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Pennsylvanians demand a fracking halt until rare childhood cancers are investigated

Pennsylvanians demand a fracking halt until rare c...

After a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation identified 47 cases childhood cancer—most of them very rare—in several rural Pennsylvania counties, locals are calling on Governor Tom Wolf to investigate a possible link between fracking and childhood cancer. More than 100 organizations and 800 people have signed the letter requesting that all new shale gas permitting be suspended until the Department of Health can demonstrate...
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Bexley council approves ban on single-use plastics

Bexley council approves ban on single-use plastics

In a 6-1 vote May 29, Bexley City Council approved a ban on single-use plastic bags that is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler said Ordinance 14-19 is designed to protect the environment from plastics that are not biodegradable. “It was discussed at length in a consensus-building process with a multitude of Bexley businesses, which included Giant Eagle Market District,” Kessler said of the...
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Tackling Plastic Pollution With Trash Art … A Look at Our Waste Habits

Tackling Plastic Pollution With Trash Art … ...

    Remember Teresa Peters as the Bag Monster at the 2012 4th of July Parade.       And the Papes in Denmark:                                       ++++++++++++++++++++ Tackling Plastic Pollution With Trash Art … A Look at Our Waste Habits                  ...
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The U.S. Has More Climate Deniers Than Any Other Wealthy Nation, Survey Finds

The U.S. Has More Climate Deniers Than Any Other W...

Awareness of climate change is growing in the U.S., but the country still has some catching up to do when compared to other wealthy nations. A 23-country poll found that the U.S. led rich nations in the percentage of people who said that climate change was not caused by humans, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Thirteen percent of Americans agreed with the statement that climate change was happening, “but human activity...
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UK Parliament First in World to Declare Climate Emergency

UK Parliament First in World to Declare Climate Em...

The UK parliament became the first national legislative body in the world to declare a climate change “emergency” Wednesday. The historic move closely follows Extinction Rebellion protests that blocked traffic in key parts of central London for a week in April. The protest had three demands: that the UK government “tell the truth” about climate change, that it achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 and...
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From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows

From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering...

In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons. The impact may not yet be obvious in grocery stores and greenmarkets, but behind the organic apples and bags of rice and cans of cherry pie filling are hundreds of thousands of farmers, plant breeders and others in agriculture who are scrambling to keep up with...
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Climate change is quickly taking over as the top 2020 issue for Democratic voters

Climate change is quickly taking over as the top 2...

It used to be all about the economy for voters. Now that might be changing. A new poll reveals climate change is the leading concern for an overwhelming majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. According to a survey conducted by research firm SSRS for CNN and released on Tuesday, 96% of 1,007 registered voters polled said it is very or somewhat...
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Indigenous Peoples Go to Court to Save the Amazon From Oil Company Greed

Indigenous Peoples Go to Court to Save the Amazon ...

On Feb. 27, hundreds of Indigenous Waorani elders, youth and leaders arrived in the city of Puyo, Ecuador. They left their homes deep in the Amazon rainforest to peacefully march through the streets, hold banners, sing songs and, most importantly, submit documents to the provincial Judicial Council to launch a lawsuit seeking to stop the government from auctioning off their ancestral lands in the Pastaza region to oil...
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One Thing you can do: Your tips for going plastic-free

One Thing you can do: Your tips for going plastic-...

” src=”https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/03/06/climate/cli-newsletter-headers-march/cli-newsletter-headers-march-custom5-v3.png” border=”0″> After Eduardo Garcia shopped plastic-free for a week, we asked our readers for other tips on avoiding plastics. Hundreds of you responded, with suggestions for toothpaste, sunscreen and many other products. Here are some of your ideas (we plan to use...
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Plastic Bags, or Paper? Here’s What to Consider When You Hit the Grocery Store

Plastic Bags, or Paper? Here’s What to Consider Wh...

WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a good time to revisit everyone’s favorite environmental quandary: paper or plastic? Unfortunately, there’s not a simple answer on whether paper or plastic bags are better for the environment. They both have downsides, but there are a few broad lessons to keep in mind when you’re hitting the grocery store. Plastic bags,...
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Thank You, Climate Strikers. Your Action Matters and Your Power will be Felt

Thank You, Climate Strikers. Your Action Matters a...

I want to say to all the climate strikers: thank you so much for being unreasonable. That is, if reasonable means playing by the rules, and the rules are presumed to be guidelines for what is and is not possible, then you may be told that what you are asking for is impossible or unreasonable. Don’t listen. Don’t stop. Don’t let your dreams shrink by one inch. Don’t forget that this might be the day and the pivotal year when...
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Solar and wind firms call the ‘Green New Deal’ too extreme

Solar and wind firms call the ‘Green New Dea...

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential candidates to end U.S. fossil fuel consumption within a decade. But do not expect the renewable energy firms to endorse it. Representatives of America’s clean energy companies are withholding their support for the climate-fighting plan,...
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The Good News About a Green New Deal

The Good News About a Green New Deal

Last month’s rollout of the Green New Deal, a fourteen-page legislative resolution, sponsored by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, that called for “net-zero greenhouse gas emissions” through a ten-year “national mobilization,” has sparked a good deal of controversy. The resolution was larded with goals not directly tied to the environment, such as guaranteeing everyone a job, affordable housing,...
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Opinion: Don’t let political dollars influence climate change debate

Opinion: Don’t let political dollars influen...

The News-Herald published an editorial from USA Today in November, 2018 calling for a climate “super-lobby” to raise money to change public opinion, mobilize voters, and influence lawmakers about climate change initiatives. We do not need more money spent toward political influence; it is excessive money — used by the fossil fuel industry — that is the problem. Those on the side of climate change solutions will...
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Bees Brought Bavarians Together. And They Have a Lesson for us All

Bees Brought Bavarians Together. And They Have a L...

Last week, Bavarians forced their state legislature to change farming policies with the most successful petition in the state’s history. And while the law proposed by the petition covers a range of measures, it’s no surprise that campaigners’ rallying cry quickly became “save the bees”. Bees stand for diligence, dedication and orderliness. But they are also a symbol of our relationship with nature – and everything that has...
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