{"id":14934,"date":"2024-02-13T10:34:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2024-06-21T11:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:11:48","slug":"green-news-report-february-13-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14934","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; February 13, 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_ChristopherWalken-BMWSuperbowl021124.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>): 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&#8217;s Disease; U.N.: Nearly half of world&#8217;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&#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> As use of A.I. soars, so does the energy and water it requires&#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>Oil and gas industry spending big to get Trump into the White House:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/donald-trump-oil-gas-industry-110000292.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN29Q77O0hG-PmYPHcx2WcGvFMKQFja86g-gJCY5MAjTidghrpYUqnp4DhC26nnlRNhES2a1kmBg0asdQZQ9m9xGZYf0F01IHr\"><b>Donald Trump Is the Oil and Gas Industry&#8217;s Top Choice for President<\/b><\/a> (Bloomberg\/Yahoo News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Despite record oil production and profits during his White House tenure, industry donors have given very little &#8220;\u201d just $635,000 &#8220;\u201d to his reelection bid compared with the $7.37 million they bestowed on Trump, according to an analysis from OpenSecrets.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theenergymix.com\/donations-point-to-trump-as-u-s-fossil-companies-choice-for-president\/\"><b>Donations Point to Trump as U.S. Fossil Companies&#8217; Choice for President<\/b><\/a> (Energy Mix)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upstreamonline.com\/politics\/-blessing-to-fossil-fuel-industry-what-would-new-trump-presidency-mean-for-energy-sector-\/2-1-1586135\"><b>&#8216;Blessing to fossil fuel industry&#8217;: What would new Trump presidency mean for energy sector?<\/b><\/a> (Upstream Online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Florida&#8217;s GOP state legislature pushes bill to delete &#8216;climate change&#8217; from state law:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/environment\/2024\/02\/09\/florida-could-remove-majority-mentions-climate-change-state-law\/\"><b>Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law<\/b><\/a> (Tampa Bay Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">A bill backed by the speaker of the Florida House would also make wide-ranging changes to state energy policies.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winknews.com\/2024\/02\/07\/what-are-florida-lawmakers-doing-to-lower-your-property-insurance-rates-wink-investigative-reporter-goes-to-tallahassee-to-find-out\/\"><b>What are Florida lawmakers doing to lower your property insurance rates? WINK investigative reporter goes to Tallahassee to find out<\/b><\/a> (CBS Tampa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>EVs dominate Super Bowl 58 ads and mark persistent cultural shift away from fossil fuels<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/energy\/2024\/02\/10\/super-bowl-58-100-percent-solar-powered\/72538610007\/\"><b>Super Bowl 58 to be the first fully powered by renewable energy<\/b><\/a> (USA Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sfB-glrgn5o\"><b>VIDEO:  Christopher Walken in &#8220;Talkin Like Walken&#8221; (ft. Usher) for BMW<\/b><\/a> (BMW\/YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/02\/12\/kias-ev-super-bowl-ad-is-a-winner\/\"><b>VIDEO: Kia&#8217;s EV Super Bowl Ad is a Winner<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2024\/02\/11\/ev-ads-ghg-emissions-from-jets-more-its-super-bowl-weekend\/\"><b>EV Ads, GHG Emissions From Jets, &#038; More: It&#8217;s Super Bowl Weekend<\/b><\/a> (Clean Technica)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/brand-marketing\/super-bowl-58-ad-tracker-watch-all-the-teasers-and-spots\/\"><b>Super Bowl 58 Ad Tracker: Complete List of 2024 Super Bowl Commercials<\/b><\/a> (Ad Week)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/2850677\/big-three-automakers-bailed-on-ev-super-bowl-ads-but-four-still-bought-in\/\"><b>&#8216;Big Three&#8217; automakers bailed on EV Super Bowl ads, but four still bought in<\/b><\/a> (Washington Examiner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>EV sales are <i>not<\/i> declining, <i>not<\/i> &#8216;in trouble&#8217;:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/01\/16\/whos-trying-to-kill-the-electric-car-again\/\"><b>Who&#8217;s Trying to Kill the Electric Car &#8220;\u201c Again?<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Part of the fossil industry&#8217;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&#8217;s recent &#8220;EVs Losing Momentum&#8221;, where I learned that EV sales in November were &#8220;only&#8221; up 42 percent from the previous year.