From Inside Climate News (Bob Berwyn): Driving down Highway 133 from the craggy wilds of the West Elk Mountains in central Colorado, one of the first signs of civilization is a mile-long coal train on a siding, along with the rusting steel framework of a canyon-spanning loading station that still dumps the black rock into […]
Central Appalachia reintroduced the species to restore wildlife habitat—and help devastated economies. Here’s what happened next. The camera wasn’t where it was supposed to be. Clad in chest waders and camouflage, Kyle Hill stepped into the pond, reached into the shallow water, and lifted it from the post where it had been mounted. “They got […]
via Mason Adams: How to Restore a Million Acres of Strip-Mined Land? Bring in the Elk — Vox Populi
Air pollution is deadly: A new study links exposure to it to more than 107,000 premature deaths in the United States in 2011. It isn’t just killing us; it cost the country $866 billion, more than double the value of all the economic activity in a country like Ireland, according to the study, published Monday […]
Youth around the world want to talk to you about climate changeWATCH NOW Today, young people around the world are delivering an urgent message to us all: climate change is a global emergency and we need to work together to solve it.Lend your support to the Youth Climate Strike by watching and sharing this video, featuring some […]
via Youth Strike for Climate Change Action — Eslkevin’s Blog
Extraction also causes 80% of biodiversity loss according to comprehensive UN study, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian ‘However, they said this dire scenario could be avoided if there is a faster transition towards renewables, smarter urban planning to reduce the demand for concrete, dietary changes to lower the need for grazing pastures and cut levels of […]
via Resource extraction responsible for half world’s carbon emissions, The Guardian — OromianEconomist
Witbank is not “White” anymore. You can not see anything there. Coal power stations are the biggest culprits in the hotspot area. Greenpeace says an analysis of sophisticated satellite data shows Mpumalanga as the “worst” nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution hotspot across six continents. It has been reported before that the Witbank area has […]
via Pollution: South African HOTSPOT – Eskom power stations – Witbank — ONAFHANKLIK
Link to Full Article The controversial Rocky Hill coalmine in the Hunter Valley will not go ahead after a landmark ruling in the land and environment court on Friday that cited the impact it would have had on climate change. Chief judge Brian Preston dismissed an appeal by Gloucester Resources, which was seeking to overturn […]
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy By ERIK KIRSCHBAUMJAN 26, 2019 Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, […]
via NO MORE NUKES, NO MORE COAL–GERMANY LEADS THE WAY!!!! — Eslkevin’s Blog
Emissions keeps rising and coal is to blame.
via Coal sends carbon emissions through the roof — A greener life, a greener world
More evidence that the Australian and Adani dream of selling coal to India is just a fantasy. India is increasingly shifting towards green energy Simon Mundy of the Financial Times reports that Indian power companies spent much of the past decade rushing to build coal-fired power plants in anticipation of surging electricity demand as economic […]
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