Catholic News Service Pope, Italian president talk migrants, environment, jobsCatholic News ServiceMattarella told Pope Francis safeguarding the environment is another area where he sees a convergence of Christian values and the democratic ideal of seeking the common good. Thanking Pope Francis for his encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” the president … and more »

Harvard Business Review If You Think Fighting Climate Change Will Be Expensive, Calculate the Cost of Letting It HappenHarvard Business ReviewI’d like to point out the flip side: that climate change itself is bad for the economy and investing in climate resilience is not only a national security priority, but an enormous economic opportunity. The…

DesMoinesRegister.com Blaming global warming on our ‘creator’ abdicates our responsibility to actDesMoinesRegister.comOnce again, simplistic thinking and binary choices are the only ways that deniers of global warming can analyze the issue. Max Isaacson’s June 7 letter stated that he “concedes” there is global warming, but believes since volcanoes and other natural …

Pyatt: Fixing global warming tough, but why just give up?Carroll County TimesThe knowledge that carbon dioxide pollutes our air via global warming was a kick in the teeth in the 1990s when Al Gore popularized it in a movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” After surviving Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) during the Cold War, what a …Paris…

Deseret News Frank R. Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb: Global warming, Gary Ott, and 3rd District produce hot politicsDeseret NewsWith our shades on, we explore the warming global political discussions in Utah. President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, an agreement among almost 150 countries designed to reduce greenhouse gases and slow…

Globalnews.ca Alberta Environment issues high streamflow advisory for Whitecourt areaGlobalnews.caElevated water levels that could create “dangerous situations or lead to flooding” prompted Alberta Environment to issue a high streamflow advisory on Sunday for the Athabasca and McLeod Rivers and their tributaries, including those in the Whitecourt area.

WND.com ‘Climate change‘ fight has cost you more than $166 billionWND.comWASHINGTON – The U.S. government spent nearly as much fighting “climate change” between 1993 and 2014 as was spent on the entire Apollo program between 1962 and 1973, according to a new report. A May 2017 report from the Capital Research …

Newsworks.org Trump wages battle against regulations, not climate changeNewsworks.orgHe’s done that through executive orders targeting climate change programs and regulations, massive proposed spending cuts and key appointments such as Scott Pruitt as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. To what degree Trump will succeed … and more »

The Guardian Michael Gove appointed environment secretary in cabinet reshuffle …The GuardianFormer justice secretary who was sacked by Theresa May last year returns to government as Andrea Leadsom and Damian Green take on new roles.Cabinet reshuffle: Michael Gove returns to Cabinet as Environment SecretaryThe IndependentMichael Gove makes political comeback as Environment SecretaryMetroMichael Gove’s Appointment As…

Shanghai Daily (subscription) Ecology forum focuses on soil environmentShanghai Daily (subscription)The forum was supported by UN Environment, and was given a theme of soil ecology environmental assessment and remediation this year. It served as an online and offline platform for academic exchange, featuring speeches and discussion session by … and more »