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US issues global offshore wind challenge at COP26
US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has challenged other countries to join America in setting ambitious targets for offshore wind development, and to provide the investments required to achieve them. “Climate change doesn’t recognise territorial or political
City of Melbourne ECO Divison to Host ‘The Future of Wildlife is in Our Hands’ ...
special guest Lindsay Mayer will provide a tour of the Florida Wildlife Hospital Do you know what to do when you find injured wildlife? Who helps care for injured animals? Why is it so important to keep wildlife wild? To find out, join the City of Melbourne
Scientists create non-toxic activated carbon from tea and banana waste
Eating bananas and drinking tea are both healthy and enjoyable. But afterwards, they can leave waste in the form of banana peels and used tea leaves. Even the process of
Hiker’s Remains Tentatively Identified 38 Years After Rudi Moder Went Missing In Rocky Mountain National Park
— Authorities believe they have recovered the body of a man who went missing in Rocky Mountain National Park in February 1983. Rudi Moder, described as a 27-year-old West German living in Fort Collins and an experienced winter mountaineer, was reported missing
Former Pocatello restaurateur allegedly involved in illegal wildlife trade to plead guilty in Montana
Idaho State Journal | 2021-11-05, 04:27
A former Pocatello restaurant owner has agreed to plead guilty to two felony charges in Montana stemming from accusations that he bought illegally obtained wild animal carcasses and parts from an undercover game warden, court records say. ...
Patrick Brown Vows To Reverse Global Warming By Eliminating Animal Agriculture By 2035
Impossible Foods CEO Patrick Brown outlined Thursday his vision for eliminating the animal-agriculture industry and, through that act alone, offsetting all other carbon emissions for decades beyond. ...
Only 2% Of Great Barrier Reef Has Escaped Coral Bleaching, Study Finds
Reef scientists have called for urgent action on climate change or humanity could have a very different underwater world by midcentury. ...
Climate change protesters abandon 2-week hunger strike and swarm Sen. Joe Manchin's Maserati
Climate change activists confront Sen. Joe Manchin, who has been one of two key holdouts on the reconciliation bill, which, in part, contains climate change solutions. Courtesy Rachael Warriner A group of protesters met Sen. Joe Manchin outside of the Capitol
Global leaders pledge to fight climate change at COP26
As world leaders leave a crucial climate summit in
Exposing the carbon impact of the megarich
PRIVILEGED globe-trotting CEOs, royal families and Hollywood movie stars will account for 16 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2030, new research has found. ...
China mocks ‘powerless’ Joe Biden
China has taken Joe Biden’s comments in Glasgow climate summit as a chance to mock the US President as “powerless”, despite the absence of President Xi Jinping from the conference. ...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can survive if global warming limited to 1.5 degrees, study finds
A study released on Friday by an Australian university looking at multiple
Queensland MP gets delivered a sweet invitation on climate change
Torres Strait Islander organisers of the Our Islands, Our Home campaign delivered a sweet invitation to Queensland’s MP Warren Entsch on Tuesday. The Invitation was in the form of a special edition Ben and Jerry’s ice cream pint, calling for Entsch to
Climate Action Collaborative will guide countywide plan
David Dietelbach lines up solar panels while installing team at at the Steamboat Springs wastewater treatment plant grounds Wednesday. The 413 KW solar array on 1.2 acres will cover approximately 25% of the plant’s electrical needs. John F. Russell/Steamboat
Why our climate targets keep changing, and how that helps fight climate change even if ...
Why our climate targets keep changing, and how that helps fight climate change even if we miss them | CBC News ...
Technology key to Australia’s low-emissions future
Technology that improves energy-efficiency will play a pivotal role as we transition to a low-carbon future. ...
Watch for wildlife during Daylight Saving Time
Montrose Press | 2021-11-05, 03:40
Changing your clocks with your driving habits during daylight saving time can help prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions. Wildlife experts advise drivers that wildlife is on the move so be aware, drive with caution, and slow down especially at night. This
Dr. Agnes Kalibata: Why the world’s biggest agribusiness player needs more support to tackle climate change
With operations in every corner of the world, they produce as much as $1.5 trillion worth of food, fuel and timber every year. But it is not Unilever, Kraft or Danone. Instead, the largest private-sector player in food and agribusiness is in fact the world’s
Cop26: what are the chances of keeping the 1.5C target alive?
