US Federal Court Requires EPA To Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills
Millions of people will soon be safer from the thousands of dangerous chemical facilities that sit in flood-prone areas.
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Fighting Floods & Fossil Fuels In Texas (Video)
“Can you imagine a world without environmental activists pushing for change?”
Hurricane Florence, Like Harvey & Sandy Before Her, Will Test Hurricane Wind Scale Accuracy
Global warming is changing hurricanes. We need a more effective measure to help understand and predict the damage. The Saffir-Simpson scale arguably went the wrong way in 2009. It’s not clear why.
Hurricane Harvey Rains 15% Higher Owing To Anthropogenic Climate Change, Study Finds
The rains of Hurricane Harvey were 15% higher than they would have otherwise been due to the compounding effects of anthropogenic climate change, a new study has revealed.
Renewable Energy Doesn’t Get More In Subsidies Than Fossil & Nuclear Energy Have Gotten, &…
A highly misleading anti-cleantech talking point is that renewable energy “relies on government subsidies,” and that all of the renewable energy growth in recent years is attributable to them. In actuality, fossil fuels and nuclear power have been receiving government support for much longer than renewable energy has. They have received much more government subsidy historically speaking than renewables. And these dirty energy options continue to receive a tremendous amount of government support even though they are overripe industries in many regards.
Study: Hurricane Harvey’s Rains Were 15% More Extreme Than They Would Have Been Without Climate…
The rains that accompanied this summer’s Hurricane Harvey were around 15% more extreme than they would have been without the amplifying effects of anthropogenic climate change, according to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters.
What About Florida? Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, & Regulatory Backwardness In The Sunshine State (Part…
Florida is known for hurricanes1. As a teenage kid growing up in Miami, we never knew anything about the glory of snow days up North, but we did have Hurricane Days. They usually came in the worst month of Florida’s weather — September. That month, after all, came at the end of a long and hot Florida summer known to be famously muggy and wet. Late August and September are also the rainiest periods in the Liquid Sunshine State, and even worse, school started back before Labor Day.
Insurers Warn 2017 To Be Most Expensive After Year Of Climate Disasters
A combination of natural disasters and extreme weather events impacting the entire globe is likely to mean 2017 will be the most expensive on record according to 28 insurance industry organizations.
Hurricane Harvey Disrupts US Diesel Exports, Europe Steps Up To The Plate & Exports Record…
Hurricane Harvey’s destruction of a large chunk of Houston’s fossil fuel refining capacity has resulted in US diesel exports diminishing somewhat in recent weeks. As a result, and owing to strong demand on the international market, European diesel exports are now at an all-time high.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than Our Ability To Respond
Is it now already too late to adequately respond to or prevent extreme anthropogenic climate change? That possibility was noted by the noted public figure Neil deGrasse Tyson in a recent interview with Fareed Zakaria.
