Climate News (Nat‘l and Int’l)
World leaders finally accept the economic risk of climate change, but business chiefs are a holdout
Fortune
Despite notable pro-sustainability rhetoric from business leaders like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, the risks associated with climate change seem to …
EM investors can no longer ignore climate change
Financial Times
I have been doing the rounds of the big banks’ annual predictions for global and emerging markets. Generally, they are all selling pretty benign …
Study: Endangered Species Sensitive to Climate Change Lack Protection
The Apopka Voice
The research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change found 99.8% of the 459 U.S. animal species listed as endangered under …
UH study: As climate change takes hold, the tropics will get warmer faster
Hawaii News Now
A study published this week in Nature Climate Change ― led by UH-Manoa oceanography Professor Malte Stuecker ― reveals that future warming in …
League Of Women Voters takes on climate change in Long Beach
Long Beach Press Telegram
Is California leading on climate change issues — or is it lagging? The Long Beach chapter of the League of Women Voters will explore that question …
David Attenborough calls Australia’s bushfires ‘the moment of crisis’ to address climate change
The Guardian
Sir David Attenborough has said it is “palpable nonsense” to suggest that Australia’s bushfire crisis has nothing to do with climate changeas he …
Small change for climate change: Time to increase research funding to save the world
Science Daily
The analysis argues that despite many of the key climate–change puzzles residing in the social sciences (such as anthropology, economics, …
‘Alarm’ over climate change rising among Americans, survey shows
Reuters
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The share of Americans “alarmed” over climate change has hit a new high, research showed on …
Climate change is forcing a rift in the Murdoch family
Grist
As wildfires spread across Australia last November, newspapers and television networks owned by conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch …
Climate Change And The Future Health Of Our Great Lakes
WBEZ
Dan Egan author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes spoke last night at the Harold Washington Library Center for the One Book, One Chicago …
Why action on climate change gets stuck and what to do about it
The Conversation CA
Work crews descended on 12 commuter parking lots in Toronto in late November 2018, and headed to the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Citing Climate Change, BlackRock Will Start Moving Away from Fossil Fuels
The New Yorker
So when BlackRock’s C.E.O., Larry Fink, devoted his annual letter to investors to explaining that climate change has now put us “on the edge of a …
Climate change fears finally spur big business to act — in defense of their bottom lines
Mic
The fossil fuel industry holds a significant share of the burden when it comes to climate change, but it isn’t alone. Big businesses, particularly …
Is the real royal split over climate change?
Washington Examiner
Why did Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announce they want to take a break from their family? Was it racism, the …
Theologian, scientist to discuss climate change
Gloucester Daily Times
Kleinfelder developed the city of Gloucester’s first “Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Plan” in 2015, and its “Watershed and Water …
Christopherson: The Church’s $100B Should Go to Preventing Climate Change
Daily Utah Chronicle
Given the devastating consequences of climate change, I believe these ethics make the church morally responsible, not only to act, but to lead in …
Chicago More Vulnerable to Climate Change than Miami, Says ‘Death and Life of Great Lakes …
WTTW News
Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to cities like Miami, Tokyo, London and New York, but Chicago, despite its inland location, faces perhaps even …
Future Australians may become ‘climate refugees’
The Hill
Massive fires in Australia have raged across a landscape primed for ignition by climate change, driving thousands from their homes. Prominent climate …
Even Ultra-Tough Water Bears May Be Vulnerable to Climate Change
WIRED
More so than any other animal on Earth, the water bear (aka tardigrade, aka moss piglet) doesn’t particularly appreciate dying. Scientists have …
Panic like it’s 1999: Why aren’t we tackling climate change like we did Y2K?
USC News
Twenty years later, as the world heads into a fresh decade, climate change promises to upend our entire way of life. Yet, unlike Y2K, which saw a swift …
Weather shows evidence of climate change every single day since 2012
National Geographic
For years, scientists have cautioned that weather can’t tell us about how the climate is changing. That 70-degree day in January? There are a whole …
Tom Steyer’s new plan to pay for the climate change fight
Yahoo Finance
The plan includes measures, including tax cuts for low-income workers to tax hikes for the wealthy, to focus on his key priority: climate change.
