PUC seeks public input on making clean energy transition more equitable
The public can attend the meetings in person at the PUC Hearing Room at 465 S. King St., 103, or online via Zoom. Read more
Climate Change
Climate warning labels sought for self-service gas stations
Would a climate warning label at the gas station pump change the choices people make? Read more
Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods
More than half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China, according to a study in today’s Nature Communications. Read more
Loss of tiny organisms hurts ocean, fishing, scientists say
Potential loss of phytoplankton has emerged as a serious concern in recent years in other places, such as the Bering Sea off Alaska.. Read more
New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike
Newly analyzed cores, drilled in 2011, show a dramatic rise in temperature in the previous 15 years, according to a study in today’s journal Nature. Read more
Wild weather driven by roiling Pacific, nature and warming
Much of what’s causing problems worldwide is coming out of a roiling Pacific Ocean, transported by a wavy jet stream, experts said. Read more
U.S. envoy Kerry gets COVID as UN climate talks drag
The United States appeared isolated in opposing a dedicated loss and damage fund after the European Union produced a surprise offer on the issue. Read more
German climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur display
The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago. Read more
Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting
The group later confirmed via a post on Twitter that the mixture was mashed potatoes. The two activists, both wearing orange high-visibility vests, also glued themselves to the wall below the painting. Read more
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Hawaii coalition scores ‘climate-smart’ ag grant
Acoalition of Hawaii community groups and government entities has scored a federal grant that will bring to the islands up to $40 million to help farmers, ranchers and foresters implement “climate-smart” agricultural practices. Read more
Hawaii to install EV stations along highways
Eleven electric vehicle fast-charging stations are slated for Hawaii highways, according to the state Department of Transportation. Read more
Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection
The issue of protecting sovereignty is a constant topic of discussion for many Pacific Islands leaders. Read more
Dodging blackouts, California faces new questions on its power supply
As climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent, the peril has only increased. Read more
Pakistan battles disease surge as flood deaths surpass 1,600
Outbreaks of a spate of illnesses such as typhoid, malaria and dengue fever have killed over 300 of the flood victims. Read more
Drowning island nations: ‘This is how a Pacific atoll dies’
Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano described how rising sea levels have affected everything from the soil that his people rely on to plant crops, to the homes, roads and power lines that get washed away. Read more
Shell CEO to step down as oil giant looks to climate goals
Taking over Jan. 1 is Wael Sawan, a Lebanese-Canadian who has worked for Shell for 25 years and is now director of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions. Read more
Billionaire no more: Patagonia founder gives away the company
Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Chouinard, his wife and two adult children have transferred their ownership of Patagonia, valued at about $3 billion, to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit organization. Read more
‘Big Oil’ pushes back in Honolulu suit over climate change
About 20 oil companies sued by the city two years ago in an effort to have them pay for climate change impacts on Oahu are advancing their defense in the already drawn-out litigation. Read more
100 years after water compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
In 2000, the country’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, were both about 95% full. Today, they are each about 27% full. Read more
‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
The U.N. climate report said there would be more heat waves, worsening droughts, increasing downpours causing floods and stronger and wetter tropical cyclones, and simply nastier disasters for people. Read more
Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems
Democrats desperately needed the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to get their signature legislative priority across the finish. So they did what Washington does best: They cut a deal. Read more
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