(2022-02-03). More than two dozen major lawsuits are putting a price tag on the climate damage caused by fossil fuel companies. nationofchange.org Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy—owner of the only oil refinery in the state—for climate change-related damages and adaptation expenses. Boulder and its co-plaintiffs, Boulder County and San Miguel County, home to Telluride, estimated the damage caused by extreme weather events would cost them more than $100 million by 2050. As …
(2022-02-03). Plants face tough climate challenges as seed-dispersing animals decline. nationofchange.org Animals that eat fruit and spread the seeds in their droppings offer an all-inclusive transportation service for half the world's flora. But as more seed-dispersing birds and mammals die off globally, some of these plant species will lose their ability to shift their locations to keep pace with escalating climate change, says new research. "When you …
(2022-02-03). Tuesday 2/8: Climate Crisis: Help Stop Wall Street's Toxic Money Gamble w/ Our Economy & Planet. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2022-02-03). Standing Rock withdraws from ongoing environmental assessment of Dakota Access Pipeline. nationofchange.org The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has withdrawn as a cooperating agency from the U.S Federal government's ongoing environmental assessment of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) operations. Standing Rock attributed their decision to the lack of transparency by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who are conducting the court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement for the pipeline in …
(2022-02-02). Organizers in Appalachia Are Building a Green New Deal Blueprint for Themselves. truthout.org 
The Green New Deal proposal is one of the only effective, broadly recognized pathways to tackle the climate crisis and address its social and economic consequences. It is technologically possible and economically sustainable. Yet although the Green New Deal project is already under way in some shape or form in various states, it has yet to be scaled up to the national level. In fact, climate policy as a whole has been stalled in Congress, and the Biden administration has so far engaged mor…
(2022-02-02). Steps individuals can take to combat climate—change. nationofchange.org What once was considered a trend or an ideological point of view is now a global issue. Climate change is real and taking action to mitigate its effects is necessary. Environmentalists and activists aren't trying to create the perfect world with unrealistic ideologies; they are trying to ensure that the world simply continues to exist. …