Diversifying the climate movement
Green New Deal: “A socialist plot to take away your ice cream.”
G7 Nations Agree to End Coal Use by 2035, With Caveats – EcoWatch
The world agreed to create a climate reparations fund. Now comes the hard part. | Grist
Climate ‘poses systemic financial risks’
Cities Scramble for Trees That Can Adapt to a Changing Climate – Mother Jones
This new aluminum factory could cut emissions by 75 percent | Grist
The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions. | Grist
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point? | Grist
Canada’s emissions inch up, but show progress | Corporate Knights
Two climate action protesters in Nanaimo found guilty for protests disrupting traffic and business
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds | CBC News
The world’s garment workers are on the front lines of climate impacts | Grist
‘End fossil fuel funding’ implore Imperial students
Venezuela Just Became First Country To Lose All Its Glaciers In Modern Times | IFLScience
Without Heat Protections, Florida Laborers Brace for a Cruel Summer – Mother Jones
What You Should Know About Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s New “Build Green” Bill – Mother Jones
From polling stations to weather stations, the heat is on in India (commentary)
April Extends World’s Record-Breaking Temperature Streak to 11 Straight Months – EcoWatch
Renewable Energy Surpasses 30% of Global Electricity Supply for First Time Ever – EcoWatch
Electrifying driving in Canada will cost just 10% more than what we already spend
Child heart risk from climate and chemicals
Experts highlight importance of ‘prebunking’ to combat climate disinformation
Research shows the Caatinga is Brazil’s most efficient carbon capture biome
Vermont Could Become First State to Make Biggest Emitters Pay for Climate-Related Damages – EcoWatch
California’s EV wave highlights the challenges ahead for utilities | Grist
Mosquitoes Newly Spreading in Scotland as Temperatures Rise, Scientists Say – EcoWatch
‘Hopeless, Broken’ Climate Scientists Deliver a Call to Action for Everyone
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages | Grist
African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases
Climate Scientists Ponder: “Do I Really Want to Bring a Child Into This World?” – Mother Jones
The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem. | Grist
Not Too Wet To Burn | Hakai Magazine
A California oil town’s plan to survive the energy transition | Grist
As sea levels rise, the Quinalt Nation moves to higher ground | Grist
A year in, New York’s pioneering public power law makes uneven progress | Grist
In Brazil, unprecedented flooding may force a political reckoning | Grist
The World Bank cooks up a recipe for a sustainable food system
‘Weather whiplash’ cycles of floods & droughts imperil Nigerian farming
Existential threat or anti-growth rhetoric?
Atmospheric CO2 Increasing 10x Faster Than in Last 50,000 Years, Study Finds – EcoWatch
This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess. | Grist
Why We Must Talk About Climate Change When Things Are on Fire – Environmental Defence
Fort Nelson fire: B.C.’s northeast is ablaze — already | The Narwhal
Bumblebee Populations Threatened by Nests Overheating Due to Climate Change – EcoWatch
How FERC’s new transmission rule could fuel the energy transition | Grist
Vermont is on the cusp of making Big Oil pay for climate disasters
Wildfires, Floods & Heat Waves: Brought to You By Big Oil – Environmental Defence
Western Canada wildfires are raging, again | The Narwhal
How Global Wars and Sanctions Are Hobbling Climate Action | The Tyee
How ‘kitty cats’ are wrecking the home insurance industry | Grist
Kidney dialysis waste adding to climate change: doctors | CTV News
Our Fixation on Forests as a Climate Solution Is Causing Problems – Mother Jones
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws | Grist
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest. Again. | Grist
Report ranks 60+ ideas, including geoengineering, to save the Arctic
Climate change is making turbulence worse, although deaths are still rare, experts say | CBC News
Small island states hail ocean court victory on greenhouse gases | CBC News
Climate Change Costs the World 12% in GDP Losses for Every 1°C of Warming, Report Says – EcoWatch
Small island nations get big climate win from maritime court | Grist
Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows | Grist
Green credentials of electric vehicles come under fire
Island Nations Notch a Climate Win From World’s Maritime Court – Mother Jones
Despite being the largest offenders behind… – Wilderness Committee | Facebook
How climate change is rocking the wine industry
Danger Season 2024: It’s Already Started – Union of Concerned Scientists
Billions of people cook over open fires. Are gas stoves the solution? | Grist
B.C. winemakers grapple with the climate crisis | The Narwhal
Mexico Braces for Its ‘Highest Temperatures Ever Recorded’ – EcoWatch
The Next Great Human Migration: Abrahm Lustgarten on America’s Future Climate – EcoWatch
Five creative visions for the future, from Looking Forward’s readers – Grist | Grist
Polar warning: Warming temperatures mean more than melted ice
This cooler, wetter weather in May has been… – Rolling Justice Bus | Facebook
Douglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forests – OPB
The key to better climate outcomes? Respecting Indigenous land rights and autonomy. | Grist
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought | Grist
Corporate Canada is failing to step up on climate lobbying
Marshallese worries span decades — first nuclear tests, now sea-level rise
Majority of U.S. Voters Support Climate Litigation Against Big Oil, Poll Finds – EcoWatch
Climate Change Added 26 More Days of Extreme Heat in the Past 12 Months, Report Finds – EcoWatch
Climate change and mental health: How extreme heat can affect mental illnesses
Temperatures soar to nearly 50 C across India in ongoing heat wave | CBC News
Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis | Grist
Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn | Grist
Have emissions peaked in China?
