Tag Archives: Fossil Fuel

A Hard Deadline: We Must Stop Building New Carbon Infrastructure by 2018

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“In only three years there will be enough fossil fuel-burning stuff—cars, homes, factories, power plants, etc.—built to blow through our carbon budget for a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise.”  From: theleap.thischangeseverything.org

GR:  This article explains that by 2018, just three years from now, we will have built enough ships, cars, houses, and machines to use enough fossil fuel to take the Earth to the 2-degree temperature increase everyone is talking about.  That means we have to stop building ships, cars, houses, and machines three years from now.  Read the article and see if you don’t agree that the reasoning is accurate.

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US EPA Q&A for Owners of Diesel Volkswagens

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“EPA issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on September 18, 2015. The NOV alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars from model years 2009-2015 include software that circumvents EPA emissions standards for certain air pollutants. The software produced by Volkswagen is a “defeat device,” as defined by the Clean Air Act. California is separately issuing an In-Use Compliance letter to Volkswagen, and EPA and the California Air Resources Board have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions. Affected diesel models include:

Jetta (MY 2009 – 2015)
Jetta Sportwagen (MY 2009-2014)
Beetle (MY 2012 – 2015)
Beetle Convertible (MY 2012-2015)
Audi A3 (MY 2010 – 2015)
Golf (MY 2010 – 2015)
Golf Sportwagen (MY 2015)
Passat (MY 2012-2015)

From: www3.epa.gov

GR:  #EcoCrime:  Greed-motivated deceit is such a common human trait, that none of our larger corporations or our government regulators can be trusted.  In particular, the U. S. government’s susceptibility to special interest influence forces an incessant tug-of-war between proper and profitable behavior.

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Tallying up the climate pledges: How close are current INDCs to reaching the 2-degree goal?

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“So far, 57 countries have submitted their intended climate contributions ahead of the Paris conference – but their combined pledges aren’t enough to keep global warming in check. Experts say more ambition is needed.
Dried-up seabed in Uzbekistan (Photo: picture alliance / blickwinkel/G. Pohl)

“The climate pledges submitted to the UN by individual countries don’t do enough to reduce global greenhouse emissions and hold warming below 2 degrees, according to Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a consortium of climate scientists and policy experts.

“This week, delegates are meeting in Bonn for some of the last days of talks before the much-anticipated UN climate conference in Paris this December. CAT took the opportunity to underscore that countries must pledge more to make the agreement a success.”  Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.dw.com

GR:  Struggling to achieve too little too late.

Shell exec: ‘I have an issue’ with protests, ‘good progress’ in Arctic

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The president of Shell Oil Co. said exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast is going well despite stormy weather last week that caused the company to halt operati…

Sourced from: exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com

GR:  Staying in the same hotel as the President?

Dry Rivers, Low Prices Make a Double Whammy for Tar Sands Oil

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Let’s hope that Harper’s folly is seen for the disaster that it was. Perhaps a new government can drop the greed act and refocus on protecting the magnificent natural beauty of the country.

(Tar Sands’ hellish landscape of ruined Earth and toxic tailing ponds. Image source Occupy.)

(Tar Sands’ hellish landscape of ruined Earth and toxic tailing ponds. Image source Occupy.)

Playing Chicken With Hothouse Extinction — Obama’s Shameful Shell Drilling Approval

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It has seemed all along that Obama lacks background in the natural sciences. He often appears to lack the understanding that would let him fully accept the real dangers of global warming. Instead, he believes the topic is important because of the concerns of his advisers and voters. Thus, it is something that he can use politically for bargaining and negotiations.