Environmental Justice a Key Theme Throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment

Tommy MalettaGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions, Trendspotting, Latest Headlines

By Kristoffer Tigue, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin, Inside Climate News The report finds that societal factors, including historic racism, have shaped the climate reality for many communities of color. It also details the impacts of climate change on Indigenous people, public health and agriculture. WASHINGTON—Whether it’s the likelihood of living in …

Texas Sees ‘Bonanza’ in Carbon Storage Market

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By Elliot Woods, Capital and Main Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection. With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act last year, Congress and the administration of President Joe Biden made a colossal bet on nascent massive-scale technological …

The Surprising Reason Sea Creatures Are Getting Hungrier

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By Matt Simon, Wired As ocean temperatures climb, so do animals’ metabolisms. If extra food isn’t available, they’ll starve. Boom and bust don’t hit much harder than in the Bering Sea. After reaching historically high numbers, the population of snow crabs there cratered by 90 percent following a heat wave in 2018 and 2019. Some …

AI Summit a Start but Global Agreement a Distant Hope

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By Martin Coulter and Paul Sandle, Reuters LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off. Over two days of talks …

Giving City Dwellers Access to Nature is Key Aim, says National Trust

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By Helena Horton, The Guardian A National Trust gardener at work at the ‘sky park’ at Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. Photograph: Annapurna Mellor/National Trust Images Charity to bring its gardens to urban areas to allow nature-deprived communities access to green spaces. Bringing glorious gardens and green space to nature-deprived people in cities is …

Lessons from the ‘White Gold’ Rush in Latin America’s Lithium Triangle

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By Natalie Alcoba, Corporate Knights Can three countries in the most lithium-rich place on Earth use the green revolution to break free from the extractive patterns of the past that leave little behind? It is quiet and lonely on the mountainous range of Argentina’s Catamarca Province, where llama-like vicuña graze …

Student Demand for Low-Impact Meals Increases After Climate-Labeled College Menus

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Sustainable Brands Results from first year of Chartwells Higher Education’s exclusive partnership with HowGood show positive correlations between climate labels on menus and sustainable choices. Last year, millions of US students started seeing the social and environmental impacts of the food they ate through an exclusive climate labeling partnership between Chartwells Higher Education — …