{"id":14906,"date":"2024-01-23T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14906"},"modified":"2024-06-21T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:33:13","slug":"green-news-report-january-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14906","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; January 23, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#f3fdf4; padding:10px 5px 4px 5px; line-height:20px; background-image:url('\/Images\/GradientDarkGreen_headline.jpg'); background-repeat:repeat-y;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_GreatFalls-PatersonNJ-Frozen011824.jpg\" style=\"display:block; margin:10px auto;\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><i>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;<\/i><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNewsReport.bsky.social\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Bluesky-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenNewsReport\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Twitter-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Facebook-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journa.host\/@GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Mastodon-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman\/id788236916\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Apple Podcasts' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/itunes-listen-on-apple-podcast-logo-png.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman-desi-doyen\/PC:1000011151\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Pandora' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-Pandora-badge.png'><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-green-news-report-w-brad-f-30973644\/\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on iHeart' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-IHeartRadio.png'><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-News-Report-Friedman-Doyen\/dp\/B08JJRX3TP\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Amazon Music' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/AmazonMusic-badge_690.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Green-News-Report-p477566\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on TuneIn' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ListenOnTuneIn.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/GNR\/feed.xml\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='RSS\/XML Feed' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/RSS-XML-Feed.png\"><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px; 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All GNRs are always archived at <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\">GreenNews.BradBlog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>see links below<\/em>): Heatwave scorches states from east to west as temperatures soar across Australia; Big battle brewing over U.S. LNG exports; Sam Alito suddenly unconcerned about judges ruling based on their policy preferences; Wind energy: A cash crop that never runs out; Louisiana court upholds permits for massive Formosa petrochemical complex in Cancer Alley; Energy efficiency: the net-zero no-brainer that has come of age; Exxon sues over investors&#8217; climate proposal&#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Big Ag and Big Oil team up to lobby for clean energy credits&#8230; and much, <i>MUCH<\/i> more! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><i><b>STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY&#8217;S &#8216;GREEN NEWS REPORT&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Deadly winter storms pummel U.S. people, infrastructure:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/freezing-weather-united-states-deaths-cold-continues\/\"><b>U.S. sees more than 95 weather-related deaths as dangerous cold continues<\/b><\/a> (CBS News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 25 weather-related deaths, and at least 16 have died in Oregon, including three adults who died when a tree fell on their car. A baby in the vehicle survived&#8230;More deaths were reported in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Washington, Kentucky, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and more.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/heavy-rain-to-lash-southern-us-following-arctic-blast-flood-warnings-issued\/ar-BB1h5dbE\"><b>Heavy rain to lash southern US following arctic blast; flood warnings issued<\/b><\/a> (USA Today\/MSN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/icy-travel-conditions-persist-across-070243038.html\"><b>A dayslong siege of rain is fueling a serious flash-flood threat in the South<\/b><\/a> (CNN\/MSN)\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2024\/01\/14\/winter-storm-ice-snow-deaths-power-failures-portland-oregon-willamette-valley\/\"><b>Cold weather, power failures continue in aftermath of Oregon storm<\/b><\/a> (Oregon Public Radio)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/oregon-teen-rushed-baby-saw-3-people-die-sliding-downed-power-line-rcna134655\"><b>VIDEO: Oregon teen rushed to save baby when she saw 3 people die after sliding into downed power line<\/b><\/a> (NBC News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/memphis-residents-are-on-day-4-of-a-boil-water-notice-while-ice-hits-arkansas-and-missouri\/ar-BB1h5n0U\"><b>Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/alligator-texas-submerged-frozen-water-still-alive\/?intcid=CNR-01-0623\"><b>An