"For more than a decade, the GOP has stood alone among major right-of-center parties in industrialized democracies worldwide in its refusal to endorse climate science. But during the Trump era, the party’s rhetorical emphasis shifted. The major Republican point of agreement is now to insist on fossil-fuel use as an inherent good." Jonathan Chait
Believe it or not, Arizona's net-zero carbon pollution plan is something Democrats + Republicans have agreed on
Is there a greenwashing risk in the buzz about solar-power friendly pollinator installations?
Hm, methinks we're well under way on all 5: https://t.co/Vmxe6E5SFQ
— Gernot Wagner (@GernotWagner) November 28, 2020
The NYC Council hears testimony about plans for a Rockaway offshore wind project - the visionary becomes the expected
Appliance efficiency standards are one of the most successful and cost effective regulatory efforts in US history, and most folks don’t know that. https://t.co/RlIcvVWWrR
— Jonathan Koomey (@jgkoomey) November 26, 2020
Basin Electric persists in burning coal to create the electricity it sells to community co-ops in the midwest, even those that want power alternatives
President-elect Biden names John Kerry as his special climate envoy + gives him a seat on the National Security Council
Even as winter darkness descends across the Arctic, a year of record-breaking heat continues. Temperatures last weekend across the entire Arctic basin hit 12 degrees F above normal, with some areas measuring as high as 30 degrees F-plus above the norm. https://t.co/88WZAMKlmP pic.twitter.com/czZVAjjXoA
— Yale Environment 360 (@YaleE360) November 24, 2020