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The American Energy Society Selects Rosanna Xia as Its 2024 Energy Writer of the Year.

(American Energy Society) Her work offers new ways to think about resiliency and our relationship with the environment. -- 2024 was yet another year of extreme weather in the US and around the world. After making landfall on the coast of Florida

December 03, 2024 Read Full Article

Microbiologists Join the Battle against Climate Change

((University of Groningen/EurekAlert!)  Micro-organisms, such as bacteria or algae, offer numerous potential solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. They can capture and store carbon, for example in soils and oceans, or break down the potent greenhouse gas methane. Additionally,

December 01, 2024 Read Full Article

NBAA Hits ‘Flawed’ Environmental Study -- NBAA Says Study Time Frame Skewed Results.

by Russ Niles (AvWeb)  NBAA has hit back at a study on the environmental impact of business aviation it says relies “on a cherry-picked data set, flawed analysis and omission of key facts.” Last week the journal Communications Earth and Environment issued its report that

November 18, 2024 Read Full Article

Trump Picks Fracking Firm CEO Chris Wright to Be Energy Secretary

 by Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow, Maegan Vazquez and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post)  The executive has taken a defiant approach to fighting climate change by attacking policies that call for a shift from fossil fuels. -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has

November 17, 2024 Read Full Article

Essay: To Fix Climate Anxiety (and Also Climate Change), We First Have to Fix Individualism

by Rosanna Xia (Los Angeles Times)  ... They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.   (Proverb quoted by Kevin J. Patel) ... “One huge reason why climate anxiety feels so awful is this feeling of not being able to

September 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Climate Disaster Survivors Urge Merrick Garland, DOJ to Prosecute Big Oil

by Saul Elbein (The Hill) Survivors of “climate disasters” are calling on federal prosecutors to bring fossil fuel companies to court. The more than 1,000 signatories of Thursday’s letter to the Department of Justice lived through wildfires, floods and heat waves caused or exacerbated by

August 20, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bold Actions for Project Technology and Process Developers

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How do we build a new globally optimized, massively scaled, highly efficient bio-based supply chain quickly enough to meet the bold goals set by the White House and the challenges of climate change, food security, national

August 02, 2024 Read Full Article

GAFFF -Global Agribusiness Forum - São Paulo - Brazil

by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo*  (Advanced Biofuels USA) On June 27 and 28, the Global Agribusiness Forum, or GAFFF, took place, with the acronym also encompassing the additional "F"s: Fair, Fun, and Food. The event was held at Allianz Park

July 25, 2024 Read Full Article

Biotechnology, Design and Story, and the Persistence of the Plastics Problem

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Well might you ask, why is there a BioDesign Challenge? For one thing, at such an event, you notice something about young people: how impressively organized and thoughtful they are. ... There’s no app for solving our bigger

June 25, 2024 Read Full Article

Next Gen Farmer In Arkansas Recasts The Future

by Cheyenne Kramer (AgWeb) ... In the heart of the Arkansas delta, Hallie Shoffner has a legacy to uphold. As a sixth-generation farmer in a town incorporated by her ancestors, she’s spent the past five years working to sustain and grow

June 10, 2024 Read Full Article

Democrats Say Big Oil Misled Public for Decades about Climate Change

by Chase Cain (NBC News) Major oil companies have misled Americans for decades about the threat of human-caused climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by Democrats in Congress.  The 65-page report was the result of a three-year investigation and was

May 02, 2024 Read Full Article

Analysis: US Carbon Capture Pipeline Setbacks Reflect Challenges in Climate Fight

by Leah Douglas (Reuters)   A series of permit rejections for two high-profile carbon pipeline projects in the U.S. Midwest could bode poorly for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a widespread solution to climate change, reflecting deep-seated public concern about its

September 28, 2023 Read Full Article

California Wades into Oil Lawsuits

by Arianna Skibell (Politico's Power Switch) California’s lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil companies could supercharge a yearslong campaign to force the industry to pony up for its role in driving climate change. The state joined a growing number of

September 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Episode 100: How to Talk about Climate Change

(Climate Now) A 2022 study by Yale University found that two thirds of Americans (67%) rarely or never talk about climate change, and rarely or never hear people they know talking about it either. Despite the existential threat that it poses, one

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Climate Change Denial among Hurdles for Carbon Capture Pipeline Project in Southwestern Minnesota

by Tom Cherveny (West Central Tribune)  Summit Carbon Solutions hosted 15 meetings for landowners last year at locations across the 10 counties in Minnesota in which it intends to build a pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol plants. Three issues were recurring

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Climate CHANGE— A 5-Letter Word for EARTH MONTH

EARTH MONTH is dedicated to understanding and mitigating the effects of Climate Change.  Renewable FUELS can be a part of a transition to a CLEANer, GREENer WORLD.  LEARN more about how biofuels https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/tag/biofuel/  and other renewable FUELS can help mitigate

April 01, 2023 Read Full Article

Heard on the Floor at ABLC

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  “We’re out of time”. ... The subject was deployment vs development, whether we should go with what we have as opposed to waiting for better technology to come along. The context was the new report out from IPCC,

March 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Maryland Invites Farmers to Join Climate-Smart Ag Conversation

(Solutions from the Land) ... Surveys and conversations with farmers and technical service providers echoed that Maryland producers are already experiencing impacts from climate change. In addition to new, extensive rainy periods and increased pest and wildlife pressures, agricultural land

