PRI California’s electrical grid can’t handle all the solar energy the state is producingPRIBut the state’s solar boom isn’t all sunshine, as the Los Angeles Times energy reporter, Ivan Penn, laid out in a recent investigation. To avoid overloading its electrical grid, California has actually paid neighboring states like Arizona to take …Clarksville Solar Facility…

UPI.com Global warming, rising seas may encourage parasites – UPI.comUPI.comA study of ancient clam fossils suggests rising seas could once again encourage parasite infestations in brackish water ecosystems. and more »

A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down TreesNew York TimesThe idea of paying people in poorer countries to protect their forests has long attracted interest from those concerned about climate change. The United Nations set up a program, known as REDD Plus (for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest … and…

The Guardian Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural …The GuardianPlastic bottles and other debris gather on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington DC. Plastic has now outstripped most other man-made materials.Earth is becoming ‘Planet Plastic’BBC NewsEnvironment | World’s plastic waste could bury Manhattan 3km deepMacau Daily Times8.3b tonnes of plastic causing…

The Independent Michael Gove to pledge ‘Green Brexit’ in first keynote environment speechThe IndependentBut the Environment Secretary, a leading figure in the campaign to leave the European Union last year, has been warned by environmental campaigners not to “water down” EU rules and regulations aimed at tackling air pollution and climate change.Michael Gove promises brave…

Natural Resources Defense Council The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 20Natural Resources Defense CouncilHaving failed to take away health insurance for 32 million Americans with his Obamacare repeal, President Trump pivoted this week to bragging about taking away health, safety, and environmental protections for 300 million Americans. Trump…

Washington Examiner Trump administration tries to crimp Zuckerberg’s climate change tour in Glacier: ReportWashington ExaminerFacebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Glacier National Park over the weekend to see the effects of climate change on glaciers there first hand, only to find that the Trump administration had removed the park’s climate change experts …Interior…

UPI.com Global warming, rising seas may encourage parasitesUPI.comHuntley and his colleagues suggest the prevalence of harmful parasites could rise as global warming accelerates sea level rise. “What concerns me is that these rises are going to continue to happen and perhaps at accelerated rates. This poses grave … and more »

WIRED Climate Change Is Here. It’s Time to Talk About GeoengineeringWIREDEmissions reductions are far cheaper, and more effective, at curbing climate change than technological fixes. Carbon sequestration, difficult as it is, should come next. Geoengineering ought to be deployed only as a last resort, and only with a good … and more »

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) Reps inaugurate Technical Committee on National Stakeholder’s Summit on EnvironmentBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)The Technical Committee on the proposed National Stakeholder’s Summit on Environment on legislative framework for environmental law and policy has been inaugurated by the House of Representatives. Obinna Chidoka, chairman, House Committee on … and more »