At the UN climate summit in Glasgow, global environment editor Jonathan Watts examines the emissions-cutting pledges from world leaders as time runs out to prevent catastrophic global heating Boris Johnson began the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow by telling
Eco-tourism plans for Kampot’s national park approved (Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office)
) Tourists viewing the scene from Bokor Mountain. KT/Valinda Aim Five small eco-tourism plans were submitted to the Ministry of Environment and have been approved. The eco-tourism plans are for Monivong Bokor National Park, located at Sangkat Prek
China, US dialogue on climate change underway at COP26 (The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China)
) GLASGOW - China and the United States continue their dialogue and exchanges on tackling climate change in Glasgow at the ongoing 26th
Prescribed Fire Planned at Badlands National Park (NPS - National Park Service)
) Date: November 4, 2021 Contact: Mike Carlbom, 605-433-5279 Interior, SD - "The staff at Badlands National Park is planning to conduct a prescribed burn to restore the natural process of fire to the prairie ecosystem and to reduce the build-up of dead
80-year-old Corvallis woman survives night in forest — how she did it
Corvallis Gazette-Times | 2021-11-05, 02:52
Maddie Pfeifer An 80-year-old Corvallis woman survived the night in an Alsea forest after getting lost during the day last month. She recently shared her hallowing tale. Valerie Lake was mushroom hunting with her husband John Vansickle on Friday, Oct. 29 in
Businesses that don’t put climate change on agenda ‘face paying more for insurance’
Businesses, farms and households that do not address climate risks will pay more for loans and insurance as financial institutions are forced to take the issues more seriously , the Governor of the Central Bank has said. Speaking ahead of the launch today of a
Let’s keep talking about climate change – preferably over a meat-free lentil burger
All over Ireland, people are eco-congratulating themselves because they dropped their empties off at the bottle bank, walked or cycled to work instead of driving and bought takeaway coffee with a reusable cup. They feel a warm glow at saving the planet for
Australia refuses to join 40 nations phasing out coal as Angus Taylor says Coalition won’t ...
Australia accused of going backward as Cop26 pledge backed by five of world’s biggest coal power users Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing The Morrison government will not join more than 40 countries committing to phase out coal power, with
Revised Fisheries Policy will enhance resilience of fisheries to climate change - Minister
Madam Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, says the Revised Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy will enhance resilience of fisheries to climate change. She said the policy, with focus on improving fisheries infrastructure development,
Atrocity Alert No. 277: Ethiopia, Myanmar (Burma) and Climate Change
. On 2 November the Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency in response to the possible southward advance by Tigrayan forces towards the capital, Addis Ababa. Reports emerged on 31 October and 1 November that the Tigrayan Defense
Ski tourism is heading downhill because of climate change, says new study
The study explores more innovative solutions such as grass skiing which has been introduced by resorts in the Czech Republic where there is often only one month of reliable snow each year. Ski tourism is heading downhill because of climate change, says new
UK pledges over £55m to fight climate change
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has pledged over £55 million to partner with Pakistan to fight climate change, manage water more sustainably and unlock climate investment. The British High Commission said in a
Thousands expected in Glasgow on Saturday, as climate demonstrations go global
BATHINDA: Over 200 simultaneous events are set to take place as part of a ‘Global Day of Action for Climate Justice’ on Saturday - with a march through Glasgow expected to attract thousands of people. The organisers of the events, the COP26 Coalition, are
UAE weather: chance of rain with temperatures in low 30s
Temperatures will reach 34°C in Abu Dhabi and 33°C in Dubai on Friday ...
Friday’s COP26 theme is youth and public empowerment. Here’s what you need to know.
The Washington Post | 2021-11-05, 02:15
The international summit will focus on how to engage the public — and particularly young people — in tackling climate issues and bringing about systemic change ...
