"In Reversal, Mexico Calls For Moratorium On International Deep-Sea Mining"
"On Nov. 21, Mexico became the latest nation to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in international waters."
Source: Mongabay, 11/30/2023
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"Pope Forced To Pull Out Of COP28 Trip Because Of Health Issues"
"Pope Francis has cancelled his planned trip to the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai because of the effects of influenza and lung inflammation, the Vatican said on Tuesday, adding to concerns about his health."
Source: Reuters, 11/29/2023"Biden Admin Sued for Hiding Records on Opposition to Fossil Fuel Phaseout"
"A national conservation group sued the Biden administration on Tuesday for failing to respond to a public records request pertaining to the Interior Department's dismissal of a petition that called for a phaseout of oil and gas extraction on federal lands and waters."
Source: Common Dreams, 11/29/2023"Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum"
"President Biden signed the country’s first major climate law and is overseeing record federal investment in clean energy. In each of the past two years, he attended the annual United Nations climate summit, asserting American leadership in the fight against global warming. But this year, likely to be the hottest in recorded history, Mr. Biden is staying home."
Source: NYTimes, 11/28/2023"‘Time To Roll Up Our Sleeves’: Congress’ Long To-Do List"
"Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week fresh off of passing a new stopgap funding measure but facing a mountain of unfinished business."
Source: E&E News, 11/28/2023TV Forecasters Talk About Climate Change, But Face Pushback And Threats
"Chris Gloninger was excited to start his new job as chief meteorologist at KCCI, a TV station in Des Moines, when he moved to Iowa in 2021. He was coming from Boston to connect the dots between weather and climate change trends. Gloninger knew it might elicit some grumbling from Iowan viewers."
Source: KCUR, 11/28/2023US Oil And Gas Production Set To Break Record In 2023 Despite UN Treaty
"The United States is poised to extract more oil and gas than ever before in 2023, a year that is certain to be the hottest ever recorded, providing a daunting backdrop to crucial United Nations climate talks that hold the hope of an agreement to end the era of fossil fuels."
Source: Guardian, 11/28/2023"Colorado River Deal Opens Cash Spigot For Big Farms"
"A POLITICO investigation has found that many of the deals to save water under the three-year $1.2 billion pact struck by Arizona, California and Nevada in May are driving up the value of existing agreements to save or transfer water by nearly 50 percent."
Source: Politico, 11/28/2023"Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Plan To ‘Hook’ Poor Countries On Oil"
"Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Critics said the plan was designed to get countries “hooked on its harmful products”.
Source: Guardian, 11/28/2023‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"
Source: AP, 11/27/2023"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit"
"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show."
Source: Guardian, 11/22/2023Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Its Report On Ads Next To Hate Posts
"Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit “frivolous.”"
Source: AP, 11/22/2023"The Instagram Wellness Influencers Spreading Climate Misinformation"
"A new report details a growing fad among a certain sect of conspiracy-minded health and lifestyle influencers on Instagram: climate denial".
Source: HEATED, 11/21/2023Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements
"The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations."
Source: AP, 11/20/2023
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