Biden’s Military Spent Millions Fighting Climate in Africa, Inclusion, and Equity
WASHINGTON — There won’t be any medals given out for fighting the war on climate and today, one of those programs funded by the Department of Defense has been cut A preliminary…
Federal Court Halts Major Biden ‘Social Cost’ Climate Policy In Victory For Republican States
A federal district court in Louisiana halted one of President Joe Biden’s key climate initiatives implemented shortly after he was inaugurated in January 2021. Judge James Cain, Jr. of the U.S. District…
U.S. Senator Warren ‘urges’ SEC chief to issue new climate rule after delays
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark climate change risk disclosure rules and called…
Temasek, Salesforce.Com invest in Swiss climate specialist South Pole
ZURICH – Climate finance specialist South Pole has won Singapore’s Temasek and the investment arm of Salesforce.Com Inc as minority investors after a new round of funding, the Swiss group said on…
U.S. Army’s first climate strategy calls for emissions cuts, base protections
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by training soldiers to…
Climate Warrior Nancy Pelosi Spent Half A Million Dollars On Private Jets
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has described climate change as an “existential crisis,” spent half a million dollars on private jets over the course of a 10-month period ending in August 2021,…
California urged to keep nuclear plant open to meet climate goals
By Timothy Gardner -Nearly 80 scientists and academics, including a former U.S. energy secretary, on Thursday urged Governor Gavin Newsom to delay closure of California’s remaining nuclear plant to comply with state…
Biden nominee Raskin vows Fed will monitor climate risk, not dictate lending
By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON -Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Fed’s top bank regulator, told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that she believes banks need strict…
Nearly Two Dozen Democrats Demand Biden Keep Climate Funds In Build Back Better
Thomas Catenacci on February 1, 2022 A group of 23 House Democrats demanded that President Joe Biden push for the same amount of funds for combating climate change that he previously backed.…
‘We’re In Trouble’: Major UN Climate Pledge In Doubt Just Months After It Was Made
A significant climate pledge made during the recent United Nations climate change summit is at serious risk of being nixed mere months after it was agreed to. The so-called Glasgow Climate Pact,…
25 States Urge Biden To Rescind Fed Nominee Over ‘Radical’ Climate, Social Views
A large coalition of state financial officers announced their opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s top nominees for the Federal Reserve over her “radical” policy positions. Sarah Bloom Raskin would put…
U.S. judge annuls Gulf of Mexico oil auction over climate impact
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom -A federal judge invalidated the results of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday saying the Biden administration failed to…
U.S. crop insurance payouts rise sharply as climate change worsens droughts, floods
By Leah Douglas – Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of federal…
ECB kicks off climate stress test for banks
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank launched a stress test on Thursday to assess how prepared banks are to deal with potential shocks stemming from climate risk, it said in a statement.…
Democrats file brief backing EPA in U.S. Supreme Court climate case
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – A large group of congressional Democrats filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Tuesday supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under a…
Climate change ‘steroid’ contributed to $130 billion in insured losses last year-Aon
LONDON – Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest on record, broker Aon said in a report on Tuesday.…
Climate activist Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates Prius with his huge SUV during Sunset Blvd. crash
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Hollywood star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has long supported battling climate change and fighting for clean air was involved in a serious accident. In an October BBC…
World’s Biggest Asset Manager Says Climate Investments Are About Money, Not Being ‘Woke’
Elliot Dordick on January 18, 2022 The head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said the firm’s investments in clean energy enterprises are ultimately about generating more revenue, not about being…
China’s Xi Vows To ‘Work With’ Other Nations On Climate Change After Skipping UN Climate Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised his support to ongoing global climate change mitigation efforts despite his absence from the recent United Nations climate summit. “We need to discard Cold War mentality and…
Energy Department To Recruit Workers To Fight Climate Change In Largest Expansion Since 1977
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it would begin hiring 1,000 employees for its so-called Clean Energy Corps which will be tasked with fighting climate change. The new climate unit…
Climate Activists Oppose Major Solar Projects Over Deforestation Concerns
A group of environmentalists voiced opposition to potential Massachusetts solar projects that could generate at least 250 kilowatts of electricity. The majority of those who attended a public hearing hosted by the…
Environmentalists Rattled After Top White House Climate Officials Resign
Two unexpected resignations by senior White House climate officials have rattled environmental activists within and outside the administration, Politico reported. White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) environmental justice director Cecilia Martinez…
Senior White House Climate Official Resigns
Thomas Catenacci on January 7, 2022 Cecilia Martinez, a member of the White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced that she would resign Friday, nearly one year after accepting the role.…
Youngkin Picks Trump EPA Administrator For Virginia’s Top Climate Role
Thomas Catenacci on January 6, 2022 Republican Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin chose former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to lead his administration’s climate policy. Wheeler, who former President Donald Trump…
‘Very Dangerous’: Greta Thunberg Slams Biden Over Climate Record
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg ripped President Joe Biden for not leading on climate change and investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure in his first year. “I mean, it’s strange that people…
Republicans Question HHS Authority To Establish Climate Office
A group of House Republican leaders raised concerns Tuesday about the new climate office created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It remains unclear what statutory authority, if any,…
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