March 02, 2023 Read Full Article

Technology Advances in Liquid Biofuels and Renewable Gas – WS28 Summary Report

(IEA Bioenergy)  IEA Bioenergy held its biannual workshop on 17 October 2022 in Vienna, in conjunction with its Executive Committee meeting (ExCo90). The workshop on ‘Technology advances in liquid biofuels and renewable gas’ was held in hybrid form and was organised

February 20, 2023 Read Full Article

Nikki Haley Wants to Address Climate Change Not by Reducing Carbon, but Capturing It

by Maxine Joselow (Washington Post) Nikki Haley is jumping into the 2024 presidential race with a mixed climate record --  Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina, announced Tuesday she is running for president, becoming the first major Republican

February 15, 2023 Read Full Article

Roadmap for the Just Energy Transition in Colombia

(La Federación Nacional de Biocombustibles (computer translation)) ... Colombia, like other countries in the world, being aware that the energy transition process has to be fair with workers, consumers, companies, communities and other organizations that contribute to decision-making, strives to

January 30, 2023 Read Full Article

The Frog in the Pot: the Winning of Big Friends to Scoop 
Us out of Climate Peril

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Winston Churchill once observed that you can rely of the United States to do the right thing, after all the alternatives have been exhausted. We are at this Churchillian moment on climate action, .... ... We are

January 23, 2023 Read Full Article

EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027 DEADLINE: March 13, 2023

(Environmental Protection Agency) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is seeking public comment on its proposal to address environmental justice, climate change, and PFAS contamination in its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs).  Every four years, EPA selects

January 19, 2023 Read Full Article

The Sound of Mountains Melting: A Musical Meditation on Emotions in a World in Crisis

by Chris Zatarain (Planet Forward) Music and sound have long been used to convey and express that which can not wholly be put into words. This can include the complex and difficult feelings that can arise especially in a world threatened

January 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Exxon’s Own Models Predicted Global Warming. It Ignored Them.

by Chelsea Harvey, Lesley Clark, Benjamin Storrow (E&E News) It’s been seven years since journalists first revealed Exxon Mobil Corp.’s decadeslong efforts to undermine the scientific certainty around climate change, despite knowing how serious a problem it was. Now, a new analysis

January 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Connecticut Mandates Climate Education for Public Schools

by Daniel Cusick (Politico Pro) The law fires a shot across the bow of climate change skeptics and deniers, some of whom have pressed school boards and other state and local officials to mischaracterize climate change as a phenomenon still

January 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Big Oil Talks ‘Transition’ but Perpetuates Petroleum, House Documents Say

by Steven Mufson and Timothy Puko (Washington Post) ... For more than a year, the committee (House Oversight Committee) has been investigating a handful of major oil companies, along with two of the biggest trade groups in Washington, the American Petroleum

December 26, 2022 Read Full Article

Fact Check: Fossil Fuels Are the Largest Contributor to Climate Change, Not Animal Agriculture

by Isabella Fertel (USA Today) ... A Nov. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows text alongside a picture of a bewildered-looking man. "When people talk about climate change but don't mention how animal agriculture is the biggest contributor," it says. The

December 06, 2022 Read Full Article

Teach Climate Tips

(Climate Generation) ... Check out Climate Generation’s Teach Climate Network Workshop series to watch recordings or attend live. For a deeper dive, dig into asynchronous professional learning opportunities with our new Becoming a Climate Change Educator Toolkit. For even more bite size learning

December 05, 2022 Read Full Article

Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In.

by Winston Choi-Schagrin (DNYUZ/New York Times) In mid-October, just two weeks after Hurricane Ian struck her state, Bertha Vazquez asked her class of 7th graders to go online and search for information about climate change. Specifically, she tasked them to

November 25, 2022 Read Full Article

Climate Change Threatens to Unbuckle U.S. Corn Belt — Study

by Daniel Cusick (Politico Pro) Even under moderate-emission scenarios, the Corn Belt of the Upper Midwest will become "unsuitable to the cultivation of corn by 2100," research shows. The U.S. Corn Belt may no longer grow its namesake commodity by century's

May 28, 2022 Read Full Article

CarbonSmart Podcast

(LanzaTech) CarbonSmart, a provocative daisy-chain conversation where the guests ask the questions.  Join sustainability leader and greyhound rescuer, Jennifer Holmgren, (our CEO), as she sits down with friends, shares questions from her previous guests and sparks conversations around the state of our

March 29, 2022 Read Full Article

About Mission 1.5

(Mission 1.5) ...(T)he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched Mission 1.5, a mobile game that "educates people about climate policy and provides a platform for them to vote on the solutions they want to see in the world." This innovative

March 28, 2022 Read Full Article

New MSU Research Shows How Biofuel Crops Can Help Mitigate Climate Change When Grown on Land of Otherwise Little Agricultural Value

by Cameron Rudolph  (Michigan State University) Newly published research from MSU Foundation Professor Bruno Basso shows how some Midwest farmers can see economic and environmental benefits of growing switchgrass, a biofuel crop, on traditionally less-productive land. -- Newly published Michigan State University

March 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Militaries Are among the World’s Biggest Emitters. This General Wants Them to Go Green.

by Michael Birnbaum  (Washington Post) ... One recommendation is to fly military aircraft on 50 percent sustainable aviation fuel. Another is to increase the use of fuel-efficient hybrid electric armored vehicles — like Priuses, but for armored personnel carriers. ... Perhaps most

December 30, 2021 Read Full Article

Introduction to Climate Change Management: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy

by John C. Shideler and Jean Hetzel (Springer)  Provides climate students with the basic scientific background to climate change management; Combines theory and practice; Includes case studies and low carbon toolkits -- This book provides readers with the basic scientific

