Lifehacker Which Is Better for the Environment: Meatless Mondays or #NoRedOctober?LifehackerAs a decade-long vegetarian, I support just about any initiatives that might reduce Americans’ reliance on animal products. And while I come at my choice primarily from an animal welfare position, I also recognize that the impact of livestock, and red …

Financial Times The rule of law: environment, white-collar crime and children’s rightsFinancial TimesWanted: people to draft a new international environmental treaty. Candidates: anyone with some insight — a mix of lawyers, scientists and economists recommended. Prize: international exposure, with the potential bonus of saving the planet. With US …

Reuters Philippine environment minister wins confirmation; miners optimisticReutersMANILA (Reuters) – Philippine lawmakers confirmed Roy Cimatu as Environment Secretary, giving the former soldier the task of deciding whether to implement reforms spearheaded by predecessor Regina Lopez that led to mine closures – but cost her the job.Philippines confirms environment minister who supports open pit mining banMINING.comCA…

CNBC Energy groups warn Trump and Perry are rushing major change to electricity pricingCNBCA coalition of energy industry groups asked regulators to reject a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday. The rule would bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants by requiring wholesale markets to compensate them for certain …Trump Has a…

Bloomberg Equitable Access to Clean Energy in New York at Climate WeekNatural Resources Defense CouncilNRDC along with our partner groups, New Yorkers for Clean Power, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, hosted a forum titled Clean Energy for All: Access and Equity in New York’s Clean Energy Transition, …US Tax Reforms…

Reuters Divided US solar sector spars over trade relief at hearingReuters(Reuters) – U.S. solar manufacturers on Tuesday asked federal trade officials to impose tariffs on cheap foreign-made panels, clashing with companies who rely on those products to build low-priced projects that can compete with gas and coal.Will The US Solar Industry Survive Import Tariffs? Trump…

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Gets Cheapest Bids for Solar Power in AuctionBloombergThe Middle East, rich in oil and natural gas, is trailing most other regions in developing renewables such as solar and wind. Governments from the United Arab Emirates to Iran and Saudi Arabia have spent the past two years sketching out incentive …Saudi Arabia opens…

InsideClimate News The Most Powerful Evidence Climate Scientists Have of Global WarmingInsideClimate NewsThis accrued heat is “really the memory of past climate change,” said Kevin Trenberth, the head of climate analysis at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and co-author of a new paper on ocean warming. It’s not just the amount of warming that…

CNBC A big-money Catholic group just said it’s yanking all of its cash out of fossil fuelsCNBCA coalition of 40 Catholic institutions on Tuesday announced a decision to pull their money from — or block future investment in — fossil fuels. The Global Catholic Climate Movement called it the biggest collective announcement of divestment by…

Austin American-Statesman GARDENING: Do your part reducing global warming in the gardenAustin American-StatesmanOn the other hand, Austin is dependent on other government agencies — state and federal. There are many things that individuals can do to lessen the consequences of climate change and global warming. We gardeners think of ourselves as stewards of the …