right as the demand for paper products dries up.Vrede too wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:12 amHelp Fight Climate Change by Saving the (Canadian) Boreal Forest (petition)
I went with Zinke, but they're all "good" choices.Pick the 2017 Rubber Dodo Award Winner — Vote by Midnight, Nov. 15
t's time to pick the most outrageous eco-villain of 2017 — fill out the form at the bottom of the page to cast your vote. For 10 years we've given out the Rubber Dodo annually to spotlight those who are destroying wild places, driving species extinct and tearing down the planet's life-support system. Named after the most famous extinct species on Earth, this award does not come with a cash prize.
Previous recipients of our faux-accolade include Utah Congressman Rob Bishop (2016), Monsanto (2015), USDA's Wildlife Services (2014), the Koch Brothers (2013), Sen. James Inhofe (2012), BP's Tony Hayward (2010) and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (2008).
Trump felt a little too easy, so we're digging deeper into the White House cabinet and a far-right Congress determined to do everything they can to undermine wildlife, public health and the planet.
The 2017 nominees are (drumroll please):
Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator: ...
Ryan Zinke, Interior Secretary: ...
Sonny Perdue, Agriculture Secretary: ...
Rob Bishop (R-Utah): ...
The petition to the Senate reads:
"Kathleen Hartnett White is a dangerous right-wing climate change denier who holds extreme, anti-science views. Block and resist her nomination to lead the Council on Environmental Quality."
Call & Write Your US Reps to Stop H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017!
Contact your US Representatives by phone or email ASAP to Vote NO on H.R. 3053,one of the most dangerous nuclear waste bills in years. It threatens nearly every state and Washington, D.C. with decades of nuclear waste shipments, but fails to bring us closer to permanent isolation of high level nuclear waste; in fact it wastes more time, money, and resources chasing sites that cannot and will not work....
Victory! EPA nominee Michael Dourson withdrawsVrede too wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:47 pmTrump's pick for chemical safety chief called 'voice of the chemical industry'
Michael Dourson, president’s nominee for EPA position, founded consultancy in which he was paid to criticize studies questioning safety of clients’ productsThe petition to the U.S. Senate reads:
"Reject the nomination of long time chemical industry ally Michael Dourson to head the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention."
Looks like those prayers worked after all.The Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas refers to a designated three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, during which Texas governor Rick Perry asked that Texans pray for "the healing of our land [Texas]" and for an end to the drought.[1][2]
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The drought continued to worsen for four months following the Days of Prayer. While only 15-17% of the state was undergoing exceptional drought by late April, the percentage grew to 50% a month later, and by late June, more than 70% of the state was experiencing exceptional drought conditions, a level at which it persisted until August 18, 2011.
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The first major rain in the state after the Days of Prayer came 168 days later on October 9, 2011.
Collins comes out against Trump expansion of offshore drilling
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) became the second GOP senator to come out against the Trump administration's plan to open up offshore drilling off the coast of several states....
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced his opposition to the plan in a press release Thursday, joining fellow Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) in his dissent.
“I have long supported the moratorium [on drilling for oil] in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, which is not slated to expire until 2022, and introduced legislation to extend the moratorium until 2027," reads a statement on Rubio's website....
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) is also opposed to the expansion of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster that killed 11 Americans in her statement this week. The lawmakers have written a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke stating their opposition to the plan.
"Signed @SenBillNelson letter to @SecretaryZinke @Interior opposing any opening of #Florida to offshore drilling in order to prevent a disaster similar to the #DeepwaterHorizon spill," Ros-Lehtinen wrote on Twitter. "I hope many more #Florida members join!"
Oceans Losing Oxygen at Breathtaking SpeedsNorth Carolina hopes to lure ‘EV tourists’ with rural charging stations
A train station put the tiny mountain town of West Jefferson, North Carolina on the map.
A century later, some hope electric-vehicle charging stations will help keep it there.
West Jefferson is among the first communities to benefit from an effort by North Carolina’s 26 electric cooperatives to lure electric-vehicle drivers off the beaten path to remote and scenic areas they might have otherwise avoided out of range anxiety.
The push by the cooperatives, which cover nearly half the state’s land mass, comes as North Carolina decides whether to spend $13.8 million on charging infrastructure from a settlement with Volkswagen for producing illegally-polluting vehicles....
I would have guessed this to be a pointless petition, FERC is notorious for being an industry rubber stamp.Vrede too wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:02 amTell the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: No Nuclear-and-Coal Bailout Now - Not Any Day!
FERC: 20 GW of coal capacity headed for retirement by 2020
... FERC sees 20.6 GW of coal capacity retiring and less than 2 GW of new coal generation coming online to replace it by 2020. Instead, more than 92 GW of new gas-fired generation will be added while almost 11 GW will be retired.
More than 72 GW of new wind generation will come online and 43.5 GW of solar is expected as well. About 116 GW of utility-scale renewable energy is expected to be installed by the end of 2020....
Coal and nuclear generation are the only fuel sources to show a significant net decline in capacity. Coal will shed about 19 GW of capacity in the next three years, and nuclear will see resources decline by about 2.3 GW....