December 14, 2021 Read Full Article

Live Online CC-P® Prep Programs

(Association of Climate Change Officers)  ACCO offers recurring programs enabling participants to leverage live online training (supplemented by on-demand study resources) in a cohort learning environment with peers around the world to learn together and prepare for exams to earn the

December 01, 2021 Read Full Article

Big Oil's Big Day

by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy)  The big cheese of big oil will have their long-awaited hearing Thursday before the House Oversight Committee, which plans to grill the execs on whether their companies disseminated disinformation to water down their roles

October 25, 2021 Read Full Article

Big Oil CEOs Will Testify before Congress This Month

by Maxine Joselow (Washington Post) The CEOs of six major fossil fuel companies and trade associations will testify at a blockbuster hearing this month about their role in spreading climate disinformation, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) confirmed to The Climate 202. “In the history

October 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Why It’s a Mistake to Teach Climate Change Only in Science Class

by Valerie Strauss (Washington Post)  The Washington Post did a recent poll on the attitudes of teens on various subjects, and there was a surprising result on what they see as the biggest threats to their generation: Only 49 percent said they

September 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Washington's Attack on Oil And Gas May Backfire

by Irina Slav (OilPrice.com) ...  Last week, the House Oversight Committee wrote to the executives of the biggest oil companies operating in the United States along with the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to inform them that it

September 21, 2021 Read Full Article

Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate within Their Own Countries by 2050

(World Bank)  Decisive collective action could reduce climate migration by as much as 80 percent --  The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world

September 15, 2021 Read Full Article

To Limit Warming, Most Fossil Fuel Must Remain Untapped: Study

by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) The majority of the planet’s oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to provide just a 50 percent chance of limiting the amount the Earth has warmed to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a

September 09, 2021 Read Full Article

AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis

(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)) The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines

August 12, 2021 Read Full Article

ANALYSIS-UN Climate Report Increases Urgency for Green Investment Funds

by Ross Kerber (Reuters/NASDAQ)  Dire warnings about climate change are a call to action for investors who put their money into helping the environment. But the news also heightens a debate about how to make these strategies effective, financial executives

August 11, 2021 Read Full Article

Giving up on Climate Change? EU Says No Way – Invests $140M in Decarbonizing Projects

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest)  ... The good news is for the first time since the creation of the Innovation Fund, the EU’s latest investment of €118 million (about $140 million) into 32 small innovative projects located in 14 EU Member

August 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Lawsuits Target Exxon’s Social Media ‘Green Washing’

by Maxine Joselow  (E&E News Climatewire) Two years ago, Exxon Mobil Corp. took to Twitter to promote its research into algae biofuel. The oil giant tweeted a photo of swirling beakers of bright green liquid to its hundreds of thousands of followers. "We’re researching

July 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Drilling for the Truth: A Draft Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Is Pinning Disinformation and Lobbying Campaigns

by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) A draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is pinning disinformation and lobbying campaigns — including by Exxon Mobil — as major culprits in slowing governments from adopting climate measures to mitigate global

July 02, 2021 Read Full Article

Leading Sustainability Association Launches Canada’s First-ever Net-zero Leaderboard

by Alex Carr (CBSR) Today, CBSR launched Canada’s Net-zero Leaderboard, which provides information on climate change commitments made by Canadian companies. Business leadership is essential if Canada is going to meet its legislated net-zero goals by 2050. By providing a one-stop-shop for

June 18, 2021 Read Full Article

Key Findings: How Americans’ Attitudes about Climate Change Differ by Generation, Party and Other Factors

by Cary Funk (Pew Research Center) Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change and express support for a variety of policy approaches aimed at addressing the

May 27, 2021 Read Full Article

Shell on Trial as Court Weighs Its Climate Responsibility

by Hugo Miller and Laura Hurst (Bloomberg/Financial Post)  ... A Dutch court verdict against Royal Dutch Shell Plc will determine whether it has a legal responsibility for climate change, in a case that will be watched by Big Oil executives globally. A

May 27, 2021 Read Full Article

USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (PDF, 561 KB). The report represents an important step toward in President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and

May 20, 2021 Read Full Article

Nations Must Drop Fossil Fuels, Fast, World Energy Body Warns

by Brad Plumer (New York Times) A landmark report from the International Energy Agency says countries need to move faster and more aggressively to cut planet-warming pollution.  -- Nations around the world would need to immediately stop approving new coal-fired power

May 18, 2021 Read Full Article

Carbon-50: Leaders Push for 50-State Solution to Climate Change

(Carbon -50)  A new network of former lawmakers, farm leaders, and clean energy advocates has gathered under the banner of Carbon-50 to support an inclusive, 50-state strategy to address climate change. The project is co-chaired by former House Education and

May 05, 2021 Read Full Article

Why Science Needs the Humanities to Solve Climate Change

by Steven D. Allison and Tyrus Miller  (University of California, Irvine/The Conversation)  ...  We worry that overemphasis on science may hamper the design of effective climate solutions. In our view, solving the world’s climate problems will require tapping into brainpower beyond science. That’s

April 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Google Unveils 37 Year Time-lapse of Earth’s Surface, Reveals Melting Glaciers, Deforestation

by Amy Lupica (Our Daily Planet)  In time for Earth Day, last week Google unveiled Google Earth Timelapse, allowing users to see zoomable videos documenting how the Earth has changed since 1984. Through the eyes of a satellite, users can view sobering and