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Our Common Enemy is Climate Change
BillMoyers.comBut I’ve come to the conclusion that the answer is climate change. This is the common threat to us and to everybody else on the planet. And were we … -
KBRA Releases Research – Aviation and Climate Change Risks: Current Trends and Future …
Yahoo FinanceKroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) publishes a research report discussing rising climate change risk in the global aviation industry and the potential … -
Microsoft makes big push to tackle climate change, vowing to be carbon neutral by 2030
Seattle TimesIn the latest move by Big Tech to address climate change, Microsoft has promised not only to make itself carbon neutral by 2030 — a full decade … -
Greta Thunberg’s powerful words on climate change set to music by British composer
Classic FMJust over a year ago, a Swedish teen activist woke up the world to climate change. Now, Greta Thunberg’s powerful words are inspiring beautiful … -
Central banks begin to grapple with climate change
Financial TimesThe bushfires raging in Australia are a graphic illustration of the climate emergency that seems certain to dominate global political debates in the next … -
Will climate change move the needle in 2020?
Atlantic Council (blog)From the release of the Green New Deal to global protests on environmental policy, “climate [has become] a prominent national issue and all the … -
Early blooms of Athens’ official flower may indicate climate change
Red and BlackThese blooms indicate a broader trend of warm temperatures, both because of current weather patterns and climate change, UGA atmospheric … -
Extinction Rebellion block Glasgow petrol station as part of climate change protest
Scottish Daily RecordThe activist group is hoping to ‘highlight the role of the fossil fuel industry in the climate emergency’ with its protest outside Shell petrol station on … -
Homelessness, climate change, car tabs, guns and Matt Shea: It’s all on the table as 2020 …
Seattle TimesThere will debates and clashes on other issues, too: legislation on climate change, health care and how to regulate for people’s digital privacy and … -
Climate change, rising seas promise to affect how SC cities borrow money
Charleston Post CourierIn October, for the first time, Charleston County officials were asked by a bond assessing company how the coastal government is responding to … -
Speak Out: With Australian fires can president still deny climate change?
Chicago TribuneAustralian wildfires are still burning. It was stated that the source is due to climate change. I’m still wondering if climate change is still being denied by … -
EU chief hails Austria on climate change
The Local AustriaEU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday hailed Austria’s target of being carbon neutral by 2040 as an example for other European countries as she … -
Philanthropy 2020: Meaningfully impacted by politics, tax law and climate change
The Denver Post… climate change, civil liberties, freedom of the press, abortion rights, human trafficking, environmental protection, immigration, gun safety, voting rights … -
The UAE is rallying world leaders to fight climate change
The NationalWith temperatures and ocean levels rising faster than ever before, climate change and its devastating consequences are no longer distant problems …
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Climate change could stress mind and body, Modesto audience hears. But there’s hope
Modesto BeeModesto Junior College hosted experts Friday on how climate change could affect physical and mental health in the Central Valley. They said … -
Women’s March calls for healthcare reform, climate change awareness
WSAWWAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — People in Wausau took to the 400 Block Saturday for the Women’s March put on by the Marathon County Democratic Party. -
Vermont students call for urgent climate change action
mynbc5.comStudents from across Vermont headed to the State House in Montpelier Friday, aiming to send lawmakers a clear message on climate change. “It is an … -
Mountlake Terrace HS students join movement calling for action on climate change
MLT NewsDuring his classes, Tong began engaging his students in discussions about climate change, talking with them about the latest research or new stories. -
Living on the front lines of climate change
Wicked Local Cape CodWELLFLEET — Everybody talks about the weather, but many Cape Codders want to face head on the climate-related challenges already in play … -
Disinformation and lies are spreading faster than Australia’s bushfires
The GuardianEsteemed climate change expert professor Will Steffen, a member of Australia’s Climate Council and the inaugural director of Australian National … -
Climate column: Fix market to solve climate change
Lake County News ChronicleIt has come to my attention that I spent a lot of time on the theory and practice of carbon pricing as a systemic response to climate change. Solutions to … -
