(2024-10-07). Will the Democratic Party Stop Genocide and Champion Winning Domestic Issues in Time for November? counterpunch.org 
With little more than four weeks to go before the November elections, polls show the Trump/Harris race as "too close to call." Winning should be a breeze for Harris and the other Democratic candidates. The GOP's Congressional votes and policies are bad for women, children, and workers. The GOP doesn't recognize and act against climate
(2024-10-07). World's rivers faced driest year in three decades in 2023, UN report says. aljazeera.com World Meteorological Organization says water cycles are becoming more erratic due to climate change.
(2024-10-07). Comments sought draft First Biennial Transparency Report. sanews.gov.za Comments sought draft First Biennial Transparency Report | Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has published South Africa's draft First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), which provides critical insights into the country's progress in implementing and achieving its National Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, for public comment. | The adoption of the Paris Agreement (PA) in 2015, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP21, provides the overarching global goal and framework for international climate action in…
(2024-10-07). Al Gore thought stopping climate change would be hard. But not this hard. grist.org 
At a congressional hearing on the greenhouse effect in 1981, Al Gore, then a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee, Gore's hearings didn't spark the epiphany he'd hoped among his fellow members of Congress. More tha…
(2024-10-07). How California boosted composting — but broke local composters in the process. grist.org 
Reporting for this story was supported by the Climate Equity Reporting Project at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. | In the first few years after Monique Figueiredo founded Compostable LA in 2019, it grew rapidly. The small business picked up food scraps from homes, event spaces, and businesses — ranging from Walmart to Nike — and delivered it to urban farms and community gardens where it was made into high-quality compost. It wasn't long before the venture had more than 1,000 customers throughout the city of Los Angeles. | Figueiredo's business diverted food waste from landfills whil…
(2024-10-07). 15th commemoration of the 28 September 2009 massacre in Conakry: The trial enters a new appeal phase. fidh.org The commemorations of the Conakry massacre are being held today in Guinea, a few weeks after the 31 July 2024 verdict in which former senior officials were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. FIDH, OGDH and AVIPA are calling on the appeal judges to uphold the Guinean State's obligation to ensure the payment of the sums awarded to the victims. The three NGOs are concerned about the deteriorating political climate in which this historic trial will move forward.
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(2024-10-07). It's too late to save Britain from overheating, says UN climate chief Prof Jim Skea. wattsupwiththat.com From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Why is the Telegraph publicising this propaganda? Humanity has missed its chance of keeping global warming…
(2024-10-07). Supreme Court Passes on Chance to Block Two Aggressive Biden-Harris Climate Regs. wattsupwiththat.com The court did not intervene to pause the EPA's rules tightening limits for mercury in coal-fired power plant emissions and methane generated by oil and gas production, meaning that the rules are clear to take effect while the challengers' litigation works its way through lower courts, according to Reuters. The organizations and states that filed the emergency appeals to the Supreme Court have argued that the agency overstepped its legal authority in issuing the regulations under the Clean Air Act and that EPA is depriving states of their ability to establish their own emissions rules.
(2024-10-07). Civil War Breaks Out in the Green Blob But Don't Expect the BBC to Report it. wattsupwiththat.com The hatred arises because carbon capture is seen as legitimising the continued use of hydrocarbons. The less insane greens are finally realising that they cannot ban hydrocarbons altogether. This is due to the fact that half the world's population would die without hydrocarbon-based medicine, fertiliser, waste disposal etc. But of course the true believers are right in that carbon capture is a colossal waste of money providing little more than a fig leaf to cover the continued use of oil and gas.
(2024-10-06). 100% Tariffs on China's EVs: Is this Canada's "Just Transition"? socialistproject.ca The Liberal government recently imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). What's at stake in this move? Is this simply another attempt to cozy up to America's new cold war against China? Is it an attempt to gain support from autoworkers in the leadup to the next federal election? EVs may not be the only answer to the climate catastrophe we face today, but are they part of the solution? Panelists discuss Canada-China relations and the environment. | Sam Gindin is co-author (with the late Leo Panitch) of The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso) and the former research d…
(2024-10-06). Greta Thunberg Detained at Brussels Climate Protest Against Fossil Fuel Subsidies. pressenza.com
(2024-10-06). CPAC Australia 2024 — A New Climate Change Book, And Disturbing Statements on Free Speech. wattsupwiththat.com The Hilight – Professor Ian Plimer introduced his new book The End of the World, a book which analyses why so many baselessly believe the world is in danger.
(2024-10-06). The Fatal Flaw in Artificial Intelligence: Climate Change??? wattsupwiththat.com The climate change debate, when viewed through the lens of AI-generated information, reveals a much larger and more insidious threat—the erosion of freedom. If AI, which is increasingly relied upon to shape public opinion, policy, and discourse, can only produce answers that align with entrenched narratives, we risk creating a world where dissent is impossible. The suppression of climate change skepticism is not just a scientific issue; it's a matter of freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the ability to hold power to account.
(2024-10-06). The Guardian Tries, and Fails, To Link Firefly Endangerment to Climate Change. wattsupwiththat.com The Guardian and the FWS would be better served telling the truth upfront instead of allowing it to be buried at the bottom of an article, which fewer readers will end up seeing. It's deceptive and doesn't help the Bethany Beach firefly they allegedly care about.
(2024-10-06). Locals and Experts Fear Toxic Exposure From Contaminated Helene Floodwaters. truthout.org Local officials, academic researchers, and volunteer responders have raised concerns about chemical and biological contamination brought by the floodwaters of Hurricane Helene in the southeastern U.S. last week, which potentially threaten the safety not only of drinking water but also the quality of soil — leading experts to call for tighter regulations on stored pollutants. |
(2024-10-06). Govt To Waste £22bn On Unproven Carbon Capture. wattsupwiththat.com What is certain though is that producing electricity using carbon capture is more expensive than not using carbon capture, not least because the process itself wastes a lot of energy. Similarly hydrogen produced from gas with carbon capture is much more expensive than just using the gas itself in the first place. All of this inefficiency will add to energy bills. | It is hard to think of a more stupid waste of public money.