April 19, 2021 Read Full Article

Earth Day Series Day 9: Biomass and Carbon Sequestration

by Anahita Bharadwaj* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Biofuels and bio-based products offer an alternate source for the production of energy and useful chemicals without the need to tap into fossil carbon. The broad idea is that carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed

April 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Earth Day Series Day 8: The International Regime on Climate Change

by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  International Regime before the Paris Agreement -- On 21st March 1994, The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change entered into force with the ratification of the document by 197 countries. The main goal of

April 08, 2021 Read Full Article

EPA Reboots Climate Change Website

(Environmental Protection Agency) As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to action on climate change and restoring science, EPA is taking the first step in a relaunch of its climate change website. For the first time in four years, EPA now

March 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Now You Can Give the SEC Your “Two Cents” On Climate Disclosures DEADLINE June 15, 2021

(Our Daily Planet) The Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know what you want to know about how corporations are dealing with climate change and other environmental risks. In a speech yesterday to the liberal think tank the Center

March 16, 2021 Read Full Article

Transforming Food and Agriculture to Circular Systems: A Perspective for 2050

(Resource Magazine/American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) ... Three reports by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) in 2015, 2018, and 2019 highlighted the importance of FAS to the U.S. economy and national security, discussed FAS

March 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Summer Institute for Climate Change Education A Regrounding in Truth --- July 28-30, 2021 --- ONLINE

Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy in partnership with NOAA’s Climate Office and The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program -- Join us for a virtual conference on climate change education with educators from across the country! Gain the skills, tools,

February 01, 2021 Read Full Article

Greens Look to Yellen on Climate

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) --President-elect Joe Biden is expected to officially tap Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary, a job with significant climate implications.  --And former Secretary of State John Kerry will serve as Biden's special presidential envoy for

November 24, 2020 Read Full Article

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Set to Drop to Lowest Level in Three Decades

by Steven Mufson  (Washington Post) The 9 percent fall has been partially offset by extreme forest fires -- Greenhouse gases generated by the U.S. economy will slide 9.2 percent this year, tumbling to the lowest level in at least three

November 19, 2020 Read Full Article

Banking on Climate

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) U.N. special envoy for climate change Mark Carney will tell the Bloomberg New Economy Forum today that central banks can take a more proactive role in defending the financial system from climate change shocks while

November 18, 2020 Read Full Article

Greens' Treasury Hunt

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Green groups are laser-focused on the Treasury secretary position under the Biden administration in hopes of securing climate change victories in the financial arena. ... Environmental groups see the Treasury secretary position as a means to

November 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Dalai Lama Joins Pope as Religious Leaders Campaigning against Climate Change

by Natasha Lasky (Our Daily Planet) In an interview with Channel 4 News and the Guardian, the Dalai Lama put out a call to action to fight climate change. He urged world leaders to take immediate action, emphasizing that the effects of

November 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate 21 Project Memos

(Climate 21 Project) The Climate 21 Project taps the expertise of more than 150 experts with high-level government experience, including nine former cabinet appointees, to deliver actionable advice for a rapid-start, whole-of-government climate response coordinated by the White House and accountable to the

November 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Ford, GM Scientists Knew in 1960s that Emissions Caused Climate Change: Report

by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) Ford and General Motors have known about the effects of vehicular emissions on climate change since as early as the 1960s, E&E News reported Monday. Scientists at the companies made findings on the human and fossil fuel impacts of

October 28, 2020 Read Full Article

Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave Is the First Feature Length Production from Hip Hop Caucus’ Think 100% FILMS

(Think100Climate.com)  This first look into Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave was aired on Earth Day Live’s global stream on April 22nd, the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. And now we are sharing it with you! Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave is

October 16, 2020 Read Full Article

World Energy Outlook 2020 Shows How the Response to the Covid Crisis Can Reshape the Future of Energy

(International Energy Agency)  Amid deep disruption and uncertainty caused by the pandemic, a surge in well-designed energy policies is needed to put the world on track for a resilient energy system that can meet climate goals -- It has been

October 13, 2020 Read Full Article

LCV Victory Fund Drops $2 Million to Hit Trump

by Eric Wolff (Politico's Morning Energy)  The League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund said Thursday it will spend $2 million in digital and cable ads attacking oil companies and President Donald Trump for exacerbating climate change. “Trump isn’t the only

October 09, 2020 Read Full Article

Biden Considering Climate Lead for White House

by Eric Wolff (Politico's Morning Energy) The Democratic nominees in considering appointing a senior adviser to oversee energy and climate policy across the government if he wins next month's election. Ben Lefebvre and Anthony Adragna report that there's no firm list of who

October 08, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Action in U.S. Agriculture: A Compendium of Field to Market Member Climate Commitments

(Field to Market) ... Farmers find themselves at the center of the action—as a source of greenhouse gas emissions, a solution for carbon sequestration and the sector most at risk from increasingly volatile weather. It is more apparent than ever before

October 07, 2020 Read Full Article

SEC Commissioner Talks Climate

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Securities and Exchange Commission member Allison Herren Lee said on Tuesday that "climate change presents a systemic risk to the financial market" and that "there's certainly evidence that climate risks are currently underpriced." Lee, who

September 30, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Crosstalk: Joe Biden Said He Didn't Back Progressives' Green New Deal

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Joe Biden said he didn't back progressives' Green New Deal during the volatile debate on Tuesday amid charges from Trump that the former vice president supported an environmental plan that would cost $100 trillion, Pro's Zack

September 30, 2020 Read Full Article

Debate Prep

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy)  Thirty-seven Senate Democrats called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to ensure moderators ask Trump and Biden about climate change during the upcoming presidential debates, Pro's Anthony Adragna reports. "The 2016 presidential debates were