The surprisingly smart solution to climate change — coming from conservatives
nypost.comWhen it comes to climate change, most of us think we know where the battle lines are drawn: On one side, progressives believe a warming planet is a … -
Ocean Acidification From Climate Change Is Damaging Shark Scales
SciTechDailyThe increasing amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to climate change has also led to a higher concentration of CO2 in the oceans. -
SOUTH SHORE YMCA: Young people calling for climate change action
Wicked Local HinghamAs an outcome of the YMCA175 Global Youth Event, YMCA of the USA created a competitive grants program for youth-led climate change projects to …
An artist set out to paint climate change. She ended up on a journey through grief
Los Angeles Times
In literal terms, the shape was made up of missing chunks of the Eliot Glacier on Mt. Hood that had melted away because of climate change, exposing …
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Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it
Los Angeles TimesClimate change is often framed as a scientific or technical issue. But for many, it’s an emotional one too. It can be almost unbearable to witness entire … -
How Oakland’s environmental justice movement transformed California’s regulatory culture of …
GreenBizThis is an excerpt from “Climate Change from the Streets: How Conflict and Collaboration Strengthen the Environmental Justice Movement” by … -
France may hold referendum to tackle climate change
Anadolu AgencyPARIS. French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he may hold a referendum on fighting against climate change. Macron met 150 people at … -
Expert says Australia wildfires are a direct ‘impact of human caused climate change‘
MSNBCWildfires continue to tear through Australia, displacing more than 1 billion animals in one of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Michael Mann, a … -
South Central Minnesota Clean Energy Council hosts climate change forum
KEYCNORTH MANKATO Minn. (KEYC) — The South Central Minnesota Clean Energy Council continued the hot topic of climate change at its discussion … -
California Lays Out Ambitious Climate Change Budget Plan, Says Trump Administration Isn’t Helping
Capital Public Radio NewsGavin Newsom introduced a budget proposal on Friday with ambitious goals for addressing climate change — in part because his administration says … -
Battling climate change, Bill McKibben balances honesty with hope
Brattleboro ReformerSince writing the first book about global warming for a general audience 30 years ago, Vermont author and activist Bill McKibben has traveled the … -
Vt. Students Call for Action on Climate Change
NECNStudents from across Vermont headed to the State House in Montpelier Friday, aiming to send lawmakers an urgent message on climate change. -
Honolulu to host second-annual Hawaii Climate Change Conference
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)Honolulu will be hosting the second-annual Hawaii Climate Change Conference this month at the East-West center, the state Department of Land and …
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Petition: Demand Climate Change Action From Australian Leaders in Midst of Devastating Fires
One Green PlanetThe record-breaking bushfires in Australia are ravaging the country, destroying homes, taking lives, and killing wildlife. Over 1,000 homes were … -
A year’s diary of reckoning with climate anxiety, conversation by conversation.
The CutSome scientists say the best way to combat climate change is to talk about it among friends and family — to make private anxieties public concerns. -
Cuomo pushes $3-billion investment to combat climate change
North Country Public RadioOne centerpiece of Governor Cuomo’s state of the state address is a plan to prepare New York state for the growing impact of climate change. Cuomo … -
Australian Wildfires Prove Denying Climate Change Won’t Save You From It
The Real News NetworkClimate scientist Michael Mann is in Australia, where the bushfire crisis is unfolding in real time. He says voters there need to look for ‘climate hawks’ … -
Youth climate change group Sunrise Movement endorses Bernie Sanders
AxiosThe Sunrise Movement, a collective of young people advocating for action on climate change, announced Thursday that it is endorsing Bernie … -
Pope Slams Leaders on ‘Weak’ Response to Climate Change | Voice of America – English
Voice of AmericaIn his annual speech to Vatican diplomats, the pontiff said climate change was a “concern of everyone,” despite a tepid response from the international …Francis criticizes world’s ‘very weak’ response to climate change in address to diplomats – National Catholic Reporter -
Homeowners near the Great Lakes face a ‘very scary’ challenge: How do you handle a …
Chicago TribuneBut foremost researchers on Great Lakes hydrology say they believe climate change is contributing to these steep swings between lows and highs, … -
The 2020s Through Partisan Lenses— What Will It Mean for Climate Change?