Carbon credits are useful for stabilizing the climate, but are they used effectively?
Poll: Majority of American Voters Favor Climate Litigation Against Big Oil – Mother Jones
More earthquakes due to global warming: GFZ
San Diego ponders a bid to take over its for-profit energy utility | Grist
Can carbon offsets actually work? The Biden administration thinks so. | Grist
Here is why more women should be leading climate action
‘Non-market’ solutions to deforestation need more support, advocates say
On Climate Change, Centrism Means a Slow Death – CounterPunch.org
https://thenarwhal.ca/farmers-bc-drought-2024-agriculture/
https://www.ecowatch.com/venomous-snake-migration-climate-change.html
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/07/the-carbon-capture-boondoggle-begins-to-unwind/
https://www.ecowatch.com/sailgp-plastic-pollution-climate-change.html
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/08/BC-Says-Damning-Federal-Climate-Progress-Report-Wrong/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxppya1NOJ8
https://in-sights.ca/2024/05/11/canada-is-not-a-world-leader-on-climate/
https://theecologist.org/2024/may/15/were-only-here-de-beers
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/climate-change-and-housing-adaptation-owl-edition/
https://grist.org/indigenous/tribes-could-lease-their-water-to-dry-states-why-is-it-so-hard/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-brazil-flooding-climate-change-1.7206939
https://www.ecowatch.com/coal-leasing-biden-administration-renewable-energy.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/coral-reefs-bleaching-climate-change-2024.html
https://in-sights.ca/2024/05/23/western-canadas-climate-change-actions-are-inadequate-or-illusory/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/05/23/animal-news-howler-monkeys-dying-mexico/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/marine-collagen-sustainability-fish-1.7211996
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/banks-canada-climate-change-rosa-galvez-1.7207868
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/05/carbon-offsets-major-corporations-likely-junk/
Water & Drought
A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues | Grist
As rivers run low, how will the West fill its hydroelectric power gap? | Grist
This Majority-Black City Has a Water Crisis That Privatization Won’t Fix – Mother Jones
MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future – Goldstream News Gazette
As another B.C. drought looms, farmers search for solutions | The Narwhal
Ten Years After the Flint Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger — ProPublica
Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again
B.C. drought: Rivers recede, province faces ‘unfamiliar territory’ | CTV News
The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water | Grist
‘Blue roof’ technology helps buildings go green | CBC.ca
Water in N.W.T.’s Great Slave Lake is now so low, some houseboats won’t float | CBC News
Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again – Victoria Times Colonist
Buying and selling water is a reality in Alberta — sometimes for big money | CBC News
Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? | Grist
Ecojustice – “There are over 7000 pesticides registered in Canada… | Facebook
Bangladesh to formalize fire mitigation plans for Sundarbans as burning risk rises
A pot of unspent federal money could have prevented Jackson’s water crisis | Grist
Mexico City, Bogotá face water crisis as heat dome scorches
The security of regenerative farming
When Will Vancouver Run Out of Water? | The Tyee
Mexico City and Bogotá stare down a ‘Day Zero’ without water | Grist
In Brazil’s Cerrado, aquifers are losing more water than they can replace
A Puff of Absurdity: AI – Stealing Voices, Artwork, and Water
An Intriguing Source for the Metals We Depend on: Ocean Water – Mother Jones
AN IMPORTANT BUT LENGTHY READ ABOUT WATER…. – Rolling Justice Bus | Facebook
Mexico City Nears Day Zero, When It Could Run Out of Water – EcoWatch
An ancestral solution ensures water for Peruvian alpaca farmers, but is it enough?
Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals | Grist
B.C. drought conditions among worst in Canada – Victoria Times Colonist
https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/canada-environmental-impact-ai/
https://in-sights.ca/2024/04/30/megaproject-madness-2/
https://blog.ucsusa.org/stacy-woods/new-maps-show-where-tyson-foods-is-polluting-water/?
https://undark.org/2024/05/06/tap-water-high-dose-of-fluoride/
https://in-sights.ca/2024/05/14/bc-ndps-fking-policy/
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-fort-nelson-fire-may-2024/
https://foecanada.org/2024/05/pesticide-water-monitoring-program/?