September 24, 2020 Read Full Article

Paths to a Capped Carbon Economy: 6 Ways We Can Really Make a Change

by Russ Freeman (Biofuels Digest)  ... This vision of the future is one in which: Humans have multiple opportunities for a meaningful role in society, freedom to live where they choose and freedom to pursue their dreams based on a stake

September 23, 2020 Read Full Article

CO2 Solutions and Implications for Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to E100 Ethanol Group

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) CO2 levels are a problem. But why is this important? What does it have to do with bankruptcy and food security? What is a proposed solution and how would it impact the biofuels industry? Could we

September 18, 2020 Read Full Article

R&D Spending as Stimulus

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) : The Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy organization argued in a new report that funding research and development would provide an immediate economic and jobs stimulus while setting up a more sustainable long-term economy that reduces

September 16, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Cases Put Big Oil’s Behemoth Trade Group in Bull’s-Eye

by Ellen M. Gilmer (BloombergLaw) American Petroleum Institute named in state, local suits; Legal approach could pay off for plaintiffs, attorneys say --  State and local governments taking Big Oil to court over climate change have a new target: the

September 15, 2020 Read Full Article

Delaware AG Jennings Claims Deception by Big Oil in Climate Change Lawsuit

(Delaware Business Now) Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware will sue 31 fossil fuel companies. “Delawareans are already paying for the malfeasance of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies,” said General Jennings. “Exxon, Chevron, and other mega-corporations knew exactly what

September 11, 2020 Read Full Article

WoodMac: Biden Loss Would End Hopes of US Decarbonization by 2050

by Karl-Erik Stromsta  (GreenTechMedia) The upcoming U.S. presidential election will dictate the pace of decarbonization in the world’s largest economy for decades, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.  Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan, including a pledge to set the

September 06, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Plan Addresses Potential of Biofuels, Bioenergy

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Senate Democrats Climate Committee released a new report on Aug. 25 that details how climate action by Congress can create new jobs and grow the U.S. economy. Biofuels and bioenergy are among the topics

August 31, 2020 Read Full Article

No Climate Plan, No Problem for the GOP

(Our Daily Planet)  The Republican National Convention lasted 4 nights and had 90 speakers, yet there wasn't a single mention of how the GOP would address the climate crisis. In fact, during the third night of the convention, Vice President

August 28, 2020 Read Full Article

Senate Climate Crisis Committee Report Supports Biofuels in New Report

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  ... The new report – which comes after dozens of hearings, meetings, and input from experts, labor unions, mayors, environmental justice leaders, and native communities, among others – details how bold climate action from Congress can

August 27, 2020 Read Full Article

Former EPA Officials Call for 'RESET'

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Six former EPA administrators spanning both Democratic and Republican administrations called for a "reset" at the agency Wednesday to steer it in "a new, forward-looking direction" and address issues such as climate change and environmental

August 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Inside the DNC's Draft Climate Platform

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) The drafting of the Democratic Party's platform was "the latest front in a tug-of-war between moderates and progressives over the direction and breadth of the party's agenda," POLITICO's Holly Otterbein reports. A draft of the 80-page platform obtained

July 23, 2020 Read Full Article

Polling Shows Importance of Engaging Ag Leaders In Discussions on Climate Change

(Solutions from the Land) Using the findings from focus groups and national polling data, researchers have found that while climate change attitudes are polarized across this nation's urban/rural divide, there are more broadly popular policies that incentivize the contribution that agriculture

July 16, 2020 Read Full Article

Top 10 ESG Trends in Energy

by Brandon Johnson & Uday Turaga (ADI Analytics)  Investors and consumers are pressuring companies to seriously incorporate Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into their culture and operations. ESG has gone from a nice-to-have feature to a must-have pre-requisite as

July 10, 2020 Read Full Article

The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America Majority Staff Report: Is It Worth Supporting?

by Robert Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA/Atlantic Biomass, LLC)  Today the US House of Representatives Democratic Select Committee on Climate Change released their ideas for a “Clean Energy Economy.” Interestingly, this document is not proposed legislation. Instead, it is simply a

June 30, 2020 Read Full Article

District of Columbia Sues 4 Oil Majors for Misleading Consumers on Climate Change

by Valerie Volcovici (Insurance Journal/Reuters) The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role their products

June 26, 2020 Read Full Article

AG Ellison Sues ExxonMobil, Koch Industries & American Petroleum Institute for Deceiving, Defrauding Minnesotans about Climate Change

(Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison) Claims violations of state and common law regarding consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, misrepresentation, failure to warn; seeks injunctive relief, restitution, and corrective public education campaign; Minnesota joins growing list of states and local

June 25, 2020 Read Full Article

Vatican Calls on Catholics to Divest from Fossil Fuels

by Rebecca Beitsch (The Hill) The Vatican on Thursday urged Catholics to divest from fossil fuels, a call made in church documents warning against the dangers of climate change. The 225-page encyclical, which is sent to all bishops within the church, also

June 19, 2020 Read Full Article

New Jersey to Teach Climate Change to Its 1.4 Million Students

(Our Daily Planet) Last week the New Jersey State Board of Education adopted First Lady Tammy Murphy’s initiative to make New Jersey the first state in the nation to incorporate climate change in its K-12 curriculum. “In New Jersey, we have already begun to experience the

