(2023-04-04). Northern Hemisphere sees decreasing aerosol optical depth: research. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have studied the long-term global distribution of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) that has great significance on air pollution control, forest fire prevention and climate research.
(2023-04-04). Documents Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier. scheerpost.com 
"Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay."
(2023-04-04). The first signs of an ecological class struggle in Germany. greenleft.org.au Franziska Heinisch and Julia Kaiser explain how, during the global climate strike on March 3, climate activists and public transport workers in Germany coordinated their efforts to take joint strike action in around 30 cities.
(2023-04-04). New York Governor Backs Proposal to Gut State's Landmark Climate Law. truthout.org Climate action groups and scientists are denouncing an effort by New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to gut the state's signature emissions reduction law — one of the most ambitious in the United States — as the governor's office claims the move is aimed at saving money for consumers and attempts to disguise it as a technical accounting change. The proposal Hochul is backing has won approval… |
(2023-04-04). Northern Hemisphere sees decreasing aerosol optical depth: research. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have studied the long-term global distribution of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) that has great significance on air pollution control, forest fire prevention and climate research.
(2023-04-04). Documents Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier. scheerpost.com "Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay."
(2023-04-04). The first signs of an ecological class struggle in Germany. greenleft.org.au Franziska Heinisch and Julia Kaiser explain how, during the global climate strike on March 3, climate activists and public transport workers in Germany coordinated their efforts to take joint strike action in around 30 cities.
(2023-04-04). New York Governor Backs Proposal to Gut State's Landmark Climate Law. truthout.org Climate action groups and scientists are denouncing an effort by New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to gut the state's signature emissions reduction law — one of the most ambitious in the United States — as the governor's office claims the move is aimed at saving money for consumers and attempts to disguise it as a technical accounting change. The proposal Hochul is backing has won approval… |
(2023-04-04). Hochul Is Helping Her Fossil Fuel Donors Gut Key Climate Law. levernews.com 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is pushing to gut the state's signature climate law after raking in nearly half a million dollars from the corporations and lobbyists pushing the move, according to a Lever review of campaign finance records.The governor's office wants to place a provision into the state's $230 billion budget that would change how the state counts methane emissions, allowing energy companies to include more natural gas in their energy mix while still complying with the state's climate law."The governor and her administration's track record of decisive action to move away from fossil fuels toward a…
(2023-04-04). Lost decade: how Shell downplayed early warnings over climate changeÔøº. nationofchange.org Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early '80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
(2023-04-04). Emissions From Offshore Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Are Double Official Estimates. truthout.org Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a new study published Monday. The analysis reveals that the climate change impact of these activities is more than double what official estimates suggest. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences… |
(2023-04-04). Republicans Parroted Oil Lobbyist Talking Points Verbatim in Energy Bill Debate. truthout.org Last week, House Republicans passed a sweeping energy bill containing so many pro-fossil fuel provisions that climate advocates and progressives noted it may as well have been written by the industry itself — and, as a new report reveals, Republicans parroted talking points lifted verbatim from industry lobbyists as they argued for the bill. "Energy security is national security." That's a quote… |
(2023-04-04). Montana Repeals State Energy Policy As Climate Trial Nears. popularresistance.org Montana has repealed its 30-year-old energy policy — including a 2011 amendment that prioritized fossil-fuel development. The move comes as a June trial date approaches for a youth-led climate lawsuit against the state. | In the lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, sixteen Montana children and teenagers say that by actively promoting a fossil-fuel based energy system that is dangerous to the climate, state officials are violating the "right to a clean and healthful environment" for present and future generations under the state Constitution. It is the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in the Un…
(2023-04-04). Chairman Says Gazprom Close to Maximum Gas Supply to China. infobrics.org Russia's Gazprom is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline, its chairman said, highlighting Beijing's importance as his country's top export market in the face of Western sanctions…