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2023\/08\/26\/ev-sales-are-what-an-s-curve-looks-like\/\"><b>EV Sales are What an &#8220;S&#8221; Curve Looks Like<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2024\/01\/general-motors-is-still-struggling-with-new-evs-data-show\/\"><b>Technical headaches put the brakes on GM&#8217;s big EV push<\/b><\/a> (Ars Technica)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/10\/26\/23934172\/ford-12-billion-ev-investment-postpone-q3-earnings\"><b>Ford hits the brakes on $12 billion in EV spending because EVs are too expensive<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/1-4-cars-sold-california-023709779.html\"><b>1 in 4 new cars sold in California last quarter were EVs, an all-time high<\/b><\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/02\/09\/walmart-coast-to-coast-network-dc-fast-chargers\/\"><b>Walmart is rolling out its &#8216;coast-to-coast&#8217; network of DC fast chargers<\/b><\/a> (Electrek)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/boycott-tesla-ads-aired-during-the-super-bowl-emphasize-self-driving-dangers\/ar-BB1ib5dA\"><b>&#8216;Boycott Tesla&#8217; ads aired during the Super Bowl emphasize self-driving dangers<\/b><\/a> (Mashable\/MSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Jury vindicates Dr. Michael Mann in rightwing defamation lawsuit:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/climate-deniers\/cnn-climate-scientist-michael-mann-claims-victory-against-right-wing-media-smears\"><b>VIDEO: On CNN, climate scientist Michael Mann claims victory against right-wing media smears<\/b><\/a> (Media Matters):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">After 12 years, Mann won a defamation lawsuit against conservative writers Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/08\/climate\/michael-mann-defamation-lawsuit.html?partner=slack&#038;smid=sl-share\"><b>Michael Mann, a Leading Climate Scientist, Wins His Defamation Suit<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">&#8220;The jury also found the writers had made their statements with &#8216;maliciousness, spite, ill will, vengeance or deliberate intent to harm,&#8217; 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.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/million-dollar-legal-victory-shines-light-on-conservatives-attacks-on-science\"><b>Million-dollar legal victory shines light on conservatives&#8217; attacks on science<\/b><\/a> (PBS NewsHour)<\/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.axios.com\/2024\/02\/12\/air-quality-climate-change-penalty?stream=top\"><b>Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study<\/b><\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2024\/02\/12\/newest-research-atlantic-current-shows-signs-of-slowing\/\"><b>VIDEO: Newest Research: Atlantic Current Shows Signs of Slowing<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/feb\/11\/epa-reapprove-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons\"><b>EPA Again OKs Use Of Toxic Herbicide Linked To Parkinson&#8217;s Disease<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-report-migratory-species-decline-9068ad6e13c7f6ee57d6d92deef4646f\"><b>Nearly Half Of The World&#8217;s Migratory Species Are In Decline: UN Report<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/12\/business\/chocolate-prices-valentines-day-supply\"><b>Cocoa prices are soaring. Will it affect your Valentine&#8217;s Day chocolate?<\/b><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/02\/09\/walmart-coast-to-coast-network-dc-fast-chargers\/\"><b>Walmart is rolling out its &#8216;coast-to-coast&#8217; network of DC fast chargers<\/b><\/a> (Electrek)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/energy\/biden-liquefied-natural-gas-pause-coalition\/\"><b>The Unlikely Coalition Behind Biden&#8217;s Liquefied Natural Gas Pivot<\/b><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/under-the-radar-biden-is-pushing-2-big-climate-rules-as-first-term-ends\/\"><b>&#8216;Under The Radar&#8217;: Biden Is Pushing 2 Big Climate Rules As First Term Ends<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/supreme-court-watchlist-agency-power-air-rules-water-rights\/\"><b>Supreme Court Watchlist: Agency Power, Air Rules, Water Rights<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/02\/11\/climate\/climate-change-wildlife-solar.html\"><b>The Planet Needs Solar Power. Can We Build It Without Harming Nature?<\/b><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/feb\/12\/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet\"><b>Revealed: The 1,200 Big Methane Leaks From Waste Dumps Trashing The Planet<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/artificial-intelligence-climate-energy-emissions\"><b>As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires<\/b><\/a> (Yale e360)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/feb\/06\/trump-climate-change-fossil-fuels-second-term\"><b>&#8216;In A Word, Horrific&#8217;: Trump&#8217;s Extreme Anti-Environment Blueprint<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/01\/30\/plug-in-hybrid-car-worth-it\/\"><b>Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/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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