The key point that COP28 is ignoring » Yale Climate Connections ..read more

Against all odds, a Montana state judge sided today with 16 young activists in the country’s first ever constitutional climate case. This trial comes after state lawmakers passed legislation that allowed fossil fuel projects to be permitted without considering greenhouse gas emissions — a violation of their state constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.” Full article: ‘Game-changer’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial ..read more

Average global temperature hits 17.18C and experts expect record to be broken again very soon Damien Gayle @damiengayle Wed 5 Jul 2023 13.47 EDT World temperature records have been broken for a second day in a row, data suggests, as experts issued a warning that this year’s warmest days are still to come – and with them the warmest days ever recorded. The average global air temperature was 17.18C (62.9F) on Tuesday, according to data collated by the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), surpassing the record 17.01C reached on Monday. Read full story at:&n ..read more

Main points of the historic agreement signed in Montreal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems Agreement to conserve 30% of Earth by the end of the decade Read more @ Cop15: key points of the nature deal at a glance ..read more

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. Emergency crews work to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade, following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy in rural Washington County, Kansas, Dec. 9, 2022. Photo by Drone Base/REUTERS Canada-based TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. It said oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Ka ..read more

A wildlife corridor, habitat corridor, or green corridor[1] is an area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures (such as roads, development, or logging). This allows an exchange of individuals between populations, which may help prevent the negative effects of inbreeding and reduced genetic diversity (via genetic drift) that often occur within isolated populations. (Wikipedia) A green forest corridor in Brazil. Picture credit: Wikipedia. Find Corridor-Focused Organizations // LandScope Ameri ..read more

EU climate plan sacrifices carbon storage and biodiversity for bioenergy ..read more

"We will work tirelessly to make sure these companies pay every last dollar for the harm they've caused," said state AG Matthew Platkin. "If you lie to the public to protect your profits, we will hold you accountable." Seaside Heights and other towns on and beyond the Jersey Shore were devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) New Jersey on Tuesday sued five oil and gas companies and a leading fossil fuel lobby group for knowingly lying to the public about the existence of climate change and the role their products play in exacerbating human-caused global hea ..read more

The transformation of a low diversity sterile backyard (first picture) to a backyard rich in insects, wildlife and birds and a productive permaculture garden took about 6 years as it was done in several easy and manageable steps: Establishments of the raised garden beds Building of the 3-bin compost and establishment of rain barrels Prairie restorations on the slopes, driveway and side yard Planting of native transplants into unmowed islands Changing mowing patterns to keep native plants that outseed into lawn and also keep non-native flowers frequented by pollinators Excavating the pond and ..read more

UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades  IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate ..read more