Important explainer from Ben Hellerstein
Net zero? 80 % by 2050? 100% by 2035?
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Thread by @BHellerstein: One note on yesterday's State of the Commonwealth climate announcement by @MassGovernor: It's possible that a "net zns by 2050" target will result in little to no improvement over the state’s existing legal mandate to reduce gree…
After a Decade of Fracking, Billions of Dollars Lost and a Climate in Crisis
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As 2020 begins, the impacts of climate change have become increasingly clear around the world. The new year started amid devastating wildfires, tied to the worst droughts Australia has experienced in hundreds of years, which encircled much of the continent. So far, 29 people have been reported dead.
The New U.S. Trade Deal Is Climate Sabotage
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It's also great for fossil fuel companies."We don't want these things done in 2050, 2030, or even 2021. We want this done now."
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"I've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do, but don't worry—it's fine—I've done this before and I can assure you: it doesn't lead to anything."My heroine!
Look out Davos, the message is clear
Greta Thunberg: At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy
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Averting catastrophe would be the best business decision to emerge from the economic forum in its 50 years of existence, says climate activist Greta Thunberg and others
The climate-friendly banking site mentioned: www.ran.org/bankingonclimatechange2019/
Springfield women’s marchers join millions across the country
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The Pioneer Valley Women's March started down Main Street in Springfield off just as millions of people across the country joined Women's March 2020. The first three years of the local march were held in Northampton
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The lead author called the mass die-off "a red-flag warning about the tremendous impact sustained ocean warming can have on the marine ecosystem."
YouTube Has Been 'Actively Promoting' Videos Spreading Climate Denialism, According to New Report
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YouTube's "up next" feature has been recommending videos containing climate misinformation, according to a Jan. 16 report by Avaaz
Fossil Gas Has No Future in Low-Carbon Buildings - Rocky Mountain Institute
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While far more attention has been paid to reducing emissions in the transportation and electricity sectors, local leaders are realizing they need to slash direct building emissions to have any hope of meeting their climate goals.From our Columbia Gas Resistance partner, Susan Grossberg, in Agawam! Great work!
Opposition to Tennessee Gas pipeline in Agawam explained (Reader viewpoint)
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I invite all of you to join me in standing up against this Agawam City Counsel resolution, TR-2019-82, which is clearly in support of this unnecessary project and could cause real environmental and health damage to Agawam residents as well as contribute to the climate crisis.Thursday: State government info session on TCI
Leverett meeting will explain Transportation and Climate Initiative
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LEVERETT — A multistate compact that aims to improve transportation while reducing carbon emissions and developing the clean energy economy, but which also may increase the gas tax statewide, will be the focus of an information session...
New emails show the Justice Department is helping Big Oil fight climate lawsuits
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“The Trump administration wants to control all dealings concerning fossil fuels, even though the fossil fuels are harming the youth of America.”Dare we say there's no justice in that? 😏
Van-mates
Outside Baker's office
Thanks and please remember, it's not just about carbon pricing 🤨
Thank you, all!
BlackRock Will Put Climate Change at Center of Investment Strategy
www.nytimes.com
In his influential annual letter to chief executives, Larry Fink said his firm would avoid investments in companies that “present a high sustainability-related risk.”“BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager with nearly $7 trillion in investments, and this move will fundamentally shift its investing policy — and could reshape how corporate America does business and put pressure on other large money managers to follow suit.”
“Stop the Money Pipeline”: 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street’s Link to Climate Crisis
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Nearly 150 people were arrested on Capitol Hill Friday in a climate protest led by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda. Fonda has been leading weekly climate demonstrations in Washington, D.C., known as “Fire Drill Fridays,” since October. For her last and 14th protest, actors Ma...
We're Striking For 72 Hours This Earth Day — Are You Joining Us?
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'This must be the decade of climate action, and this must be the year it begins'
If the world ran on sun, it wouldn’t fight over oil | Bill McKibben
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The climate crisis isn’t the only reason to kick fossil fuels – the prospect of a war to protect Saudi crude reminds us of that, says environmentalist and author Bill McKibbenBut would the fight turn instead to rare earth elements?
The WORLD does run on the sun: it even follows and tracks it but humanity isn’t learning from her planet. Some humans insist on stealing from the earth what is buried deep - destroying water tables, disturbing plate tectonics, taking away fluids that allow our planet to function naturally.