June 09, 2020 Read Full Article

Why We Shouldn’t Leave out Biofuels in the Energy Transition

by Matthew Capuano-Rizzo (Leaders in Energy)  ... In an Oxford University study, Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglize outlined how government spending on low-carbon industries and activities would better benefit the economy in the short and long term than bailing out the

May 15, 2020 Read Full Article

Evergreen Action Plan

by Sam Ricketts, Bracken Hendricks and Maggie Thomas (Medium)  A National Mobilization to Defeat the Climate Crisis and Build a Just and Thriving Clean Energy Economy  -- ... As we recover and rebuild from the economic collapse created by global pandemic,

May 14, 2020 Read Full Article

Running for Office on Climate Change?

by Peter Brown (Euro Marketing Tools/Biofuels Digest) This election cycle has confirmed that the United States’ political hopefuls have abdicated any participation, influence and presence in the climate change debate as it is being set out in the various ecosystems around

May 14, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Power 2020 Seeks to Change the Politics of Climate Change

(Our Daily Planet)  Today, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Sierra Club announced the launch of Climate Power 2020 — an independently run campaign dedicated to changing the politics of climate in

May 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Leading with Soil: Scaling Soil Carbon Storage in Agriculture

(Carbon 180) Soil carbon storage offers significant economic and environmental opportunities for farmers and ranchers. Agricultural practices that store carbon in the soil can help fight climate change at a low cost. Those same practices can also improve overall soil

May 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Webtool Created by Researchers Helps Predict Climate Change in Agriculture

(Estonian Research Council/Phys.Org) A webtool giving an overview of climate change in Europe and predicting subsequent developments was created as a joint collaboration between French, Spanish, German and Estonian researchers. Climate change is one of the main challenges facing the entire world,

May 06, 2020 Read Full Article

Dems on COVID-19 Relief: Leave Fossil Fuels out of This

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin led 60 Democratic lawmakers in a letter to House leadership Monday opposing any efforts by the fossil fuel industry to use Covid-19 recovery legislation to "confer immunity" for climate change or pollution, citing efforts that

May 05, 2020 Read Full Article

NACSAA Submits Livestock, Food Security Policy Recommendations to Global Negotiators

(North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance)  The North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA), working in partnership with Solutions from the Land (SfL), filed today its latest Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) submissions to global climate negotiators. Farmer-led work groups formulated 35 recommendations

April 21, 2020 Read Full Article

Earth Challenge 2020: Join a Global Citizen Science Effort to Protect Our Planet

(Earth Day) Earth Challenge 2020 will help fulfill our goal of engaging millions of global citizens while integrating billions of data points from new and ongoing citizen science projects. -- Fifty years ago, Earth Day became the largest people's protest

April 20, 2020 Read Full Article

National Council for Science and the Environment Posts Presentations from 2020 Annual Conference

(National Council for Science and the Environment) The NCSE 2020 Annual Conference: Science in Environmental Decision-Making, held January 6–9, 2020, in Washington, D.C., provided a forum for collaboration and engagement, harnessing collective vision and energy toward what is possible when scientific research is

April 01, 2020 Read Full Article

Looking beyond the Headlines during COVID-19 Pandemic

by Gerard J. Ostheimer and Douglas L. Faulkner (below50/Leatherstocking LLC/Biofuels Digest)  ... The 1 – 2 punch of the COVID-19 economic hit and the Saudi – Russian fight over oil markets have combined to collapse the price of oil. Low

March 26, 2020 Read Full Article

New Report Reveals Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with Financing on the Rise Each Year

by Gabby Brown (Sierra Club) The latest version of the most comprehensive report on global banks’ fossil fuel financing, Banking on Climate Change 2020, was released today (March 18, 2020), revealing that 35 global banks have not only been sustaining but expanding the

March 19, 2020 Read Full Article

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America's Plastic Waste Crisis

( Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce)  The Subcommittee heard testimony about recycling and waste management in the United States, including its impacts on climate and the environment. Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the

March 17, 2020 Read Full Article

Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities

by Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Ryan Richards, and Rita Cliffton   (Center for American Progress) Rural communities face many challenges, and climate change is only making matters worse. Flooding and drought are hitting rural communities hard, causing massive financial losses for farmers, who

March 06, 2020 Read Full Article

Port of Seattle Supports State-Wide Low Carbon Fuel Standard in Washington, US

(Biofuels International)  The Port of Seattle in the US state of Washington has supported the state-wide implementation of a low carbon fuel standard. The Port of Seattle Commission and executive director Stephen Metruck sent a letter to the Senate Environment,

March 03, 2020 Read Full Article

Oil and Gas Firms 'Have Had Far Worse Climate Impact than Thought'

by Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)  Study indicates human fossil methane emissions have been underestimated by up to 40% -- ... Although the research will add to pressure on fossil fuel companies, scientists said there was cause for hope because it showed

February 20, 2020 Read Full Article

USDA Takes Aim at Farmers' Environmental Footprint

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy)  The Agriculture Department is expected to announce today that it aims to cut farming's environmental footprint in half by 2050 while increasing farm productivity by 40 percent, three sources briefed on the plan told

February 20, 2020 Read Full Article

Democrats Debate Climate Change Issues in Las Vegas — Finally

(Our Daily Planet) At the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas last night, the moderators asked a series of questions on climate change and environmental issues, and the candidates had a chance to both explain their plans and to talk about their

February 20, 2020 Read Full Article

Climate Change and Ethanol: Get the Facts Right

by Andrea Kent (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Greenfield Global/Renewable Industries Canada)  Myths and misinformation about ethanol and its effect on health and the environment need to be corrected to expand higher blends.  --  ... (Canadian) Federal blending mandates—in place since 2007—require our