ResilienceFor much of the decade of the 2010s, I’ve spoken and written about climate change—calling it the greatest threat facing the nation. I was wrong. -
Climate change: 2019 was 10th warmest year on record for New Jersey
NorthJersey.comNew Jersey saw its 10th warmest year on record in 2019, echoing a global trend that has seen sea levels rise and extreme weather events become … -
Letter: Response to climate change letter
The Ridgefield PressCongressional testimony by teens reveals anger, hopelessness, and fear that it is already too late to save the planet from climate change. The climate …
We adapted to climate change and sea level rise
Martha’s Vineyard Times
It is late December 2050, and we on Martha’s Vineyard have seen so many changes over the past three decades! Back in 2020, I was finishing up a …
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Conservative approach to climate change could save planet without destroying economy
Lexington Herald LeaderDespite the fact that working towards climate change legislation is often associated with elected officials on the left, most senators and representatives … -
Auchter’s Art: What it takes to accept the reality of climate change
Michigan RadioI certainly don’t agree with those who deny the existence of climate change, but I can relate to the mindset. I’m a natural born contrarian, so I get the … -
Doctors demand presidential action on climate change
American Medical AssociationThe letter, which states that “climate change is a public health emergency,” was released by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. -
Colorado climate change protesters arrested for demonstration at State Capitol
Fox NewsAt least 38 people were arrested and forced out of the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday for urging climate change action during the annual State of … -
More plants are growing around Everest — and the consequences could be serious
CNN International(CNN) Grasses, shrubs and mosses are growing and expanding around Mount Everest and across the Himalayan region as the area continues to … -
ESG: the financial costs of climate change
International Financial Law ReviewThe financial sector must be doing more to help prevent the material risk of climate change – both for the good of the planet and to mitigate its own … -
The Cost of Fleeing Climate Change
The New YorkerAs climate change has intensified over the past decade, “the numbers have been getting larger each year,” Melisa Laelan, the founder and head of the … -
Steyer Wants Climate Change Refugees To Enter US Legally
CBS San FranciscoWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate and Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer on Friday unveiled an immigration proposal seeking to … -
Low-Lying Islands At The Forefront Of Climate Change
Honolulu Civil BeatIn Hawaii, all levels of government have begun planning for sea level rise and other impacts of climate change. A number of important policies are …
Adrianne Kimber: Urge Congress to take action on climate change
Sierra Sun
Clearly, climate change is already affecting our communities, our economy and our everyday lives. It is our responsibility as citizens to act to stop the …
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Frank Gibson: Tom Steyer only candidate to make climate change top priority
Sierra SunThe climate is rapidly changing. I’ve spent almost 30 years in the Washoe County area. As the years go by, winters have gotten shorter. Warmer …Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration
Washington PostROSARIO, Mexico — No one knows when millions of monarch butterflies began crisscrossing North America, spending their winters clustered on the … -
Sequim garden, climate change to be discussed Monday
Peninsula Daily NewsCHIMACUM — The Climate Action Committee of Local 20/20 will host “How to talk respectfully with others about climate change” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. … -
Add More National Parks To Battle Climate Change, Improve Biodiversity
National Parks Traveler (press release) (blog)There are those who either disagree the climate is changing due to human behavior, or that there’s nothing that can be done regardless of the driver, … -
Diet and climate change: Bring on the Impossible Burger!
Albuquerque JournalThis is the time for new resolutions and new habits. So, how about a more climate-friendly diet? My friends know I study climate. So they ask me, “What … -
Climate Change: Science and Solutions next TERC lecture in Incline Village
South Tahoe NowWhat is causing climate change and how severe is it? What can we do to mitigate the effects of climate change, and how do we stay motivated to … -
Climate change
The Express TribuneThe most striking point to notice is how fast and increasingly vicious the effects of climate change have become. The devastation caused is enormous … -
After Indonesia’s Deadly Floods, Few Hear Climate ‘Wake Up Call’
The New York TimesWith one of the world’s longest coastlines Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is extremely vulnerable to climate change. -
Meat Loaf: Here Are His Claims About Greta Thunberg And Climate Change
ForbesAnd in “things that sound like food but isn’t really food” news, Meat Loaf said that he doesn’t believe in climate change and claimed that climate action …
The Hartford cites climate change as it limits insurance coverage of businesses with stake in coal …
Hartford Courant
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., citing rising worries about climate change, is limiting its insurance coverage of companies in the fossil fuel …
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Michigan Saw Impacts of Climate Change in 2019, Including Record Great Lakes Water Levels
WDETThe United Nations annual climate talks in Madrid, Spain ended with a general call for greater efforts to tackle climate change, but no agreement on … -
The Pashmina goat herders in a struggle against climate change
CNNBut their ancient way of life is now under threat from climate change, fake Pashmina imports from China and the lure of an easier and more … -
Australia’s youth movement calls for climate change action amid bushfire crisis
XinhuaCANBERRA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing renewed pressure to pursue more ambitious climate change policies … -
Can Indian cinema call lights, camera, climate action?
