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IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Biden pauses approvals of new LNG export terminals, citing climate risk; Canada’s tar sands are a larger source of air pollution than previously thought; China installed more solar energy in 2023 than the U.S. did in its entire history; PLUS: Climate change made historic Amazon rainforest drought 30 times more likely… All that and more in today’s Green News Report!
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IN ‘GREEN NEWS EXTRA’ (see links below): Scientists warn climate shocks could trigger unrest and authoritarian backlash; The propane industry is trying to dupe you; No, Joe Biden is not coming for your gas stove; Energy Department sets efficiency standards for gas stoves; Colorado environmental group sues Army Corps Of Engineers over $2B river diversion plan; First penguins die in Antarctic of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain; Demand has plunged 80 percent since CA cut home solar payments; Texas companies released excess pollution during cold snap… PLUS: Lithium Valley ramps up in California… and much, MUCH more! …
STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY’S ‘GREEN NEWS REPORT’…
- Biden Administration pauses approvals of new LNG export terminals:
- Biden administration to pause proposed natural gas export projects until federal review is complete (CNN):
The US is the world’s largest exporter of natural gas; new liquified natural gas projects that are currently under construction here would triple the nation’s current export capacity, Granholm said. Granholm and Zaidi said the review would, among other things, examine whether US producers are sending too much natural gas overseas instead of using it at home to help power the electric grid.
- A Huge Win for Activists Puts Climate on the 2024 Agenda: The Biden administration will examine how a natural gas mega-project will impact the climate (NY Times)
- Liquefied Natural Gas: What to know about LNG and Biden’s decision to delay gas export proposals (AP)
- Biden hits pause on natural gas projects amid plans for carbon ‘mega bombs’ (Guardian)
- VIDEO: Sec. Jennifer Granholm: ‘The existential threat of our time’: Biden’s export pause scores major win for climate activists (Ali Velshi, MSNBC)
- VIDEO/transcript: White House energy adviser Amos Hochstein on Biden’s LNG pause (CBS News)
- VIDEO: LNG export pause ‘will push investments away from U.S.’, says American Petroleum Institute CEO (CNBC)
- LNG Production Comes With A Price, Gulf Coast Communities Warn (Environmental Health News)
- New research indicates U.S. LNG expansion is not needed, will overshoot climate targets:
- Global liquefied natural gas expansion exceeds demand for coal-to-gas switching in Paris compliant pathways (Environmental Research Letters)
- LNG, Climate and Energy Security: Towards a Comprehensive Approach for Europe (Dezernat Zukunft Institute for Macrofinance):
We find that the development of new LNG export terminals that have not yet reached a final investment decision poses the biggest risk of violating climate targets.
- U.S. pauses build-out of natural gas export terminals to weigh climate impacts (NPR):
Despite still living with air pollution from existing petrochemical plants near her home, Ozane said the President’s decision to pause the LNG projects was a welcome relief. “In this moment, we are celebrating,” she said. “We’re breathing a little easier, and we’re ready for the next fight.”
- Alberta tar sands generate 2,000 percent more pollution than previously known:
- Canada is underestimating toxic oil sands emissions by up to 6000 percent (UK Independent):
Total carbon emissions from oil sands operations in northeastern corner of Alberta are larger than from all human-made sources in megacities like Los Angeles, researchers found.
- Canadian tar sands pollution is up to 6,300 percent higher than reported, study finds (Guardian)
- Study: Historic Amazon rainforest drought driven by climate change:
- Climate change made Amazon Basin drought 30 times more likely: study (Axios)
- Historic and Devastating Drought in the Amazon Was Caused by Climate Change (Inside Climate News):
[T]he “exceptional Amazon drought was 30 times more likely to have occurred because of climate change. “We’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Regina Rodrigues, professor of physical oceanography and climate at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil and a lead author of the new report. “And it was widespread in the whole basin.”
- VIDEO: New scientific research shows that climate change caused the most extreme drought ever recorded in the Amazon (Dr. Leah Stokes/Twitter)
- China sets new world records for solar energy deployment:
- China Added More Solar Panels in 2023 Than US Did In Its Entire History (Bloomberg):
China installed more solar panels in 2023 than any other nation has built in total, adding to a massive renewable energy fleet that’s already leading the world by a wide margin.
- Carbon brief climate and energy news (Carbon Brief)
- China’s installed solar power capacity rises 55.2 percent in 2023 (Reuters)
‘GREEN NEWS EXTRA’ (Stuff we didn’t have time for in today’s audio report)…
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- With the world stumbling past 1.5C warming, scientists warn climate shocks could trigger unrest and authoritarian backlash (Inside Climate News)
- The propane industry is trying to dupe you (Heated.World)
- Joe Biden is not coming for your gas stove…a multi-million dollar plan to spin the fossil fuel as “clean” and “renewable” (CNN)
- Lithium Valley Ramps Up in California (This Is Not Cool blog)
- Energy Department Sets Efficiency Standards For Gas Stoves (E&E News)
- OSHA Issues Major Chemical Safety Enforcement Guide Changes (Bloomberg)
- 9 Species In 33 States May Soon Be On Endangered List: USFWS (The Hill)
- Colorado Enviro Group Sues Corps Of Engineers Over $2B River Diversion Plan (The Hill)
- Viral Pork TikToks? It’s a Government-Backed Group Pushing Meat On Gen Z. (Politico)
- First Penguins Die In Antarctic Of Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Strain (Guardian)
- Bayer Ordered To Pay $2.25B As Jury Links Herbicide Roundup To Cancer (Washington Post)
- Demand Has Plunged 80 percent Since California Cut Home Solar Payments (CalMatters)
- Texas Companies Released 1 Million Pounds Of Excess Pollution During Cold (Texas Tribune)
- Rice Hidden By Women Fleeing Slavery In The 1700s Could Help Descendants (Guardian)
- How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
- Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (Climate Crocks)
- These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms (CNN)
- Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here’s How to Get Started (Inside Climate News)
- Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan (The Revelator)
- Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration (Pro Publica)
- Exxon’s Snake Oil: 100 years of deception (Columbia Journalism Review)
- VIDEO: A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (The Intercept)
- Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)
- An Optimist’s Guide to Solving Climate Change and Saving the World (Vice)