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Joe Manchin – The Democrat blocking progressive change is beholden to big oil.

July 20, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Democrat blocking progressive change is beholden to big oil. Surprised? The Guardian – Alex Kotch 20-JUL-2021 Joe Manchin owns millions of dollars in coal stock, founded an energy firm and Exxon lobbyists brag about their access to him. Republicans fund raise on his behalf

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene Tagged: Big Oil, coal, conflict-of-interest, Edison Electric Institute, Enersystems, ethics, Exxon, filibuster, Joe Manchin, lobbyists, Republicans, West Virginia

‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels

February 9, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

At the Guardian’s International Edition today, an article titled: ‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals shows a stunning increase in morbidity from fossil fuel pollutants. Oliver Milman … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Politics, Racism, Science, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: Air pollution, coal, deaths, disease, fossil fuels, heart disease, mortality, oil, pollution, respiratory ailments

How a Plan to Save the Power System Disappeared

August 30, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

A federal lab found a way to modernize the grid, reduce reliance on coal, and save consumers billions. Then Trump appointees blocked it. The Atlantic Story by Peter Fairley

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Future of Work, Politics, Science, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: 2018, Aaron Bloom, Alex Fitzsimmons, carbon policy, carbon pricing, Catherine “Katie” Jereza, Cathy Tripodi, Charles Koch, climate change, climate change deniers, coal, coal-industry, DOE, Interconnections Seam Study, Jereza, Joshua Novacheck, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, Paris climate-change agreement, power grids, power plants, Power System, Rick Perry, Seams, Secretary of Energy, The Grid, Tom Sloan, Tripodi, Trump administration, U.S. Department of Energy

The Guardian: Study: global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels

March 18, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement Kirsch said: “This makes it crystal clear that banks are failing miserably when it comes to responding to the urgency of the climate crisis. As the toll of death and destruction from unprecedented floods, droughts, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Arctic oil, Bank of America, capital, carbon emissions, Citi, climate crisis, coal, fossil fuels, gas, investment banks, JP Morgan Chase, oil, Paris agreement, the US banks Wells Fargo

Tackle climate or face financial crash

December 13, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

from the Guardian 12/13/2018 Tackle climate or face financial crash …

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Politics, Science, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: carbon, carbon emissions, coal, Global Investor Statement

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