alligator in Texas was found totally submerged in frozen water &#8220;\u201c still alive with its heart barely beating<\/b><\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2024\/01\/22\/san-diego-flooding-rain-record-totals\/\"><b>San Diego inundated as rains bring city&#8217;s wettest January day on record<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Yes, it&#8217;s climate change: U.S. careens from record snow drought to record snow cover:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/extreme-cold-still-happens-in-a-warming-world-in-fact-climate-instability-may-be-disrupting-the-polar-vortex-221276\"><b>Extreme cold still happens in a warming world &#8220;\u201c in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex<\/b><\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2024\/01\/18\/snow-cover-record-great-lakes-ice\/\"><b>After a slow start, winter weather has stormed the Lower 48 states<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Boosted by record-cold air and driven by back-to-back storms, the mid-January snow cover is the most extensive in two decades of modern data. The change to this wintry pattern has been dramatic and swift. Around Christmas, the nation&#8217;s snow cover hovered at record lows.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioiowa.com\/2024\/01\/23\/heavy-snow-brings-needed-moisture-to-help-with-drought-in-iowa\/\"><b>Heavy snow brings needed moisture to help with drought in Iowa<\/b><\/a> (Radio Iowa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/climate-whiplash-wild-swings-in-extreme-weather-are-on-the-rise\"><b>Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise<\/b><\/a> (Yale e360)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/15\/climate\/why-extreme-cold-during-global-warming\/index.html\"><b>Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels <\/b><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>FEMA overhauling disaster relief system:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/other\/fema-overhauls-disaster-assistance-program-as-climate-crisis-fuels-more-destructive-extreme-weather\/ar-BB1gWyuY\"><b>FEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis fuels more destructive extreme weather<\/b><\/a> (CNN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The overhaul of FEMA&#8217;s system comes after years of criticism that disaster survivors have to jump through hoops to access assistance that&#8217;s needed immediately. Other criticisms include inequity of who can access help, and inadequate payouts to help people rebuild damaged homes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/why-fema-is-changing-rules-for-disaster-aid\/\"><b>Why FEMA is changing rules for disaster aid<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The figures reflect the limitations of Federal Emergency Management Agency aid, the complexity of applications &#8220;\u201d and a government mindset that people whose homes have been destroyed and who have no savings must thoroughly document their need for help&#8230;The revisions&#8230;reflect a new understanding that people in disaster areas need help and need it quickly.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>New breed of climate science disinformation attacking renewable energy, climate solutions:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/counterhate.com\/research\/new-climate-denial\/\"><b>The New Climate Denial: How social media platforms and content producers profit by spreading new forms of climate denial<\/b><\/a> (Center for Countering Digital Hate):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Climate deniers can no longer pretend climate change isn&#8217;t happening &#8211; so they&#8217;ve changed their strategy&#8230;[T]he most common lies about climate change now have to do with denying the benefits of clean energy, attacking policies meant to slash planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels, and maligning scientists and advocates that push for change.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>American Petroleum Institute launches election-year ad blitz<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/12012024\/american-petroleum-institute-election-year-climate-policy\/\"><b>American Petroleum Institute Plans Election-Year Blitz in the Face of Climate Policy Pressure<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The massive oil industry group will take on Biden policies, argue for fossil fuel expansion as part of the greenhouse gas solution.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/01\/20\/under-threat-big-fossil-has-same-tactics-new-targets\/\"><b>VIDEO: Under Threat, Big Fossil has Same Tactics, New Targets<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2020\/06\/23\/two-thirds-of-americans-think-government-should-do-more-on-climate\/\"><b>Two-Thirds of Americans Think Government Should Do More on Climate<\/b><\/a> (Pew Research Center)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Climate Envoy John Kerry warns 2024 election is an inflection point for the world:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.news\/climate-risks\/as-big-2024-elections-loom-whats-at-stake-for-climate-action\"><b>As big 2024 elections loom, what&#8217;s at stake for climate action?