QuartzJasani said, “Production houses may have balked at the cost of offsetting or just not have known enough about the subject (climate change and … -
2019’s Environmental ‘Highlights’: Climate Change, Algal Blooms, Lead Service Lines and More
NJ SpotlightIt was a year when the Murphy administration showed its growing concern with climate change by marking the 700th purchase of flood-prone coastal … -
Evangelicals and climate change
The Boston Globe28): Thank you so much for taking the time to highlight young Christians rallying to care for the earth and fight climate change. As a young evangelical … -
Coppa, Fiedler and Haugan: Bipartisan solutions to climate change
Roanoke TimesCoons said, “Combating climate change will require all of us — Democrats and Republicans — to come together around bipartisan solutions.”. -
Structural Effects of Climate Change on the Utility Business
POWER magazineClimate change, and the resulting legal and regulatory responses, however, are beginning to change the core business model of utilities. -
Letter: Climate change facts were right on
Monadnock Ledger TranscriptJoel Huberman’s letter on Christmas Eve relating to climate change, and the ways in which facts are distorted to distract us from its significance is …
Generation Z Fears Climate Change More Than Anything Else
Forbes
Climate change tops the list of vital challenges of our time, say young people interviewed by Amnesty International. The new ‘Future of humanity’ …
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Senate leaders ask for input on ways to address climate change
KFVSThe letters asked for input on policy that could lessen the impacts of climate change in low-income communities and communities who inherited … -
Climate change a top presidential issue for California Democrats
San Francisco ChronicleClimate change is a top priority for California’s most liberal Democratic voters, a choice reflected in the presidential candidates they back, according to … -
Ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
Science DailyAs the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case … -
The future of the Paris climate agreement is being decided this week
VoxThe world is skidding even further off course in limiting climate change. Now, negotiators are meeting to hammer out the arcane, complicated details of … -
Extreme weather patterns are raising the risk of a global food crisis, and climate change will make …
Washington PostThe studies, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that in an increasingly interconnected world, there’s a greater chance that extreme … -
Pacific nations call on WCPFC for climate change action plan
SeafoodSourceTake into account in its deliberations – including in the development of conservation and management measures – the impacts of climate change on … -
Corruption: An Obstacle To Fighting Climate Change
ForbesToday, as the world marks international anti-corruption day, global negotiators meeting at a climate summit in Madrid are considering greatly … -
Climate change could wipe $2.3 trillion off global stocks
CNNLondon (CNN Business) Policies designed to combat climate change could permanently slash the value of companies around the world by up to $2.3 … -
Where They Stand: How Climate Change Policy Is Shaping The 2020 Race
New Hampshire Public RadioWe follow up on Annie Ropeik’s reporting on the 2020 Democratic candidates’ climate change proposals, and talk about the trends in climate policy … -
These Nonprofits are Tackling Climate Change on the Ground
Daily BeastThe issue of climate change drove the news cycle this year, from the Climate Strike and Greta Thurnburg’s United Nations speech, to the Green New … -
Climate change hits health, yet funds lacking: WHO
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) – Climate change is harming human health as more people suffer from heat stress, extreme weather and mosquito-borne diseases … -
New Documents Reveal Exxon-owned Canadian Oil Giant’s Shifting Climate Change PR
DeSmog (blog)It was 1971, less than a year after the world’s first Earth Day, and in Canada an oil giant was worried. “Public concern regarding environmental … -
The Spanish Minister With Big Ambitions for Combating Climate Change
OZYRibera, a former law professor and Spanish secretary of state for environment, has been engaged in global negotiations on climate change for nearly … -
University of Illinois joins campaign against climate change
KSDK.comURBANA, Ill — The University of Illinois has joined more than 200 higher-education institutions worldwide in a letter declaring a climate emergency … -
Ithaca Local Spreads International Climate Change Awareness in Community Lecture
Cornell University The Cornell Daily SunConversations about climate change were occurring around the world with former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Over 1,600 … -
Campuses call action against climate change
Royal Purple NewsRecently, climate change has been taking over national news. From concerns about the rising sea levels to the probable extinction of arctic animals, … -
Walz announces climate change subcabinet
Minneapolis Star TribuneWith Minnesota years behind on its goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he will create a “climate change …Gov. Tim Walz Signs Executive Order On Climate Change – WCCO | CBS Minnesota -
Climate change realities emerge as Paris Agreement negotiators meet in Madrid
USA TODAYAudubon is working on ways to help bird species survive the climate change already underway. But the report also stresses the need for action at … -
Climate change forces 1 person from their home every 2 seconds, report finds
ABC NewsClimate-fueled disasters have forced 20 million people — or one person every two seconds — from their homes every year for the last decade, … -
Climate Change & Business Conference
CventClimate Change & Business Conference 2020. Online registration by Cvent. -
