[01/02] The US government plans to spend a billion dollars researching capture of Co2 from the air:
the Guardian
Experts fear US carbon capture plan is ‘fig leaf’ to protect fossil fuel industry
Critics concerned energy department decision on fledgling technology will undermine efforts to phase out fossil fuels
 It is a distant long shot, and not likely to be of real help before it is too late. On the other hand, it is small compared to what real decarbonization will cost. So I think it won't make much difference either way — unless it somehow interferes with serious decarbonization efforts. But it could do just that. Planet roaster companies will surely get involved in these...
In the US: call on cable providers to drop collecting from all customers for Faux News:
civicshout.com
Tell Cable Providers: No Fox Fee!
Ever since Donald Trump’s latest indictment – where a grand jury charged him for trying to overturn our 2020 election results – Fox News has ...
Meat industry lobbying is blocking the development of greener alternatives in the US and the EU:
the Guardian
‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
Analysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based and cultivated meat
Norfolk Southern Railroad Spent $1.9 Million in Washington as Congress Weakened Rail Safety Bill:
The Intercept
Norfolk Southern Spent $1.9 Million in Washington as Congress Weakened Rail Safety Bill
In the six months since the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment, rail giant Norfolk Southern has activated its lobbyists and spread money around Congr...
Republicans are turning to murder to silence disagreement with their views:
the Guardian
California shop owner shot dead over LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at store
Man made comments about flag at Laura Ann Carlton’s store in Cedar Glen and killed her before being shot and killed by police
SoCalGas spent $36 million to lobby against a proposal to end gas hookups in new buildings: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article277266828.html
California has 14.8 billion dollars of pension funds invested in planet roaster companies:
Grist
One person stopped California’s divestment from fossil fuels — again
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
Rich countries are using poor countries' loans to trap them into investing in fossil fuel extraction:
the Guardian
Rich countries ‘trap’ poor nations into relying on fossil fuels
Campaigners criticise ‘new form of colonialism’, where countries in the global south are forced to invest in fossil fuel projects to repay debts
 The obvious way to respond is to offer debt forgiveness in exchange for commitments not to do more fossil fell development. I think we could do it, if not for the plutocrats trying to prevent it.
Bernie Sanders: The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other:
the Guardian
The US and China must unite to fight climate change, not each other | Bernie Sanders
Cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet
 I agree, that is what both should do. If they both agree, they could both do it.
Ecuadorians voted to end oil extraction in the Yasuni national park:
the Guardian
Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
Referendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoples
 This decision has been a political battle for a long time. President Correa asked the rich countries to pay Ecuador to keep that territory unexploited, saying that a poor country like Ecuador should not have bear the whole of the sacrifice of not selling that oil.