"What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?"
"Many big businesses have not set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Others have weak goals."
Source: NYTimes, 02/24/2021
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Indian Judge Grants Bail To Climate Activist Charged With Sedition
"A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that has drawn global attention."
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2021
"4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels"
"Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come."
Source: HuffPost, 02/22/2021
Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters
The power and water fiasco that followed a deep freeze in Texas was a predictable debacle and, thus, a warning signal to journalists covering disasters and climate-driven weather extremes. To help, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox provides a rundown of data sources about power grids, from local, regional and national entities, and recommends you start tracking the numbers and be prepared.
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SEJ Urges Interior To Let the Sun Shine In Again
The Society of Environmental Journalists sent a letter on February 19, 2021 to Interior Secretary-Designate Debra Haaland with a list of more than a dozen recommendations for letting the sun shine more fully in the Department of the Interior, including respecting the vital role that journalists play in our democracy. Read text of the letter.
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After Pork Giant Was Exposed for Cruel Killings, FBI Pursued Its Critics
"The agency, seeking information on an animal rights group, attempted to recruit a former truck driver as an informant, the truck driver says."
Source: The Intercept, 02/18/2021
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