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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Super Bowl EV ads mark the slow but persistent cultural shift in the transition from fossil fuels; Oil and gas industry spending big to get Trump into the White House; PLUS: Jury sides with climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann in defamatory rightwing smear campaign... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.; Atlantic current shows signs of slowing; EPA again OKs use of toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson's Disease; U.N.: Nearly half of world's migratory species are in decline; Cocoa prices are soaring, thanks to climate change impacts; Supreme Court watchlist: Agency power, air rules, water rights; Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet... PLUS: As use of A.I. soars, so does the energy and water it requires... and much, MUCH more! ...

STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY'S 'GREEN NEWS REPORT'...

• Oil and gas industry spending big to get Trump into the White House:
• Donald Trump Is the Oil and Gas Industry's Top Choice for President (Bloomberg/Yahoo News):
  
  Despite record oil production and profits during his White House tenure, industry donors have given very little "” just $635,000 "” to his reelection bid compared with the $7.37 million they bestowed on Trump, according to an analysis from OpenSecrets.
• Donations Point to Trump as U.S. Fossil Companies' Choice for President (Energy Mix)
• 'Blessing to fossil fuel industry': What would new Trump presidency mean for energy sector? (Upstream Online)
• Florida's GOP state legislature pushes bill to delete 'climate change' from state law:
• Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law (Tampa Bay Times):
  
  A bill backed by the speaker of the Florida House would also make wide-ranging changes to state energy policies.
• What are Florida lawmakers doing to lower your property insurance rates? WINK investigative reporter goes to Tallahassee to find out (CBS Tampa)
• EVs dominate Super Bowl 58 ads and mark persistent cultural shift away from fossil fuels
• Super Bowl 58 to be the first fully powered by renewable energy (USA Today)
• VIDEO: Christopher Walken in "Talkin Like Walken" (ft. Usher) for BMW (BMW/YouTube)
• VIDEO: Kia's EV Super Bowl Ad is a Winner (This Is Not Cool blog)
• EV Ads, GHG Emissions From Jets, & More: It's Super Bowl Weekend (Clean Technica)
• Super Bowl 58 Ad Tracker: Complete List of 2024 Super Bowl Commercials (Ad Week)
• 'Big Three' automakers bailed on EV Super Bowl ads, but four still bought in (Washington Examiner)
• EV sales are not declining, not 'in trouble':
• Who's Trying to Kill the Electric Car "“ Again? (This Is Not Cool blog):
  
  Part of the fossil industry's full court press to hold off the transition is a massive propaganda campaign against EVs. We have been inundated with breathless headlines like the Wall Street Journal's recent "EVs Losing Momentum", where I learned that EV sales in November were "only" up 42 percent from the previous year.
• EV Sales are What an "S" Curve Looks Like (This Is Not Cool blog)
• Technical headaches put the brakes on GM's big EV push (Ars Technica)
• Ford hits the brakes on $12 billion in EV spending because EVs are too expensive (The Verge)
• 1 in 4 new cars sold in California last quarter were EVs, an all-time high (LA Times)
• Walmart is rolling out its 'coast-to-coast' network of DC fast chargers (Electrek)
• 'Boycott Tesla' ads aired during the Super Bowl emphasize self-driving dangers (Mashable/MSN)
• Jury vindicates Dr. Michael Mann in rightwing defamation lawsuit:
• VIDEO: On CNN, climate scientist Michael Mann claims victory against right-wing media smears (Media Matters):
  
  After 12 years, Mann won a defamation lawsuit against conservative writers Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg
• Michael Mann, a Leading Climate Scientist, Wins His Defamation Suit (NY Times):
  
  "The jury also found the writers had made their statements with 'maliciousness, spite, ill will, vengeance or deliberate intent to harm,' and levied punitive damages of $1,000 against Mr. Simberg and $1 million against Mr. Steyn in order to deter others from doing the same."
• Million-dollar legal victory shines light on conservatives' attacks on science (PBS NewsHour)

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

For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the Society of Environmental Journalists' Daily Headlines page

• Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study (Axios)
• VIDEO: Newest Research: Atlantic Current Shows Signs of Slowing (This Is Not Cool blog)
• EPA Again OKs Use Of Toxic Herbicide Linked To Parkinson's Disease (Guardian)
• Nearly Half Of The World's Migratory Species Are In Decline: UN Report (AP)
• Cocoa prices are soaring. Will it affect your Valentine's Day chocolate? (CNN)
• Walmart is rolling out its 'coast-to-coast' network of DC fast chargers (Electrek)
• The Unlikely Coalition Behind Biden's Liquefied Natural Gas Pivot (Grist)
• 'Under The Radar': Biden Is Pushing 2 Big Climate Rules As First Term Ends (E&E News)
• Supreme Court Watchlist: Agency Power, Air Rules, Water Rights (E&E News)
• The Planet Needs Solar Power. Can We Build It Without Harming Nature? (NY Times)
• Revealed: The 1,200 Big Methane Leaks From Waste Dumps Trashing The Planet (Guardian)
• As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires (Yale e360)
• 'In A Word, Horrific': Trump's Extreme Anti-Environment Blueprint (Guardian)
• Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you (Washington Post)
• How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
• Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (Climate Crocks)
• These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms (CNN)
• Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here's How to Get Started (Inside Climate News)
• Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan (The Revelator)
• Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration (Pro Publica)
• Exxon's Snake Oil: 100 years of deception (Columbia Journalism Review)
• VIDEO: A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (The Intercept)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)
• An Optimist's Guide to Solving Climate Change and Saving the World (Vice)

                 

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