February 19, 2020 Read Full Article

NRDC: DOE Is Flouting the Will of Congress by Delaying Clean Energy R&D

(Natural Resources Defense Council) The Department of Energy is flouting the will of Congress by delaying clean energy R&D and Congress should act quickly to prevent such ideologically driven efforts that thwart action to combat climate change, a Natural Resources Defense

February 06, 2020 Read Full Article

Time for a Price on Carbon

(Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22)/OurEnergyPolicy.org) You don’t have to search hard to find an American community already experiencing, firsthand, the devastating impact of climate change. The question is no longer if, but how to respond. For too long, damaging carbon emissions

February 04, 2020 Read Full Article

Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) Requests Public Comment on Cap and Invest Program

The states participating in the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) have released a  Draft Memorandum of Understanding to establish a regional cap and invest program to transition to a more sustainable, resilient, low carbon transportation sector. Also released were initial

January 29, 2020 Read Full Article

Iowans Push 2020 Candidates to Focus on Climate Change

by Rebecca Beitsch  (The Hill)  ... While climate change has been given short shrift on the debate stages, it’s been widely discussed as the state races toward its first-in-the-nation caucuses on Monday. Record-setting flooding devastated nearly every corner of the state

January 29, 2020 Read Full Article

IEA Warns Oil Companies Doing Nothing on Emissions Is Not an Option

by Bate Felix (Reuters) Oil and gas companies must boost investment in low carbon energies or face an increasing backlash that could threaten their long-term profits and social acceptance, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. In a report with the

January 21, 2020 Read Full Article

7th Dem Debate Finally Takes a Real Crack at Climate

(Our Daily Planet) So we finally got a primary debate where there was a somewhat robust conversation about climate change! One of the most important moments of the debate was when Senator Bernie Sanders was asked to stay on the topic

January 15, 2020 Read Full Article

A Review of LCA Assessments of Forest-Based Bioeconomy Products and Processes under an Ecosystem Services Perspective.

(Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science/National Center for Biotechnology Information)    The emergence of politically driven bioeconomy strategies worldwide calls for considering the ecological issues associated with bio-based products. Traditionally, life cycle analysis (LCA) approaches are key tools used to assess

December 26, 2019 Read Full Article

EPA Chief Denies Coordinating with DOJ on Investigation of Automakers Siding with California

by Josh Siegel and  Abby Smith (Washington Examiner) Environmental Protection Agency head Andrew Wheeler said he was not involved with the Justice Department’s decision to launch an antitrust investigation against four automakers that joined with California on fuel efficiency rules, a move that

December 20, 2019 Read Full Article

Democratic Debate Finally Elevates Climate Change to Top Tier Issue

(Our Daily Planet) Tim Alberta, Politico’s Chief Political correspondent, broke the climate barrier — in the first hour, he asked a series of climate change questions on relocating Americans who homes and businesses are in harm’s way because of climate change, about

December 20, 2019 Read Full Article

POET Commits $2 Million for Precision Agriculture Initiative at SDSU

(POET) Today (December 17, 2019)   POET Founder and CEO Jeff Broin announced a $2 million gift for construction of the precision agriculture facility at South Dakota State University (SDSU). POET and SDSU have a strong history of collaboration on innovative research

December 19, 2019 Read Full Article

Despite Lukewarm Reviews, COP25 Offered Bright Prospects for Role of Ag

(Solutions from the Land)  Assessments in the press and among many policy advocacy groups panned the two-week global climate talks that closed last week. But the negotiations were not without high points, including a greater recognition of the role of

December 19, 2019 Read Full Article

We Need a Massive Climate War Effort—Now Only Major Spending on Clean Energy R&D Can Save Us.

by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)  ... The real issue is this: Only large-scale government action can significantly reduce carbon emissions. But this doesn’t let any of us off the hook. Our personal cutbacks might not matter much, but what does matter is whether

December 17, 2019 Read Full Article

COP25 – Ethanol Brings Welcome Contribution to Transport Climate Action

by James Cogan (Ethanol Europe/Euractiv)  Transport accounts for a quarter of climate-harming greenhouse gas emissions and, at a glance, a quarter of COP25 talks are about cutting transport emissions. They’re the hardest kind to cut, writes James Cogan. -- The issue

December 17, 2019 Read Full Article

How the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting to Buy the Global Youth Climate Movement

by Alleen Brown (The Intercept) ...  CEOs from fossil fuel corporations including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Norway’s Equinor were attending the annual gathering of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative in New York, which includes industry leaders who claim to

December 17, 2019 Read Full Article

Global Climate Action: Calls to Act Now

(Selectra)  On 23 September 2019, World leaders and other key players came together in the Global Climate Action Summit 2019 to accelerate moves to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Find out here what calls were made for global

December 13, 2019 Read Full Article

Agriculture's Role is Growing in the Effort to Stem a Changing Climate

(Solutions from the Land) The global climate negotiating sessions in Madrid come to a close this week, and producer advocates remain gratified that delegates to the talks have demonstrated a growing acceptance of the agricultural sector's role in addressing the

December 13, 2019 Read Full Article

Deep Dive: Climate Change and U.S. Farmers

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) A meeting last June in Newburg, Md., represented a change for U.S. farmers, Pro's Helena Bottemiller Evich reports . The event was hosted by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, a group made up

December 09, 2019 Read Full Article

Sunrise 2020 Presidential Candidate Scorecard

(Sunrise Movement) This page will be updated with other Democratic candidates’ scores in the coming months. Please speak out and let every candidate know you want them to adopt all of these policies. It is vital for every candidate to