Global Launch ICC Report: NY Edition – Resolving Climate Change Disputes
USCIBJanuary 21, 2020. 5:00-7:00 pm. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY, USA). ICC’s Commission on Arbitration … -
YSPH Researchers Contribute to Landmark Report on Health and Climate Change
Yale School of Public Health – Yale UniversityA new international report shows climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and threatens an entire generation unless the …Phys.Org
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COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know
UN NewsClimate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a …
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Climate News (Maine)
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Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
Press Herald… causing them to focus on the waste (specifically single-use plastic) from their homes and businesses as a way to combat climate change and protect … -
Red Claws wins seventh straight
WMTW PortlandThe Maine Red Claws beat Salt Lake City on Thursday in Portland. … take more action to counter climate change, which experts say has worsened the … -
Sandwich High School Grad Spends Spring On Mt. Everest Studying Climate Change
CapeNews.net… High School Grad Spends Spring On Mt. Everest Studying Climate Change … director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. -
Maine towns pool resources to fund coastal resiliency coordinator
Seacoastonline.comJanet Mills’ new initiative, the Maine Climate Council, is expected this year to create an action plan for climate change that aims to reduce greenhouse … -
Protect Our Winters doubles down in New England
SNEWS“We’re definitely dealing with climate change in the ski industry,” says Geoff … From Sunday River in Maine to Ragged Mountain Resort in New …
Gideon to Hammer Away on Corporate Donations in Senate Race
U.S. News & World Report
… care to the cost of prescription drugs to tackling climate change has to end.” … Collins already had the most money ever raised by a Maine candidate …
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George Smith: Maine book inspires in fight against climate change
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelI recently read a very important book, “Dangerous New World,” a wonderful and very important collection of columns and poems about climate change. -
Letter: Three energy sources for carbon-free future
Press Herald… and causing climate change. The three energy sources that will take Maine into the carbon-free future are hydroelectric power, biomass and wind. -
Pay attention to looming gas tax increase
The Maine WireWe don’t have a revenue problem in Maine, we have a revenue allocation problem. Plenty of money existed in state coffers to fix our transportation …
Another View: Events demand urgency on climate
Press Herald
Although we have solutions, what we lack in the fight against human-caused climate change is urgency: urgency that the world is burning and that …
Maine Voices: Green New Deal will defuse threat of modern life as dystopia
Press Herald
And what about dear old Maine? If warming continues unabated, today’s toddlers will live to see our climate become like that of Virginia and the sea …
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Statement: Bold climate bill aims to be a gamechanger
Environment MaineThis science-based target aims to keep global warming below 1.5 … Anya Fetcher, state director for Environment Maine, issued the following …
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Add More National Parks To Battle Climate Change, Improve Biodiversity
National Parks Traveler (press release) (blog)There are those who either disagree the climate is changing due to human … While Kellett’s drive for a sprawling national park in Maine didn’t succeed, it did … “We’ve got a global emergency in terms of climate change, we’ve got a … -
Maine submits plan to lessen impact of lobstering on right whales
The Westerly SunNorth Atlantic right whales were decimated during the whaling era generations ago, and today also face threats from ship strikes and climate change.
Commentary: Fixing the faults of the free market
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
One can only guess what he’d say about the climate crisis; I suspect he would reject the science behind human-caused climate change because it …
About 200 people jump into cold ocean for 12th annual Polar Bear Dip and Dash
WABI
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) – About 200 people took a dip into the frigid … that focuses on environmental advocacy and climate change research.
Calendar Listings for the Week beginning December 31
Freepress Online
The talk by the Registered Maine Guide and Certified CyberTracker is free. … “Climate Change, the Decline of Birds and Insects, and Other Alarming …
Environmental victories at state level highlight 2019
Augusta Free Press
“In 2019, environmental action from Maine to California and Florida to … the tremendous dangers associated with climate change, big changes are …
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Lincoln County Republicans hold Dec. 11 meeting
Boothbay Register… with the intent of ultimately fueling Maine’s economy, to conduct research … This initiative would create a Climate Change Counsel of seven groups, … -
Maine Compass: Post-Madrid high hopes overshadowed by big polluters’ failure to make real …
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelIn 1992, the nations of the world met in Rio de Janeiro and agreed that they had a responsibility to respond to the reality of climate change. -
CP completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition
PRNewswire (press release)CP completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition … transportation of dangerous goods; climate change; and various events that could … -
Mills calls for ‘urgent’ federal action in fight against climate change
