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Saving The Land & Water, Before It’s Too Late (Climate Change News)

January 22, 2016 By Kate Lanier Leave a Comment

Every week, Fracked Earth News collects the top climate and energy headlines, including:

__When asked what is “the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016,” 750 experts responded, “Global warming.” There’s also major concern “that inter-connections between risks [are] becoming stronger,” such as the impact on national security as people begin migrating in search of water, food and higher ground.

__Scientists confirm “that the consequences of fossil fuel burning and deforestation are accumulating far below the planet’s surface,” deep in our oceans. 90% of greenhouse gases produced in the 1970s were absorbed by the oceans and “a little more than a third of that seafaring heat has worked its way down to depths greater than 2,300 feet.”

__Will the mighty American Chestnut return to its rightful place in Eastern US forests? Several dedicated University researchers are hoping to safely re-establish the American Chestnut — and they’re on the brink of doing just that.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: Climate change, fossil fuels, fracking, ocean, water

‘Leave The Age Of Petroleum Behind’: Climate Change News

September 3, 2015 By Kate Lanier Leave a Comment

Every week, Fracked Earth News collects the top climate change news, including:

__The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: 19 million acres covered with nature’s riches, fought over by the oil industry and environmentalists. “We will leave the Age of Petroleum behind,” either “willingly and in time to limit the devastation of climate change” or by exhausting oil supplies and making Earth uninhabitable (for us anyway).

__Indigenous people and allies in Ecuador continue their struggle, “shutting down highways and staging protests.” They’re fighting Big Ag and extractive industries (oil and mining) trying to take over their land, their livelihoods, their culture. President Rafael Correa is vigorously opposed to their demands.

__Koch Industries is promoting “renewable energy subsidies as ‘a textbook case of corporate welfare.’” That’s really interesting since the US provided an estimated $37.5 bn subsidy to oil & gas industries in 2014.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, Health & Lifestyle, National News Tagged With: Climate change, fracking, indigenous, mining, ocean

Thousands March In Rome To Support Pope On Climate Change

July 2, 2015 By Kate Lanier Leave a Comment

This week in Fracked Earth News, some of the top environmental headlines from around the world including:

__”Thousands marched in Rome” over the weekend, celebrating Pope Francis’ recent encyclical focused on restoring ecological balance on Earth. Colorful and joyful, music and song, attendees came from around the planet. They also urged the pope to emphasize divestment from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, some Catholic organizations are urging “people to change lifestyles to help” save our environment.

__Brazilian President Rousseff and US President Obama have jointly agreed to increase use of renewables—the US by almost tripling and Brazil by doubling non-hydro renewables by 2030. Rousseff’s US visit was announced in April when her popularity had nose-dived in the midst of the Petrobras scandal and the US expressed interest in greater access to Brazil’s $2.2 trillion economy. Then in May Chinese Premier Li toured Brazil and offered $10 billion in financing to Petrobras. And now this. Interesting.

__He’s been “shot twice, arrested 12 times and had 28 lawsuits filed against him. Several members of his fishing union were murdered during a pipeline protest.” Currently in a federal protection program, Alexandre Anderson (along with his comrades) are fighting to protect Rio de Janiero’s Guanabara Bay from Big Oil.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: Climate change, fracking, ocean, Pope Francis, water

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