Head HHS ‘Climate Change’ Officer Vows to Resist Trump’s Reforms
John Barbas, director of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, said he is folding the agency's work into the agency to resist President-elect Donald Trump's promised reforms to the Department of Health and Human Services. Barbas' action plan calls for creating a “training module” on global warming for senior management employees, who are […]
Trump's Energy Department pick has history of downplaying climate change impacts
Chris Wright, President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy, has rejected the established link between climate change and extreme weather events, insisting that the storms are not intensifying. “Despite endless fear-mongering by the media, politicians and activists, we are not seeing an increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or […]
Biden touts six-fold climate funding increase under his administration
President Biden boasted of meeting his goal of providing $11 billion a year in climate funding, a six-fold increase starting in 2021. Biden's comments came during a historic trip to South America's Amazon rainforest over the weekend, during which he declared that “no one” can reverse the “clean energy revolution” underway in the United States. […]
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal | Climate crisis
At least 24 previously unprecedented heatwaves have hit communities around the globe, a new assessment shows, in a clear sign of how severely human-induced global warming is causing extreme weather events. It became proof. Impossible heatwaves have claimed lives across North America, Europe and Asia, with evidence that the chances of them occurring would have […]
Biden says he leaves Trump with ‘strong’ climate foundation he can build on ‘if they choose to do so’
President Biden, speaking from the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, said he would leave President-elect Trump with a “strong” climate change foundation that they can build on “if they choose to do so.” “It is no secret that I will be stepping down in January. I will leave my successors and my country with a strong […]
Climate Disasters ‘Kill People Everywhere’
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a disturbing propaganda campaign, claiming that climate change is destroying lives and economies around the world. 'No country can escape the effects of climate disaster', says Portuguese socialist I wrote Saturday. “They kill people everywhere.” He warned that ubiquitous death is not the only consequence of global […]
Archivist urges maximum sentences for climate activists who vandalized founding docs
A US archivist says the bizarre attacks on the Constitution and Declaration of Independence that took place in Washington DC earlier this year were the result of an “emotional buzzsaw” that led her to push for the perpetrators to receive the “maximum punishment possible”. It was something like that. Colleen Shogan, who also serves as […]
Judge says upstate NY bitcoin mine can continue to operate despite climate concerns – Gothamist
A judge in the upstate ruled Thursday that a controversial Finger Lakes cryptocurrency mine can continue operating for now, but the fossil fuel-burning operation's days may be numbered. Two years ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection denied an air permit renewal for the mine, called Greenridge Generation. Located on the shores of Seneca Lake, […]
Fossil Fuel Interests Have ‘Co-Opted’ U.N. Climate Summit
A coalition of climate change activists on Friday released a letter to the United Nations calling for a “fundamental review” of the Conference of the Parties (COP) environment conference, saying the Conference of the Parties (COP) is not allowing exchanges of fossil fuel interests. It became a venue to protest against the continued pollution of […]
Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit | Cop29
At least 480 lobbyists working on carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been allowed to take part in the United Nations climate change summit, known as Cop29, the Guardian has revealed. This is five more CCS lobbyists than attended last year's climate change consultations, even though the total number of participants was significantly reduced from […]