Future state park land at Powderhorn Ranch donated to TPWD
Victoria Advocate | 2021-11-05, 02:09
The final 1,360 acres of Powderhorn Ranch have been donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, completing the transfer of the 17,351-acre Calhoun County property, which is one of the last tracts of unspoiled coastal prairie in the state, into public
2 dead in dramatic shootout near upscale Mexican resorts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A commando of drug gang gunmen on Thursday stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang. The dramatic shooting attack sent tourists
DIC Initiatives Aimed at Enhancing the Work Environment in the Logistics Industry through Support for the White Logistics Movement (DIC Corporation)
) Tokyo, Japan-DIC Corporation is a supporter of the White Logistics Movement※1 , which is being put forward by three Japanese government ministries-the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and
China, US dialogue on climate change underway at COP26
GLASGOW, Britain - China and the United States continue their dialogue and
Singapore youth give 18 recommendations for tackling environmental crisis
GLASGOW - As young people take to the streets in Glasgow on Friday (Nov 5) to mark Youth Day at the COP26 climate summit, youth in Singapore are also making their demands for climate action heard. On Friday morning Singapore time, a group of young people here
Kean: Morrison government should be ‘more ambitious’ in tackling climate change
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says he thinks it’s great the federal government took a net zero plan
Kean: Morrison government should be 'more ambitious' in tackling climate change
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Indonesia says Cop26 zero-deforestation pledge it signed ‘unfair’
Environment minister of country home to world’s third-biggest rainforest says deforestation pledge must not halt development Indonesia has questioned the terms of a Cop26 deal to end deforestation by 2030, days after joining more than 100 countries in signing
Joe Manchin blockaded in his car by climate protesters who claim he tried to run ...
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin was surrounded by climate protestors while driving in a parking lot on Thursday ...
Sometimes, the simplest things can help wildlife
Heather Dannahower Richard Knight “Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam; Where the deer and the antelope play. Where seldom is heard a discouraging word; And the skies are not cloudy all day” Sad to say, but that wide-open home on the range that Bing
Opinion: Climate change will kill national sovereignty as we know it
The Virginian-Pilot | 2021-11-05, 01:29
About a dozen children were playing outside, some jumping on a trampoline. That’s when the shooting started. Lead pastor at Virginia Beach’s Rock Church steps down after being charged with soliciting sex with minor ‘King tide’ hits Hampton Roads this weekend,
Hunting safely in the Green Mountain National Forest
Rutland Herald | 2021-11-05, 01:26
Opening day of the rifle deer season is Nov. 13. The Forest Service is asking those who hunt, especially in the Green Mountain National Forest, to be careful. With the exception of developed trails and recreation sites, the entire
Florida wildlife managers want public's help to slow spread of dangerous invasive lizard
News Chief | 2021-11-05, 01:26
State wildlife managers are making a push to help educate the public about one of Florida's most dangerous invasive species: the Argentine black and white tegu. These invasive lizards can grow to 5 feet and eat native wildlife and their eggs. "The tegus could
COP 26: Ghana submits Nationally Determined Contribution to UN Climate Change Secretariat
Ghana has submitted and published its updated Nationally Determined
The Sun’s environmental Green Team wins media campaign’s ‘Making a Difference’ award
2 THE Sun's Green Team has won a campaign award for our work urging readers to help save the planet. The public chose us as their favourite from a list of 30 contenders for the
New Oregon pipe manufacturer could help irrigation districts modernize
Capital Press | 2021-11-05, 01:16
PRINEVILLE, Ore. — A new Oregon business specializing in manufacturing plastic pipe could make irrigation modernization more affordable and accessible in the West. The Prineville company, Krah USA LLC, is the first plant in the U.S. to manufacture
Endangered black-shanked doucs spotted in Tây Ninh
Two to three families of endangered black-shanked doucs, each having about two or three individuals, have been spotted in Bà Đen Mountain national tourist complex in the southwestern province of Tây Ninh since May. ...
COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge
Union Leader | 2021-11-05, 01:15
GLASGOW, Scotland — A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference Thursday, but was shunned by big users of the dirtiest of the fuels that cause global warming. The COP26 summit hopes to find ways to keep
U.S., Canada among 20 countries to commit to stop financing fossil fuels abroad
Union Leader | 2021-11-05, 01:15
GLASGOW, Scotland -- The United States, Canada and 18 other countries committed at the COP26 climate summit to stop public financing for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, and steer their spending into clean energy instead. Campaigners called
UK pledges over £55m climate change support for Pakistan
Islamabad : The United Kingdom has pledged more than £55 million to help Pakistan tackle climate change. According to British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner CMG, the new funding for climate change in Pakistan is split into three parts, including a
Our view: Melting ice on Medicaid expansion
Winston-Salem Journal | 2021-11-05, 01:13
State Senate leader Phil Berger, a longtime opponent of much-needed Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, says he’s now willing to consider enacting expansion as part of his negotiations with Gov. Roy Cooper over the current state budget. It’s not much, but
Overnight Energy & Environment — Presented by The American Petroleum Institute — US joins pledge ...
Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. Today we’re looking a new pledges on blocking funding fossil fuel projects
Swan Mountain integrated resource management plan aims to improve ecosystem health and visitor experience
A map outlines the U.S. Forest Service's plan for work on Swan Mountain. U.S. Forest Service/Courtesy map The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of seeking public input on its Swan Mountain integrated resource management plan, which will include a variety
COP26: Panama presents the benefits of its green tourism to the world
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the United Nations Climate
A White House aide who traveled abroad with Biden tests positive for the coronavirus.
President Biden was not in close contact with the aide, who remains quarantined in Scotland and has not shown symptoms of Covid-19. ...
Extinction Rebellion make a theatrical appearance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference
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Three Decades of Climate Change Propaganda Using Kids
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UNICEF and UN Human Rights welcome Fiji’s Climate Change Act
– The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Pacific welcomes Fiji’s enactment of the Climate Change Act 2021. The United Nations agencies commend the
Red Bluff residents will need to separate organic waste in trash
RED BLUFF — The city has passed a new organic waste disposal reduction ordinance that requires residents to separate organic waste from the rest of their trash. Under the regulation, single-family homes will have to segregate their waste into food waste, yard
Letters: Plastic utensils | California doomsday | Immigrant payouts | Whitewashing history | Implant risks ...
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Limiting plastic utensilsa welcome first step Re. “Restaurants might stop offering plastic utensils,” Page B1, Oct. 7: I am so happy to hear about AB 1276. This bill
Forests minister defends plan to defer old-growth logging
Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor Robert Dennis. Photo by Heather Thomson Forests Minister Katrine
Study: World’s Worst Polluter China Polluting Even More Post-Pandemic
An international organization called the Global Carbon Project published a report on Thursday that found China’s carbon emissions are projected to rise by four percent this year. ...
Photo claiming to show ‘400 jets’ used to fly attendees to COP26 is actually from ...
The photo shared widely online is actually from 2013 and was actually taken from the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. ...
COP26: Momentum gathers to end new coal builds
Momentum is gathering for coal to be “consigned to history” at the UN climate talks underway in Glasgow, Scotland. The list of countries that have joined a UK-led coalition to end new coal includes Botswana, Zambia, Egypt, Cameroon, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
Duke of Edinburgh-style youth award scheme tackles climate change
A Duke of Edinburgh-style award scheme will be launched to encourage young people to take action against climate change, the education
World urged to slash gas use by a third to avoid climate disaster
‘Gas is the new coal’, says Climate Analytics report that finds it the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions The escalating rollout of gas for heating, electricity and cooking is turning it into the “new coal” and its use worldwide must be slashed
Environmentalists ask Maine regulator to halt power corridor construction
Union Leader | 2021-11-05, 00:02
A group that helped lead the opposition to a $1 billion electricity transmission line through western Maine asked state officials on Thursday to order that clearing and construction work
Tackle climate change with a carbon-free tomorrow (PSEG - Public Service Enterprise Group Inc)
) Global climate change remains one of the pre-eminent challenges of our time The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that we must limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030 in order to avoid the most drastic impacts of
Great Sand Dunes National Park Postpones Planned Liberty Prescribed Burn (NPS - National Park Service)
) Date: November 4, 2021 Contact:Kathy Faz, 719-378-6341 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has postponed the Liberty prescribed burning operation that was scheduled for November 8-12. The prescribed burn is part of Great Sand Dunes National Park's
Klobuchar, Portman, Stabenow, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Fish and Wildlife Restoration in the Great Lakes (Amy Klobuchar)
) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rob Portman (R-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced a bipartisan bill to support fish and wildlife in the Great Lakes. As leaders of the Senate's Great Lakes Task Force, the senators
Jerusalem youth lead the fight against climate change
The Jerusalem municipality is organizing a leadership group for teenagers from ninth to 11th grade to lead a campaign for the combat against climate change. The group will include teenagers from schools around Jerusalem and will focus on education in the topic
Nuclear Power Is the Best Climate-Change Solution by Far
Politics seems to have become inimical to critical thinking, and nowhere is this more obvious than climate change.
