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NW Natural, Oregon's biggest natural gas company, duped legislators and residents for years with effective messaging like "Less We Can," emphasizing a commitment to lowering carbon pollution and propping up an unproven green energy source.

The company is falling well short of its goals while protecting its core dirty energy business. #ClimateChange

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/nw-natural-greenwashing-natural-gas-oregon/

A landmark fund for climate reparations is beginning to languish.

Since rich countries promised $650 million to the so-called loss and damage fund last year, new pledges have dried up. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/international/loss-and-damage-fund-board-reparations/

The Grim Truth Behind Microsoft’s Plan for Three Mile Island and A.I.

Can A.I. be green? Not like this—especially when the company is also selling its A.I. tools to oil and gas companies. #ClimateChange

https://newrepublic.com/series/49/microsoft-three-mile-island-ai-nuclear

Habitat for Humanity debuts all-electric housing community built on abandoned golf course: 'Steering toward getting to net zero'

"We have confidence that these houses will perform how they were modeled." #ClimateChange

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/the-heights-st-paul-minnesota-gas-free-community/

What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research.

The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/science/20-years-microplastics-research-pollution-health-environment/

Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.

Seven years in, the company has not come close to meeting its climate goals with the alternative fuel. #ClimateChange

https://www.propublica.org/article/nw-natural-gas-oregon-fossil-fuel

Six incredibly popular climate policies.

The majority of registered U.S. voters support electrification and renewable energy. #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/4e7HTl0

Learn how teachers can use comic-making activities to engage students in climate activism with Illustrator Emma Reynolds. #ClimateChange
September 19th, 3pm-4pm Central on Zoom. Link to sign up below!

https://buff.ly/3AZKW0k

What could the U.S. Elections mean for the environment?

Electric cars, fracking, LNG: Harris and Trump have starkly different approaches to climate. #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/3AOaDBa

Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals.

Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html

'Colossal Waste': US Leads Way in Public Spending on False Climate Solutions.

"The fossil fuel industry delays climate action, distracts from real solutions that would end the fossil fuel era, and does everything in its power to squeeze the last drops of profit from a dying industry." #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/3X3pZJn

As climate change continues to worsen the droughts afflicting Africa, millions of people face starvation as a result.

In the southwestern nation of Namibia, nearly half of the 2.5 million citizens are grappling with food insecurity. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/30/drought-in-namibia-has-gotten-so-severe-the-government-urges-hunting-hippos-and-elephants/

Making the polluter pay is the best way to ‘crack the climate problem’, policy study confirms.

In only 63 cases since 1998, did researchers find policies that resulted in significant cuts of carbon pollution, their study in Thursday's journal Science found. #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/4dOozcM

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing.

The Great Barrier Reef is the warmest it has been for at least 400 years. #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/3T1Qu0S

Keeping 1.5C global warming target alive hangs on governments not tech, study warns.

The Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is no longer possible, a new study claims. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/20/keeping-15c-global-warming-target-alive-hangs-on-governments-not-tech-study-warns

'An extraordinary day for firefighters': #Massachusetts governor Healey signs ban on PFAS in turnout gear.

“It won’t bring them back,” Burns said of men who died of Cancer at ages 37 and 32. “But it will save other firefighters in the long run.” #PFAS #Pollution #Health

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2024/08/15/mass-pfas-ban-firefighting-gear-signing/74804204007/

Facebook, Meta and Koch Industries to Sponsor Event Featuring Climate Deniers.

Chris Rufo, the conservative activist who created a moral panic around ‘critical race theory,’ is headlining. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/12/meta-and-koch-industries-to-sponsor-event-featuring-climate-denier-barry-cooper/

Nissan has launched a paint that reportedly keeps cars cooler by upto 12C as sweltering temperatures become the norm across the world.

The “cool paint” launched on Tuesday promises to reduce both external and internal car temperatures, offering a potential solution to the discomfort and energy consumption associated with overheated vehicles as summers get longer and hotter. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/nissan-cooling-paints-cars-energy-b2592397.html

Did you ever imagine spending a year restoring paths along the Appalachian Trail? Developing community gardens on a Caribbean island? Or helping neighbors electrify their homes?

This summer, thousands of people in the US joined the American Climate Corps (ACC), a new federal program that connects young people with jobs in conservation, climate adaptation and green energy. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/19/american-climate-corps

Over 300 deaths suspected to be linked to this summer's record-breaking heat wave are being investigated in a single Arizona County, official statistics showed Thursday morning. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-300-suspected-heat-related-131436976.html