‘WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to ease protections for an iconic bird that makes its home on millions of acres of oil and gas-rich sagebrush lands, dealing a blow to government efforts to allow more drilling, mining and logging in the west.’

Source: Court Blocks Trump’s Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands | The New York Times

‘Renewable energy sources provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses than fossil fuels for the first time over the last quarter, according to new research.’

Source: Renewable electricity overtakes fossil fuels in UK for first time | The Nation

‘…As frustrating as they are, climate deniers aren’t the problem. The real trouble lies with what I call climate liars: the thousands of politicians who secretly accept climate science but publicly deny it for political gain. If the climate movement is going to prevail, we must be crystal clear about this distinction.’

Source: Forget About The Climate Deniers. It’s The Climate Liars We Need To Stop | buzzfeednews.com

‘Audubon scientists took advantage of 140 million observations, recorded by birders and scientists, to describe where 604 North American bird species live today—an area known as their “range.” They then used the latest climate models to project how each species’s range will shift as climate change and other human impacts advance across the continent.’

Source: Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise | Audubon.org

‘…According to Brulle’s research, the 91 think tanks and advocacy organizations and trade associations that make up the American climate denial industry pull down just shy of a billion dollars each year, money used to lobby or sway public opinion on climate change and other issues.’

Source: Meet the Money Behind The Climate Denial Movement |  Smithsonian.com

‘Following the hottest summer on record, 2019 continues to head for the history books. Last month was officially the hottest September on record, just slightly hotter (.04 degrees Fahrenheit) than the previous record-holder, September 2016.’

Source: Earth just experienced its hottest September ever recorded | CBS news

‘Numbers released yesterday show the majority of cases have come out of Massachusetts, with 12 reported cases and three deaths. Michigan follows close behind with nine reported cases and three deaths. The CDC normally reports an average of seven neuroinvasive cases a year.’

Source: Spread of Deadly Mosquito-borne Disease May Be Linked to Climate Change | Scientific American

‘The misfortune of the Houston area, combined with its relative wealth and experience with disasters, has made it a test case for climate resilience. The result could be a model for other places threatened by climate change — or a lesson in the limits of cities’ ability to adapt.’

Source:  In Houston, a Rash of Storms Tests the Limits of Coping With Climate Change | The New York Times

‘…But while the Amazon plays a vital role in global carbon absorption (and we should continue to try and save it), between 1994 and 2007, our oceans absorbed 34 gigatons of the world’s carbon through algae, vegetation, and coral. In other words, the trees might not save us—but the oceans could.’

Source: Algae might be a secret weapon to combatting climate change | QUARTZ 

‘Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal is nothing short of remarkable. It faces the climate challenge more honestly and comprehensively than any other proposal yet. It calls for government action on a heroic scale—committing the United States to do its fair share to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in line with the findings of the landmark scientific report by the United Nations.’

Source: Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet
And Bernie Sanders has a plan for that. | The Nation