MainebizUrgent federal action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help communities become more resilient, Maine Gov. Janet Mills says in a … -
Could feeding seaweed to cows help fight climate change? Scientists want to find out
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelFREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Coastal Maine has a lot of seaweed, and a fair number of cows. A group of scientists and farmers think that pairing the two …Slippery Salvation: Could Seaweed As Cow Feed Help Climate? – Dairy Herd Management -
Climate change is devastating New England fishing economies
The New Food EconomyClimate change is devastating New England fishing economies … For decades, climate change has wreaked havoc on New England’s historic fishing … The Gulf of Maine, a frigid inlet between Cape Cod and Nova Scotia, has been … -
CMP pulls web page after incorrectly claiming environmental groups back corridor
mainebeacon.comCentral Maine Power acted swiftly last week to remove the endorsements page from one …. “CMP has been anything but a leader on climate change. -
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019: Climate change urgency, Democrats wrong on impeachment, NECEC …
Bangor Daily NewsThanks to Gov. Janet Mills, Maine is leading the way on climate, but we need to speed up the response to the crisis. She has made a good start on her … -
Fighting the climate crisis need not mean halting economic growth
The GuardianAt one time, some Americans even hoped that climate change might benefit them. Maine’s coastal waters, for example, would become swimmable. -
Youth protest for state action on climate change
Press Herald“A climate emergency is not just paperwork,” said Anna Siegel, an eighth-grader at Friends of Portland School and a member of the Maine branch of … -
Rep. Seth Berry to discuss proposal for consumer-owned power authority in Bath
Press Herald“Looking forward, Maine faces some massive new challenges to its electrical grid, and that has a lot to do with climate change,” said Berry. “We’re … -
Maine eyed for project that converts electricity to natgas
Kallanish EnergyThe state of Maine is under consideration for a pilot project that converts … That’s because policies in Maine and other states to fight climate change … -
Lobster catch headed for decline, not crash, scientists say
Concord MonitorA pair of studies by Maine-based scientists suggest the U.S. lobster industry is … the baby crustaceans from the negative impacts of a warming ocean. … of both oceanography and organism biology” in the era of climate change. -
Climate Solutions Now
Environment Maine (blog)When Oxford Dictionaries chooses “climate emergency” as the word of the year for 2019, you know things are changing. Our children are inheriting a … -
Climate Change Institute teams with Princeton to analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores
PenBayPilot.comORONO — Three University of Maine Climate Change Institute scientists are part of a Princeton University-led team that analyzed 2 million-year-old … -
Maine’s history of corruption and pollution offers a lens to view Trump
mainebeacon.comMaine’s history of corruption and pollution offers a lens to view Trump … Denying the impact of climate change, using divisive, even incendiary, … -
Mills orders state agencies to join fight against climate change
MainebizGov. Janet Mills has ordered state agencies to “lead by example” in the fight against climate change, while attempting to do the same at her official … -
Saturday, November 30, 2019: Fix existing roads first, 1950s weren’t so great, corporations …
Bangor Daily News… Fix existing roads first, 1950s weren’t so great, corporations responsible for climate change … Maine lacks the capital to maintain our infrastructure. -
Editorials from around New England
Chicago TribuneClimate change is something on which lives depend. … It’s time to rethink Maine’s method of delivering this constitutionally mandated service, and … -
Warming Waters, Moving Fish: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Iceland
The New York TimesBut warming waters associated with climate change are causing some fish to seek … Over the years he has adjusted to a series of changes, including the … But these days, fishermen are finding sea bass in Maine and the Spanish … -
Zonta Club of Southern Maine represented at conference
Seacoastonline.comZonta Club of Southern Maine represented at conference … membership recruitment and retention, the health hazards of vaping, and climate change … -
Ann McFeatters: All hope is not lost, America
Morning CallThe U.S. decision to pull out of the international climate treaty, designed to … in death rates among young and middle-aged adults New Hampshire, Maine, … change absolutely and provably caused by manmade climate change. -
Senate candidates come to CHRHS for youth forum
Courier-Gazette & Camden HeraldThe event was organized by the Maine Teen Advocacy Coalition and Knox … fielded questions from the student panel about gun control, climate change, … Next the students showed a short video featuring climate activist Greta … -
Gov. Mills unveils new energy order, Blaine House solar panels
Press HeraldThe order is the latest bid by Mills and Maine’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to make the state a national leader in combating climate change. -
Deep State: Decline and Extinction in Maine
Freepress OnlineIn this series, we’ve discussed climate change, which contributes to the insect and bird losses. But global warming is only one cause of the immense … -
Bloomberg, now Democratic candidate, resigns UN climate post
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelA longtime climate activist, the billionaire media mogul was initially appointed U.N. special envoy on cities and climate change by then-U.N. chief Ban … -
Sea Level in the Gulf of Maine Is Rising. Is This Port City Ready?
