Climate Change

"Exxon Suspended From Carbon Tax Group In Wake Of Leaked Video Scandal"

"The Climate Leadership Council and its advocacy arm, Americans for Carbon Dividends, has suspended Exxon's membership in the group. The move comes in the the wake of a leaked video in which senior Exxon lobbyist Keith McCoy says the oil giant has only come out in favor of a carbon tax for public relations reasons."

Source: Axios, 08/09/2021

"Something Is Killing Gray Whales. Is It A Sign Of Oceans In Peril?"

"For thousands of years, the gray whales of the eastern Pacific have undertaken one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal — starting in the cold waters of the Arctic, then down past the densely populated coasts and beaches of California before finally finding refuge in the warm, shallow estuaries of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. ... Starting in December 2018, this magnificent migration took a fatal turn."

Source: LA Times, 08/09/2021

Senate Nears Final Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill This Week

"The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate this week after clearing the last procedural hurdle following months of furious negotiations."

Source: CNN, 08/09/2021

"A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us"

"Nations have delayed curbing their fossil-fuel emissions for so long that they can no longer stop global warming from intensifying over the next 30 years, though there is still a short window to prevent the most harrowing future, a major new United Nations scientific report has concluded."

Source: NYTimes, 08/09/2021

Biden Calls For Half Of New Cars To Be Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids By 2030

"President Biden on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching, multipronged plan to make U.S. cars and light trucks more fuel-efficient and to begin a shift to electric vehicles over the coming decade. The move marks one of the administration’s most consequential pushes so far to combat climate change and tackle the nation’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: Washington Post, 08/06/2021

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