$50 million for Environmental Justice Grant Program in Democrats COVID Bill

Note: Amongst all that is part of the Democrats $1.9T COVID Bill – $50 Million for Environmental Justice.  The largest conservative caucus in the House is circulating a new playbook on how to fight back against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill by exposing each of the ”liberal goodies” tucked inside the package.  The…

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Cyber Attack Attempts to Poison Entire Town

Note: Incident shows the vulnerabilities of water infrastructure.  A mystery group of hackers seized control of a US town’s water supply and began leaking dangerous chemicals in a frightening cyber attack.  Officials said they don’t know who broke into the computer system but the poisoning was thwarted and only a ‘minimal’ amount of the harmful substance…

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The Pipeline Fight is just beginning for Biden

Note: Pressure rises on both sides as Environmentalist and Unions pressure the President and major Oil and Gas projects.  Joe Biden is about to cancel a big oil pipeline project. It won’t be the last hard choice he has to make about whether to let one be built.  One of the president-elect’s first actions in…

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Feds could follow Colorado’s lead on regulating methane from oil, gas sites.

Note: On his first day in office, Biden reviews an Obama-era Federal methane regulation, loosened by Trump.  Colorado has led the way on regulations to rein in emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and now the federal government appears ready to follow suit — again. The series of executive orders that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday,…

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Activists to plead guilty to millions of dollars in Sabotage

Note: This Sabotage occurred from North Dakota to Illinois.  The activists stated that their actions were necessary as the “system is broken”.  Two climate activists who claimed responsibility for millions of dollars in sabotage to the Dakota Access Pipeline are pleading guilty in their resulting federal court cases. Climate activists Ruby Montoya, 30, and Jessica Reznicek,…

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Several New Senate Members Vowing Climate Action

Note: Breakdown of platform as it applies to energy, climate, and renewables.  Senate Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, beat Republican incumbent Cory Gardner for Colorado’s open Senate seat. During his campaign, Hickenlooper called for a transition to a “100% renewable energy economy with net-zero emissions” by 2050. To reach that goal, Hickenlooper said…

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Sabotage Can Be Done Softly: “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” by Andreas Malm

Note: The Author draws on both his academic and activist experience to make the case that the climate movement should escalate its tactics.  This well known activists turned academic highlights some of the history of climate activism, the rise of Extinction Rebellion, and gives a look forward at what is to come.  ONE MORNING IN…

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Climate challenge awaits Biden environmental policy in Trumps final days

Editor note: this is why this is important WASHINGTON — As President-elect Joe Biden eyes a major federal plan to tackle climate change when he enters the White House next month, his policy team could hit roadblocks as they contend with the breadth of environmental measures rolled back by the Trump administration — and differences within his…

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