15/12/201815 Dec, 2018 in Earth News by Earth-News Here’s a selection of today’s environment related news from around the web. We do the hard work, so you don’t have to. Access denied insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com Access denied insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com Access denied insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com Washington Gov. Proposes 'Herculean Effort' to Save 74 Remaining Southern Resident Orcas - EcoWatch With only 74 left in the wild, the Southern Resident orca population in Puget Sound needs help now more than ever. That's why on Thursday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's office announced "an unprecedented investment" to help boost the population as well as the Chinook salmon they eat. EcoWatch Most Diverse Butterfly Center in the U.S. to be Bulldozed for Trump’s Border Wall - EcoWatch The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas is the most diverse butterfly sanctuary in the U.S. Some 200 species of butterflies find a home there each year, including the Mexican bluewing, the black swallowtail and the increasingly imperiled monarch. And, as soon as... EcoWatch Tasmania Builds Road From Single-Use Plastics, Glass and Printer Toner - EcoWatch A local government in Tasmania found a clever way to recycle single-use plastics and other landfill-bound waste by building a new road. The 500-meter (1,640-foot) stretch outside the city of Hobart is made of approximately 173,600 plastic bags and packaging, as well as 82,500 glass bottle equivalents diverted from landfill, the Kingborough... EcoWatch Major UK Supermarket to Ban Glitter From Own-Brand Products - EcoWatch While glitter can certainly make something look more festive, these shiny bits are mostly made of non-recyclable plastics. When it sheds off, glitter acts like any other microplastic that pollutes the environment and our waterways and never breaks down. They can also be mistakenly eaten by marine animals and eventually move up the food chain. EcoWatch Court Tosses Controversial Pipeline Permits, Rules Forest Service Failed to ‘Speak for the Trees’ - EcoWatch The Lorax would not approve of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline—the controversial pipeline intended to carry fracked natural gas through 600 miles in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. That's the sentiment behind a ruling by a Virginia appeals court tossing out a U.S. Forest Service permit for the pipeline to cross 21 miles of national… EcoWatch Poll: Most Americans Believe in Human-Made Climate Change, But a Shocking Number Still Don't - EcoWatch A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 57 percent of U.S. adults think climate change is caused by "human activity" or "mostly human activity"—a stance held by 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists. That's up from the 47 percent in 2012. That implies 43 percent of U.S. adults still have doubts, similar to Donald… EcoWatch Guest post: Is ‘glacier carbon’ good or bad for the climate? | Carbon Brief Our warming planet is losing its glaciers and ice sheets. Water from melting glaciers trickles into the sea while faster-flowing glaciers are delivering more icebergs, raising global sea levels. Carbon Brief Maldives tells U.N. climate talks: 'We are not prepared to die' The Maldives will do all in its power to keep "our heads above water", the head of its delegation at U.N. climate talks said on Thursday in an impassioned appeal for nations to overcome their divisions over how to tackle global warming. U.S. China demands developed countries 'pay their debts' on climate change Key sticking point at UN negotiations is how countries should account for their greenhouse gas emissions the Guardian Inside the Tent: Big Polluters Work to Shape Paris Agreement Rules at the UN Climate Talks Should fossil fuel companies that knew their products contributed to climate change for nearly 40 years and did nothing about it now be allowed to have their say inside the UN climate talks? DeSmog UK UK bids to host 2020 UN climate change summit Chile and Costa Rica thought to be considering alternative bids after Brazil withdrew offer the Guardian Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters A protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show the Guardian Opinion | John Kerry: Forget Trump. We All Must Act on Climate Change. (Published 2018) If we fail, it won’t be just the president’s fault. click.revue.email We need more magic beans to help us offset the effects of climate change You may think magic beans belong in fairy tales. The Telegraph Global warming should be called global heating, says key scientist UK Met Office professor tells UN summit Earth’s ‘energy balance’ is changing the Guardian Global warming should be called global heating, says key scientist UK Met Office professor tells UN summit Earth’s ‘energy balance’ is changing the Guardian Climate’s tree solution is catching fire This summer saw forests around the world burn, and climate change means those infernos are likely to be repeated. POLITICO The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules (Published 2018) Energy giants and conservative groups have been aggressively pushing Trump’s rollback of fuel efficiency rules for automobiles, a Times investigation found. click.revue.email California’s Chief Firefighter Looks Back on 30 Years of Infernos (Published 2018) Ken Pimlott, the head of Cal Fire, the largest firefighting agency in California, is retiring. He says the state needs to brace for more big fires. click.revue.email Green power on track to overtake coal in Germany by year end Green energy is on track to overtake coal as Germany's main power source this year, with renewables set to cover a record 38 percent of the country's electricity consumption, two percent up from 2017, two energy industry groups said on Thursday. U.S. Why Al Gore is on board with the Green New Deal Gore spoke Wednesday at the annual UN climate confab. Axios Inside BYD—the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles With government subsidies, BYD became an electric-car giant. Now subsidies are set to go away, putting China's version of a market-led economy to the test. Quartz UN climate change talks avoid contentious issues in draft agreement Struggles remain on enacting 2015 Paris accord despite more clarity on emissions the Guardian Our environment is for life, not just for Christmas | Letters Letters: Fiona Gomersall on ecological damage caused by Christmas trees, Rachel Kennerley on richer nations bearing the greatest burden, Sandy Irvine on population pressures and John Hobson on a carbon-added tax. Plus letters from Daniel Scharf, and Dr Stephen Brien of the Legatum Institute the Guardian How to create a leaderless revolution and win lasting political change | Carne Ross In an age of insurgency, legitimacy is crucial to harnessing the energy of protest, says author Carne Ross the Guardian Banks urged not to fund coal power as government moves to underwrite projects Activist groups warn providing finance for coal-fired power stations is inconsistent with banks’ commitments to Paris agreement the Guardian Cutting emissions proves a sticking point at Poland climate talks Slow progress on 2015 Paris agreement comes as scientists warn of need to get on track the Guardian Legal plastic content in animal feed could harm human health, experts warn Small bits of plastic packaging from waste food make their way into animal feed as part of the UK’s permitted recycling process the Guardian World’s first lab-grown steak revealed – but the taste needs work Nascent industry aims to reduce environmental impact of beef production the Guardian Progress and problems as UN climate change talks end with a deal Nations agree on implementing 2015 Paris agreement, but put trickiest issues on back burner the Guardian Rate this post