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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cuba's electric grid collapses, the first nationwide blackout since Trump effectively shut off the flow of oil to the island nation; Big Oil worried Trump's war on Iran will cause long term destruction of demand; PLUS: The number of extreme heat days has doubled around the world, new study finds... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Energy Secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California coast; DOE: Fuel prices will stay high long term; Illinois to data centers: Bring your own renewables and skip the line; 'The Plastic Detox' review - a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately; Climate denier warhawk Newt Gingrich has a modest proposal; Warming waters threaten seafood supply ... PLUS: Ruling the night: Bat species at risk ... and much, MUCH more! ...

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

• Cuba's nationwide grid suffers total collapse, the first since Trump's oil blockade:
• Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargo (AFP):
  
  US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington...No oil has been imported to the island since January 9, hitting the power sector while also forcing airlines to curtail flights to the island, a blow to the all-important tourism sector.
• VIDEO: Trump muses over 'taking Cuba' as island's power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade (CNN/Yahoo News)
• Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses (BBC)
• Cuban president confirms talks with Trump officials amid US blockade (Guardian)
• UN Says It Is Deeply Concerned At Deteriorating Situation in Cuba (Caribbean Today):
  
  Hospitals face frequent power outages, shortages of essential medicines, inability to operate critical equipment, and major disruptions in oncology care, dialysis, emergency services, infant and maternal care, cold chain systems, as well as chronic and non-urgent care..."Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that 16,000 cancer patients needing radiotherapy and more than 12,000 depending on chemotherapy cannot get the treatment they need due to power outages and resource shortages."
• Trump lifts sanctions on sale of Russia's oil:
• VIDEO: US eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay high (AP)
• Trump downplays reports Russia is providing Iran information on US targets in Middle East (AP)
• Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil (Guardian)
• Why has Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil - and will it help Putin? (BBC)
• VIDEO: Oil prices are falling - gas prices aren't. Here's why. (CBS News)
• Crude prices make record jump as Trump's measures fail to calm markets (Politico)
• WSJ: Big Oil concerned Trump's Iran War will cause permanent demand destruction:
• Oil industry warns Trump administration energy crisis will likely worsen (Wall Stl Journal/MSN):
  
  [M]any in the oil industry fear that the menu of options available can do little to stem the crisis and that the only solution is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz... Otherwise, the strain of prolonged high prices could weigh on the global economy and crimp fuel demand.
• Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet: Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil (Bill McKibben, The Crucial Years)
• How would the Iran crisis play out in a world powered by renewables not fossil fuels? (The Conversation)
• Weird extreme weather whiplash strikes across the US:
• VIDEO: Record-breaking temps, wind and rain follow bizarre weather across US (USA Today)
• Hawaii storm dumps up to 46 inches of rain, breaks decades-old record (SF Gate):
  
  The island of Maui saw the heaviest rainfall, with multiple areas reporting over 20 inches of rain and one location logging as much as 46 inches of precipitation March 10-15, according to the National Weather Service.
• Most Intense Heatwave in History Due in Southwestern US (This Is Not Cool)
• Epic L.A. heat wave poses deadly health threat - and a test for California (LA Times)
• Extreme heat warning issued as weather officials warn of historic temperatures across Southern California (CBS-Los Angeles)
• Midwest winter storm Iona smashed snow records in Michigan, Wisconsin, with blizzard conditions (Weather Channel)
• Severe weather, tornado risk as storms slam East Coast (USA Today)
• Florida shivering under freeze, frost warnings after March cold front (Palm Beach Post)
• Record snow, or a ski resort no show. A tale of two winters. (USA Today)
• Half of the US is suffering from drought conditions (US Drought Monitor)
• Man-made climate change is turbocharging wild weather extremes:
• 'We're in a New Era': How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters (NY Times):
  
  Extreme weather events - deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes - are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.
• Extreme Weather and Climate Change (NASA)
• Shifting Winds: How a wavier polar jet stream causes extreme weather events (Arctic Council):
  
  [With the Arctic warming three times faster than the average for rest of the world, the temperature difference between North and South decreases and so does the speed of the jet stream's westerly winds. As these winds slow down, its waves typically grow bigger and extend farther to the North and the South. Larger jet-stream waves move eastward more slowly, affecting weather patterns across North America to Central Europe and Asia.
• Back-to-back winter storms target millions across Midwest, New England with blizzard conditions, feet of snow (MSN)
• Extreme heat is getting extremier, new study finds:
• VIDEO: Too Hot to Walk the Dog - Extreme Heat Days Limiting Human Activity (This Is Not Cool)
• Extreme heat is making life increasingly unlivable (LA Times):
  
  Days of extreme heat making ordinary activities too dangerous have doubled globally over the last 75 years, research published this week shows. Seniors experience roughly a month each year when heat prevents routine tasks, with over a third of humanity now living in severely heat-affected regions.
• Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds (AP):
  
  Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new study found.

'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

• Energy Secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California coast (AP)
• DOE: Fuel prices will stay high long term (This Is Not Cool)
• Ruptured pipe that leaked raw waste into the Potomac is back in operation (AP)
• 'The Plastic Detox' review - a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately (Guardian)
• Climate denier warhawk Newt Gingrich has a modest proposal (This Is Not Cool)
• Warming waters threaten seafood supply (Inside Climate News)
• Illinois to data centers: Bring your own renewables and skip the line (Canary Media)
• Dams Full Of Toxic Mining Waste, Dotted Around The World, Often Burst (Guardian)
• Ruling The Night: Bat Species At Risk (National Parks Traveler)
• Yes, Climate Still Matters. Here's How It Connects to Every Other Crisis in the World Today. (Drilled)
• What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You? (Yale Climate Connections)
• Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in 'grim' report (Yale Climate Connections)
• How Trump's War on Climate Science impacts all Americans (Bloomberg)
• Solar Is Liberation (Rolling Stone)
• Governments legally required to address climate change, global court says (Inside Climate News)
• David Attenborough's 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea (AP)
• Wall Street Journal: Clean energy transition is unstoppable (This Is Not Cool blog)
• Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech? (David Roberts, Volts)
• Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check (Dr. Andrew Dessler, Climate Brink)
• Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration? (Pro Publica)
• Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point? (The Oceanography Society)
• How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists (Drilled)
• How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry's Biggest Disinformation Tactics (Guardian)
• The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone (The Atlantic)
• How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
• Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (This Is Not Cool blog)
• 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)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)

                 

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