climate change

Going Rogue: PG&E Emergency Vegetation Management Work

From our NapaVision 2050 friends. An Alert has gone out to be aware that PG & E have brought in out of state tree removal crews to remove vegetation from a 15 foot swath on either side of their power lines.   The following note was sent to Mike Thompson’s office in Napa, they queried the Wash …

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The Trade Deal Which Fines Governments for Acting on Climate Change

The Trade Deal Which Fines Governments for Acting on Climate Change An obscure agreement – the Energy Charter Treaty – allows energy firms to sue countries who take action to stop climate breakdown by Pia Eberhardt, Cecilia Olivet Published on Monday, August 27, 2018 by OpenDemocracy.net Twenty years ago, and without any public debate, an …

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Climate change will be deadlier and costlier for California than previously believed, state warns

Even if the sea rose 6.56 feet rather than the higher possible extreme now adopted by the state, more than 250,000 residents, $38 billion in property and 1,400 miles of roads along the coast are at risk of flooding during a severe storm in Southern California, according to a study led by the U.S. Geological …

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350.org on Big Oil Requesting Governments Protect Fossil Fuel Infrastructure From Climate Damage

SWAMP WATCH: Wow, their hutzpah is breath taking literally.  The dark side of corporate welfare. “The project is also exactly the kind of thing that climate activists will be standing against next month when organized protests and actions—under the umbrella of the Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice campaign—take place around the U.S. and the …

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‘We Are Climbing Rapidly Out of Humankind’s Safe Zone’: New Report Warns Dire Climate Warnings Not Dire Enough

‘We Are Climbing Rapidly Out of Humankind’s Safe Zone’: New Report Warns Dire Climate Warnings Not Dire Enough “Climate change is now reaching the end-game, where very soon humanity must choose between taking unprecedented action, or accepting that it has been left too late and bear the consequences.” by Jon Queally, staff writer Offering a …

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You can’t make this stuff up: Zinke Announces Plan to Fight Wildfires With More Logging

SWAMP WATCH: Gift to loggers: “Trump’s proposed 2019 budget reportedly includes cuts to firefighting efforts, including for wildfire research.  Zinke said he’s redirecting money to be used for the removal of “dead and dying” trees, some of which can be “salvaged” for timber. He has also called for “robust fuels reduction,” including “timber harvests.” He complained …

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