Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)

January 20, 2020 / by Christopher Flavelle / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Trump administration program to help states prepare for natural disasters has become a window into the tortured political language of talking about climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Climate Show Was Canceled. Then Came the Finger-Pointing.

January 19, 2020 / by Michael Paulson and Cara Buckley / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment One of the nation’s most successful theaters, the Public, shortened the run of a monologue by a prominent artist-activist, Josh Fox. Now each party is blaming the other. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/theater/josh-fox-public-theater-canceled-show.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Hoping to Shape the Conversation at Davos

January 19, 2020 / by THE NEW YORK TIMES / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Members of the Global Shapers Community, a network of young people at the World Economic Forum, talk about what they’re hoping to accomplish at this year’s summit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/business/economy/global-shapers-davos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Donations Are Pouring Into Australia. Now What?

January 18, 2020 / by Isabella Kwai / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As people around the world respond to the fire crisis, organizations find themselves trying to efficiently distribute tens of millions of dollars. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/world/australia/fires-donations-help.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Meteorite or Volcano? New Clues to the Dinosaurs’ Demise

January 17, 2020 / by Lucas Joel / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Twin calamities marked the end of the Cretaceous period, and scientists are presenting new evidence of which drove one of Earth’s great extinctions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/science/dinosaurs-extinction-meteorite-volcano.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

The $119 Billion Sea Wall That Could Defend New York … or Not

January 17, 2020 / by Anne Barnard / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A six-mile-long barrier would help protect the city from floodwaters during fierce storms like Sandy, but critics say rising seas make the option inadequate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/sea-wall-nyc.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Watching the Beach Town of My Childhood Burn

January 17, 2020 / by Livia Albeck-Ripka / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The beach town of Mallacoota is mythologized in my family as the place we returned to every summer. I visited again after it was ravaged by fire, to find devastation, resilience and a warning about climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/world/australia/mallacoota-beach-burn.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

How Hard Is It to Quit Coal? For Germany, 18 Years and $44 Billion

January 17, 2020 / by Somini Sengupta and Melissa Eddy / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 18-year time frame shows how costly and politically complicated it is to leave the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel in the ground. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/climate/germany-coal-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Reducing Fire, and Cutting Carbon Emissions, the Aboriginal Way

January 16, 2020 / by Thomas Fuller and Matthew Abbott / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As blazes rage in southern Australia, Indigenous fire-prevention techniques that have sharply cut destructive bushfires in the north are drawing new attention. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/world/australia/aboriginal-fire-management.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Should Public Transit Be Free? More Cities Say, Why Not?

January 15, 2020 / by Ellen Barry and Greta Rybus / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mayors are considering waiving fares for bus service as a way to fight inequality and lower carbon emissions. Critics wonder who will pay for it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/us/free-public-transit.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

BlackRock C.E.O. Larry Fink: Climate Crisis Will Reshape Finance

January 14, 2020 / by Andrew Ross Sorkin / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In his influential annual letter to chief executives, Mr. Fink said his firm would avoid investments in companies that “present a high sustainability-related risk.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/business/dealbook/larry-fink-blackrock-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

The World Saw This Australian Beach Town Burn. It’s Still Cut Off.

January 14, 2020 / by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Asanka Brendon Ratnayake / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mallacoota, where people huddled on the shore for safety on New Year’s Eve, is rationing fuel and relying on the military for help. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/world/australia/fires-mallacoota.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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