HuffPost House Science Committee Chair Says Climate Change Is A Good ThingHuffPostWASHINGTON — Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) — who has spent his career cozying up to fossil fuel interests, dismissing the threat of climate change and harassing federal climate scientists — is now arguing that pumping the atmosphere full of carbon …GOP Science chairman extolls ‘benefits’…

U.S. News & World Report California Governor to Extend Climate Change Bill 10 YearsU.S. News & World ReportFILE — In this July 13, 2017 file photo California Gov. Jerry Brown listens as members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee discuss a pair of climate change bills he supports, in Sacramento, Calif. As his fourth and…

CNET Trump? Whatever. Al Gore says we’ll cope with climate changeCNETYou’d think a guy like Al Gore, who’s staked his post-vice-presidential reputation on an effort to deal with the dangers of climate change, would be in a dark mood after the election of President Donald Trump. Nope. “There’s a legitimate hope the US is …In…

The Guardian Unapproved land clearing an unfolding environmental crisis, green groups sayThe GuardianFour peak environmental bodies on Tuesday released satellite analysis showing more than 100 hectares at Olive Vale station in Cape York were cleared without approval in the year following the intervention of the federal environment minister in 2015.Environment Department making ‘urgent inquiries’ into…

The Guardian Religious leaders occupy environment minister’s office to protest Carmichael coalmineThe Guardian“I have been involved with the environment for many years,” said Keren-Black. “But I haven’t taken action in this way before. It seems to me now the situation is so dire and so urgent that we have to get him to take responsibility.…

The Canberra Times Environment and Energy Department secretary Gordon de Brouwer quitsThe Canberra TimesThe federal government is looking for a new secretary for the Department of Environment and Energy after Gordon de Brouwer quit “to pursue other interests”. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the surprise announcement on Tuesday, coming as the … and more »

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Proposed Columbus asphalt plant sparks debate over traffic, environmentTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressThe Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a zoning change that would put paving company Bituminous Roadways one step closer to building an asphalt plant that opponents say would bring traffic, noise and odors to the north metro city.

The Guardian Dozens of Laotian elephants ‘illegally sold to Chinese zoos’The GuardianElephants crossing a river in Laos. Dozens of their relatives are believed to have been illegally sold to China. Photograph: Grant Dixon/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Images. Environment · Elephant conservation … and more »

Barron’s Why Goldman Sachs is Bullish on These Energy StocksBarron’sGoldman Sachs is bullish on India’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) as they look cheap against their global peers and could be set for a re-rating. India’s oil marketing companies – which operate refineries and service stations, and sell a range of …

Energy industry wants to brighten solar marketWashington TimesOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Energy business owners, industry observers and environmentalists said they’re optimistic an interim study will help advance an underused resource in the state. The legislative request to examine the economic benefit of solar power … and more »