<\/b><\/a> (Thompson Reuters Foundation):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Some of world&#8217;s biggest emitters hold elections in 2024. US vote could see Biden face climate science denier Trump. Climate pushback from right could shape European votes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1747615633473196307?s=12&#038;t=HLiN6axbv_5Esg4Tvm1utg\"><b>VIDEO: US Climate Envoy John Kerry on the EV transition: &#8220;There will be bumps in the road&#8221;<\/b><\/a> (Bloomberg TV\/Twitter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f4k-teaqLVI\"><b>VIDEO: First Movers for Frontier Clean Technologies &#8211; Davos 2024<\/b><\/a> (World Economic Forum\/YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Rate of renewable energy deployment hit new record high in 2023:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/clean-energy\/chart-the-world-is-building-renewable-energy-faster-than-ever-before\"><b>Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before<\/b><\/a> (Canary Media):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Renewable energy installations jumped nearly 50% last year, the most rapid growth rate in two decades. <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/i> (Stuff we didn&#8217;t have time for in today&#8217;s audio report)&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/list\">Society of Environmental Journalists&#8217; Daily Headlines<\/a> page<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2024\/jan\/21\/heatwave-scorches-states-from-east-to-west-as-temperatures-soar-across-australia\"><b>Heatwave scorches states from east to west as temperatures soar across Australia<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/liquefied-natural-gas\/the-big-battle-brewing-over-lng-exports\"><b>The big battle brewing over LNG exports<\/b><\/a> (Canary Media)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/loper-bright-oral-argument-recap-sam-alito-dullard\/\"><b>Chevron Deference: Sam Alito Suddenly Unconcerned About Judges Ruling Based On Their Policy Preferences<\/b><\/a> (Balls and Strikes)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/environment\/2024-01-22-big-ag-oil-lobby-clean-energy-credits\/?vgo_ee=hVkvxIggyi06s8c1ELWkQ3MsALzTNuNC3DBPceGOXilA%3APSxSXh1PYJY%2BSsOf6CWevTgAWL47ej9O\"><b>Big Ag and Big Oil Team Up to Lobby for Clean Energy Credits<\/b><\/a> (The American Prospect)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2024\/01\/a-cash-crop-that-never-runs-out\/\"><b>Wind energy: A cash crop that never runs out<\/b><\/a> (Yale Climate Connections)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/jan\/22\/plastics-plant-louisianas-cancer-alley-air-permits\"><b>Louisiana Court Upholds Permits For Petrochemical Complex In Cancer Alley<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/does-sackett-clip-epas-wings-on-permits-water-rules\/\"><b>Does Sackett Clip EPA&#8217;s Wings On Permits, Water Rules?<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.news\/net-zero\/energy-efficiency-the-net-zero-no-brainer-that-has-come-of-age\"><b>Energy Efficiency: The Net-Zero No-Brainer That Has Come Of Age<\/b><\/a> (Thompson Reuters Foundation)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/22012024\/republican-presidential-candidate-nikki-haley-climate-change\/\"><b>Nikki Haley Says Climate Change is Real. Is She Proposing Anything to Stop It?<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4421720-exxon-sues-over-investors-climate-proposal\/\"><b>Exxon Sues Over Investors&#8217; Climate Proposal<\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2024-01-19\/california-winds-spread-more-and-more-microplastics\"><b>Sludge Compost Is An Increasing Source Of Microplastics, Researchers Say<\/b><\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-22\/royal-caribbean-s-icon-of-the-seas-highlights-climate-impact-of-cruises?srnd=green\"><b>The World&#8217;s Largest Cruise Ship Is a Climate Liability<\/b><\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/22\/climate\/agriculture-africa-traditional-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P00.RAu1.Diu09EJpmiU_&#038;smid=url-share\"><b>A &#8216;Revolutionary&#8217; Way to Feed the World That&#8217;s Very Old<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/jan\/19\/women-cop29-climate-summit-committee-backlash\"><b>Women Added To Cop29 Climate Summit Committee After Backlash<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/canada-give-mineral-rich-arctic-region-nunavut-control-over-its-resources-2024-01-18\/\"><b>Canada Gives Mineral-Rich Arctic Region Of Nunavut Control Of Resources<\/b><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/record-hot-climate-change-warming-el-nino-db415afb5868b9ed8b9120852c09b14d\"><b>Record-Shattering 2023 Heat Has Scientists On Edge: Warming May Be Worsening<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/14\/23951104\/apartment-rent-electrify-appliance-pollution-incentives\"><b>How to electrify your life when you rent<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecrocks.com\/2023\/06\/05\/complete-series-farmers-under-attack-for-supporting-clean-energy\/\"><b>Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy <\/b><\/a> (Climate Crocks)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/25\/world\/heatwaves-temperature-record-climate-intl\/index.html\"><b>These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms<\/b><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29092022\/inside-clean-energy-electrification\/\"><b>Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here&#8217;s How to Get Started<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therevelator.org\/30-day-climate-action-plan\/\"><b>Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? 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