EARTH ACTION IN THE NEWS - January 14, 2021
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Jan 14, 2021, 8:03:30 AM1/14/21
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BREAKTHROUGH!
Bipartisan Climate Bill Highlights Forest Restoration, Conservation
Saudi Arabia to build a zero emissions city
https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-to-build-a-zero-emissions-city/a-56189240?maca=en-Twitter-sharing
LOCAL REPORTS
A new short film by Maya Khosla
Windsor pulls plug on all-electric rule to stave off lawsuits by developers
City Of Petaluma Climate Action Framework Adopted
"In a special joint meeting of the City
Council and the Climate Action Commission meeting on Monday, the
Council unanimously adopted a Climate Emergency Framework to guide the
City’s efforts to address the climate crisis... The adoption of the Framework accelerated the
City’s commitment to be carbon neutral from 2045 to 2030. The City will
need to take bold steps to meet that critical goal to avoid
catastrophic climate change and adapt to its expected impacts.
The Framework’s purpose is to outline principles to guide the City’s ongoing response to the climate crisis and to
guide and inform subsequent policies and implementation strategies.
These principles establish Petaluma’s shared vision of a healthy,
sustainable, and equitable community. It is also the basis for the
development of a City Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).
Berkeley considers banning the sale of gas-powered cars by 2027. But is it feasible?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-to-considering-banning-the-sale-of-15862688.php
Climate Summit Radio Interview on KBBF (audio)
Climate Summit Radio Interview on KZST/KJZY/KBBL & KWVF (audio)
Increase in Lightning Strikes Expected to Ignite More Wildfires
Sonoma County in settlement talks with Skipstone Ranch Winery after record land-use fine
GMOs, GLYPHOSATE & TOXINS
Coal’s other dark side: Toxic ash that can poison water and people
Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU
England
New York State Bans Glyphosate/Roundup on State Land, While Advocates Push for Organic Land Management
Pesticides and Road Salt: A Toxic Mixture for Aquatic Communities
FOSSIL FUELS
Fossil Fuel Companies Are No Friend to Democracy
https://newrepublic.com/article/160902/chevron-bp-democracy-capitol-riot-donations
Fossil Fuel Companies Are No Friend to Democracy
https://newrepublic.com/article/160902/chevron-bp-democracy-capitol-riot-donations
"BP and other companies have expressed outrage over the Capitol riot, but they have a history of supporting authoritarians in other countries."
PLASTIC & POLLUTION
E-Waste Management Is Not Keeping Pace With Consumer Electronics
Why Plastic Pollution Is a Producer Responsibility
GREEN NEW DEAL
Paygo Exemptions in House Rules Will Help Pave Way for Green New Deal and Medicare for All, Progressives Say
"Paygo's the biggest scam of the decade, designed to legitimize
the fear-mongering over artificial deficits. This is a big win by
progressives."
Enjoying New Clout, Environmental Justice Groups May Press Biden
WAKE UP CALL
As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet Again
Record Number of U.S. Weather Disasters Struck in 2020, Costing Billions
More Than Two Degrees of Climate Warming Is Already Locked In, New Study Finds
One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Push for 'Massive-Scale Mobilization'
Federal Wildfire Responses Subject to Racism, Economic Disparities, Study Finds
https://www.ecowatch.com/federal-wildfire-response-racism-2649532302.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
The Arctic Ocean Is Teeming With Microfibers From Clothes
"Scientists find an average of 40 microplastic particles per cubic meter
of the northern water. The likely source? The synthetic clothing in our
washing machines."
Revealed: Kenyan Oil Project Had Environmental Concerns Months Ahead of World Bank Investment
The Earth has been spinning faster lately
These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020
THINK TANK & STRATEGY
Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly If Emissions Go to Zero, Research Suggests
A Fair Clean Energy Transition Will Make a Stronger Society for All
"In an ideal world, we'll see individuals and communities owning more of
their energy assets, and then being able to share them across a grid
that may be managed by an investor-owned or publicly owned utility."
U.S. cities consider treating fossil fuels like nuclear weapons
Last chance for Illinois solar? Desperate advocates push fix in lame duck session
The coronavirus effect: Germany achieves its 2020 climate targets
Senators Introduce Justice for Black Farmers Act
DIRECT ACTIONS
Youth Activists Ring In 2021 With Renewed Demand That World 'Wake Up to the Climate Crisis'
"May 2021 be the year of awakening and real bold change," wrote Thunberg. "And let's all continue the never-ending fight for the living planet."
Groundbreaking Court Case Argues U.S. Climate Denial Policy Violates Americans’ Right to Be Free
Colorado Mural Project Hopes to Shift Climate Beliefs
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
How a Class on Zero Waste Became So Much More
Decarbonizing Cities – How to Harmonize Buildings, Mobility and Infrastructure
Iceland's innovations to reach net-zero – in pictures
"Isolated and challenged by a harsh climate and battered by the financial
crisis of 2008, Iceland has successfully moved away from fossil fuels
and shifted to 100% electricity production from renewable sources. The
island nation has developed high-tech greenhouses to grow organic
vegetables and embraced sustainable fish farming, ecotourism,
breakthrough processes for carbon capture and disposal, and efforts to
restore the forests that were lost in earlier centuries"
ENDING ON A POSITIVE
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