Willows project shifts to condos to town leaders’ dismay
A rendering of a planned building in the Willows in Grand Park. On Wednesday, Grand Park's developer told Fraser the planned apartment project is changing to condos for financial reasons. Grand Park presentation / WebEx screenshot News that a planned 204-unit
Climate change forces Native American tribes to relocate
The Quileute Tribe in western Washington has lost land before. This time, it's because of climate change. ...
Our climate change strategy can't be dependent on China
The Daily Progress Charlottesville | 2021-11-04, 23:30
Forest officials on toes after leopard attacks woman in Dahod village
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Cop26, Climate Sports. Zero Emission by 2040: Teamwork required
Initially, it was the Japanese who cleaned up their sector before leaving the stadium, and other fans repeated the practice that year. 2018 Russian World Cup: At the end of the match against Colombia, Japanese supporters set up bags and gloves, collect glasses
California Fires Burn in Giant Forest, Hiker Arrested for Arson
Several California fires are burning across forests Including the Sequoia National Forest in a state already struck by drought. Spreading over thousands of acres, the fires also pose a threat to homes vulnerable to flying embers. California Wildfire Raging
The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and Banco de México highlight the importance of improving the resilience of the financial system to environmental and climate-related risks at the 2021 United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26) (Banco de Mexico)
) "2021: Año de la Independencia" Press Release November 4, 2021 The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and Banco de México highlight the importance of improving the resilience of the financial system to
Portland Museum of Art seeks young artists combatting climate change
The museum will give out cash awards to artists ages 14-22 who make work that relates to the climate crisis. ...
PM BAINIMARAMA’S STATEMENT AT THE COMMONWEALTH CALL FOR ACTION ON LIVING LANDS: ACCELERATING ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS ACROSS THE 3 RIO CONVENTIONS-(04/11/2021) (Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji)
) Bula Vinaka and a very good afternoon to you all. Much of this COP for Fiji is about securing plans that halve global carbon emissions by 2030 -- which we know is necessary to keep 1.5 alive. But today's discussion isn't about "1.5" but rather
Pacific plea to the world: Act now to reduce global warming
The Pacific Islands need an urgent commitment for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, says the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). A call for action is underway by the secretariat at the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
High oil prices can help the environment
Today’s higher fossil-fuel prices have so far provided a weaker-than-expected stimulus to private investment in the sector. Firms may have reached a tipping point ...
What climate change looks like from spacePesquet told French President Emmanuel Macron during the call ...
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet used a video call from space to describe the view from the International Space Station of global warming's repercussions. Pesquet told French President Emmanuel Macron during the call on Thursday that the space station's
Climate change to deliver debilitating blow to seven Karnataka districts: studyExperts have called for detailed ...
An assessment of the effects of climate change on Karnataka's forests has shown that even a rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius in temperature will deliver a debilitating blow to the scrub and open forest areas of seven districts in both short term (2030s) and long
The twin threats of flooding and drought
Lorraine Watson's chip shop has been badly flooded five times in 10 years. The Carron fish bar in Stonehaven takes its name from the river which flows beside - and all too often through - its basement. The last time that happened was in the early hours of
Forest Plaza's fall pumpkin contest raises spirits of staff, residents
Globe Gazette | 2021-11-04, 22:55
All staff at Forest Plaza Assisted Living on the hill at 635 Highway 9 East in Forest City were invited to participate in a fall pumpkin decorating contest before Halloween. ...
Local Micro Forests Are Being Planted To Combat Climate Change
SARASOTA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – “I’ve been living in California working with biochar and fuels reduction due to all the wildfires. I was down here on vacation for my birthday, he had recruited me. I missed my flight and the rest is history,” said Nick
Conservation Corner: Ag irrigators cite multiple needs, challenges
Irrigation technology has continued to advance over
GOP lawmakers prepare for Glasgow trip
A group of Republican lawmakers is heading to a global climate summit — even as their party remains largely opposed to domestic actions aimed at fighting climate change. The group — which includes Reps. John Curtis (Utah), Garret GravesGarret Neal