InsideClimate News(Though how much, of course, still depends on how mankind responds to climate change.) Back at home, I plugged “South Portland” into a tool … -
Maine Voices: US future role in climate fight uncertain as UN summit nears
Press HeraldMaine Voices: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit … to the reality of climate change and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. -
Rep. Pingree rolls out ambitious climate plan
mainebeacon.com“In Maine, climate change is not coming down the pipeline — it is already at our door,” Pingree said in a statement. “July was the hottest month ever … -
‘A Guide To Loss and Grieving in the Anthropocene — Art, Psychology, and Climate Change‘ talk
Bangor Daily NewsCAMDEN — A talk “A Guide to Loss and Grieving in the Anthropocene — Art, Pshychology and Climate Change,” will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, … -
How These Women Turned Creativity into Real Social Change
Refinery29Maine makes films that “represent women in realistic ways,” but she wasn’t … In a world with many social issues, a complex political climate, and our … -
35′ tall Christmas tree in Maine made from lobster traps
KUTV 2NewsIn the coastal town of Rockland, Maine sits at 35-foot-tall Christmas tree — which is nothing unusual — until you …. “Is it caused by climate change?Reporting on Climate Change: Making People Care
The ScarletClimate Change becomes more and more apparent by the day. … much of the seafood is shipped into the Cape from Chesapeake Bay or Maine.Letter to the Editor: In response to ‘What if the NECEC project doesn’t happen’
Daily BulldogRegarding the monetary benefit to Maine: taking all of the listed amounts … Regarding climate change: the same benefit will be realized, if any, if the … -
Where’s the kelp? Warm ocean harming undersea forests
Valliant NewsAppledore Island, Maine — When diving in the Gulf of Maine a few years … Jarrett Byrnes, who leads a working group on kelp and climate change.Portland City Council calls climate change an ’emergency’ in resolution
Bangor Daily NewsThe Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The resolution was put forth by youth …Bar Harbor declares ‘climate emergency’
Mount Desert IslanderBAR HARBOR — The town officially declared a “climate emergency,” … “Climate change has become the grave emergency that it is today because of all … South Portland is the only other Maine municipality to have passed such a …CP to acquire Central Maine & Quebec Railway from FTAI
Olean Times HeraldCP to acquire Central Maine & Quebec Railway from FTAI …. other changes to international trade arrangements; climate change; and various events …Trade wars continue to bedevil lobster industry
The Ellsworth AmericanAngus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) continued to press Lighthizer to put lobster at the top of the … time for the lobster industry,” King said, citing climate change, bait shortages and …Land Use Planning Commission announces new executive director
observer-me.com… Assist Rural Washington County in Planning for the Future and Preparing for Impacts of Climate Change with the University of Maine at Machias GIS …Can America’s First Floating Wind Farm Help Open Deeper Water to Clean Energy?
InsideClimate NewsThe project, developed by a consortium led by the University of Maine’s … over the next decade as they pursue ambitious climate change goals.Students urge local town council to declare “climate emergency”
WABIBAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) – Advocating for climate change and asking Bar Harbor Town Council to declare a “climate emergency.” … -
Is This Fish Winning Climate Change?
FiveThirtyEightThis summer, we asked readers to send us their climate change questions. … happily in the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine as her examples. -
New data stations hope to better study ‘quickly changing‘ Casco Bay
fox23maine.comNew data stations hope to better study ‘quickly changing’ Casco Bay … Bay in hopes of better tracking changing conditions within the Gulf Of Maine. … and adapt to climate change,” Cathy Ramsdell with Friends of Casco Bay said. -
Commentary: Speak up now to protect Atlantic puffins and the fish they rely on
Press HeraldWe’re also finding that climate change is creating unprecedented marine heat waves in the Gulf of Maine, which are negatively affecting many ocean … -
Thousands across US protest climate policies on Trump’s 100th day
Valliant News“I’ve seen firsthand the impacts of climate change to not only the Gulf of Maine, but also to our evolving fisheries, and to the coastal communities that … -
Climate Change And Turf Seaweed Causing ‘Patchy’ Seascape
Eurasia ReviewThe effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine, to more frequent and severe storms and the … -
A panel discussion was held at UMaine on a trip to Mount Everest
WABIThe goal of the discussion was to help people better understand climate change and water availability. They also discussed the role humans play in … -
Conservation Voters Disendorse Sen. Collins
The National Memo (blog)“Here in Maine, we took bold action to create an example for what can be done across the nation to fight climate change, move towards a clean and … -
Susan Collins loses key endorsement ahead of 2020 election
Shareblue Media“Here in Maine, we took bold action to create an example for what can be done across the nation to fight climate change, move towards a clean and …
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Climate Change Is Threatening Maine’s Shrimp
HuffPostAs global temperatures rise, plans for dealing with the climate crisis are all but silent on the oceans and the plight of the coastal seafood industry.
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