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By Desi Doyen on 11/1/2016, 10:56am PT  


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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Massive Colonial Pipeline explosion in Alabama injures at least seven workers; Unarmed Dakota Access Pipeline protesters maced and arrested, while armed occupiers in Oregon go free; 300 million kids breathe dangerously polluted air, according to UNICEF; PLUS: It's official: largest earthquake on record in Kansas was caused by fracking industry injection well... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Exxon Concedes It May Need to Declare Lower Value for Oil in Ground; In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact; Coal doesn't help the poor; it makes them poorer; Climate Change Is Already Forcing Americans to Move; Rio's famous beaches take battering as scientists issue climate change warning... PLUS: Elon Musk Unveiled a Solar Roof and Didn’t Address Any Pressing Questions... and much, MUCH more! ...

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'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (Stuff we didn't have time for in today's audio report)...

  • Exxon Concedes It May Need to Declare Lower Value for Oil in Ground (NY Times):
    Exxon Mobil, in a concession to market and regulatory pressures, said Friday that it might be forced to write down the value of some of its oil and gas assets in Canada and elsewhere if energy prices remain low through the end of the year.
  • In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact (Reuters):
    China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election..."I believe a wise political leader should take policy stances that conform with global trends," China's veteran climate chief said.

  • Coal doesn't help the poor; it makes them poorer (Guardian UK):
    A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population lacks access to electricity. The report's conclusions are strikingly counter-intuitive: on the whole, building coal power plants does little to help the poor, and often it can actually make them poorer.
  • Climate Change Is Already Forcing Americans to Move (Bloomberg):
    Storms and flooding are damaging or destroying a growing share of the nation's 1.1 million public housing units. Those homes are getting replaced slowly or not at all, forcing the people who lived in them to leave their neighborhoods and often their cities.
  • Fossil fuel interests spend big to defeat Washington carbon tax (Climate Porgress):
    Washington state's carbon tax is doing better in the polls - and fossil fuel interests have taken notice.
  • Rio's famous beaches take battering as scientists issue climate change warning (Guardian UK):
    Scientists in Rio de Janeiro have warned that the city's sea defences may not be able to cope with the effects of climate change after a record weekend storm surge swamped beaches, dumping hundreds of tonnes of sand across nearby roads and buildings.
  • On One Thing The Candidates Agree: Infrastructure Needs Work (NPR):
    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both have proposals to rebuild the nation's infrastructure. Meanwhile, ballots in some 400 local communities feature public transit and infrastructure projects.
  • All Dutch electric trains to run on renewable energy (Rail Journal):
    The move affects both passenger and freight operators as the entire Dutch railway sector purchases traction energy collectively. Based on a 10 year contract, the sector is purchasing 1.4 terawatts per year, of which 1.2 terawatts is used for traction.
  • Elon Musk Unveiled a Solar Roof and Didn’t Address Any Pressing Questions (GreenTech Media):
    Yes, the solar shingles look pretty. They come dressed up as French slate and Tuscan clay tiles, and through clever manufacturing they don't even look like solar cells when viewed from a low angle. And yes, Musk released the most elementary details about the new Powerwall 2.0. But he failed to address any of the serious, foundational challenges facing a car-company-turned-battery-and-solar-installer that wants to get a roof product to market.
  • No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously (Vox):
    If we mean what we say, no more new fossil fuels, anywhere.


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  • NASA Video: If we don't act, here's what to expect in the next 100 years:
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