December 06, 2019 Read Full Article

United Nations' Emissions Gap Report 2019

(United Nations Environment Programme) As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, it is crucial to track progress towards globally agreed climate goals. For a decade, UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report has compared where greenhouse gas emissions

November 26, 2019 Read Full Article

Climate Change And Environment Get Little Time In Democratic Debate – Again

(Our Daily Planet) Two hours, ten candidates, four moderators, and less than 10 minutes of serious discussion of climate change in the Democratic Debate last night.  Only four of the ten candidates were asked a direct question or given a chance

November 21, 2019 Read Full Article

Environmental Justice Takes the Spotlight

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GETS 2020 FOCUS: 2020 Democratic front-runner Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, author Marianne Williamson, former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney will participate in a forum today focused on

November 08, 2019 Read Full Article

Leading Companies Endorse WBCSD’s Call for a Stronger Circular Bioeconomy

(World Business Council for Sustainable Development)  -WBCSD launches today the CEO Guide the Circular Bioeconomy.  -The Guide gives business leaders a clear understanding of the circular bioeconomy and associated business opportunities.  -The Guide was endorsed by 15 CEOs from companies

November 08, 2019 Read Full Article

Top 5: A $75 Carbon Tax Will Help Meet 2°C

by Tammy Klein (FutureFuel Strategies)  According to a new study by the IMF, carbon taxes are the most powerful and efficient tools to reduce energy use and shift to clean energy sources, but only if they are implemented in a fair

November 01, 2019 Read Full Article

Senate Dems Hope to Investigate Dark Money in Climate Politics

(Our Daily Planet) Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing titled “Dark Money and Barriers to Climate Action” that explored the fossil fuel money which has funded years of climate denial in America. Groups like the National Association

October 31, 2019 Read Full Article

Morgan Stanley Says These Firms Will Profit from Climate Change

by Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg/MSN)  World needs to spend $50 trillion on 5 technologies by 2050; Investment in areas such as hydrogen and biofuels is key  -- The world needs to spend $50 trillion on five areas of technology by 2050

October 28, 2019 Read Full Article

Young Voters Rank Climate #1 Voting Issue, Will the Political Parties Take Note?

(Our Daily Planet)  The issue that young American voters care about most is climate change, according to a new study by the Cause and Social Influence Initiative. While previous data has shown that these same voters are concerned by the climate crisis,

October 28, 2019 Read Full Article

Planting a Trillion Trees Will Not Halt Climate Change

by Kay Ledbetter (Farm Progress/Southwest Farm Press)  Tree planting in natural grasslands can destroy plant and animal habitat and won't sequester enough carbon to compensate for fossil fuel emissions.  -- A group of 46 scientists from around the world, led by

October 28, 2019 Read Full Article

The Energy 202: Weather Channel to Host Its Own Climate Forum for 2020 Democrats — and Some Republicans

by Dino Grandoni (Washington Post)  ... The weather news network ... is set to air an hour-long prime-time special of interviews with nine 2020 White House hopefuls focused on how to tackle the causes and effects of global warming.  The special,

October 25, 2019 Read Full Article

Special Report on the Climate Crisis in the 2020 Primary

(The Climate Change Project)  ... While the need to act on climate has never been more clear, the good news is that candidates are responding to urgent need and public desire for serious action. They are participating in historic climate town

October 15, 2019 Read Full Article

Climate Change Laws of the World

(Columbia Law School/Sabin Center for Climate Change Law)  Access the Climate Change Laws of the World database here and search for legislation or litigation in your selected country or countries. The countries of the world are taking action domestically as well as through the

October 14, 2019 Read Full Article

White House Nixes Climate Change Language from Vehicle Emissions Proposal

by Rebecca Beitsch (The Hill) The White House removed language calling climate change a “serious challenge” from a proposal that limits California’s ability to set tougher vehicle emissions standards, according to reporting from E&E News.  A draft of the document obtained by E&E

October 04, 2019 Read Full Article

Family Farming, Biofuels, CO2: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Climate Change and the U.S. Farm Economy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The National Farmers Union envisions a world where farm families and their communities are respected, valued and enjoy economic prosperity and social justice and climate is a big part of that. Check out what Roger

September 27, 2019 Read Full Article

Ocean Optimism: A To-Do List of Possible Climate Solutions

(Our Daily Planet) The IPCC Oceans report released on Wednesday painted a dire picture of the health of the ocean today.  The ocean is a carbon sponge absorbing 93% of the carbon emitted thus far, and it is reaching a breaking point according

September 27, 2019 Read Full Article

Climate Forum Day 2 Highlights

(Our Daily Planet) Here is a quick recap of the highlights of Day 2 of the Climate Forum on Friday — five hours of candidate interviews and it even got bi-partisan by the end.  Two candidates — Booker and Buttigieg — made the argument in

September 23, 2019 Read Full Article

The New Face of Climate Activism Is Young, Angry — and Effective

by Ella Nilsen (Vox) A growing sea of crusaders known as the Sunrise Movement has helped put climate change on the national agenda. Most aren’t even 30.  --  ... The three-bedroom apartment in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is one of a

September 18, 2019 Read Full Article

Republican Mike Braun Looks to Bring GOP 'in the Game' with Bipartisan Climate Caucus

by Abby Smith (Washington Examiner) The Senate will soon be getting its own bipartisan caucus focused on addressing climate change.  A bipartisan duo of Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana and Chris Coons of Delaware are organizing the new caucus, which is still

September 13, 2019 Read Full Article
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