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Grand Junction is 'darn hard to get to': ranchers split on public lands agency's move west
The Bureau of Land Management is moving from Washington to Colorado – but some see it as an attempt to undermine the agency
In November 2017, less than a year after Donald Trump took office, Ryan Zinke proposed ejecting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a federal agency that oversees 250 million acres of federal land, from its longtime headquarters in Washington DC.
The BLM’s key responsibilities include administering grazing permits for ranchers, mining, and oil and gas extraction permits; since the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, it has also had a mandate to oversee recreation and conservation on its lands.
Continue reading...Ella Kissi-Debrah's mother says she wants justice for her daughter
Inquest is considering whether London air pollution contributed to nine-year-old’s asthma death
The mother of a girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack thought to have been triggered by air pollution has said she wants “justice” for her daughter.
Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 having suffered numerous seizures and made almost 30 hospital visits over the previous three years.
Continue reading...Low interest repeats for Hubei’s second last-ditch auction
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Dec. 11, 2020
Global investors add momentum to net zero trend
EU leaders adopt upgraded 2030 climate target of at least 55%
Climate change: 700-year history of wind recorded in island mud
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Morrison sidelined by Boris at climate summit, overshadowed at Pacific Forum
On Friday it was confirmed that Australia has not been offered a speaking slot at the Climate United Nations’ Ambition Summit. This should not come as a surprise. The Climate Ambition Summit is, as the name would suggest, all about climate ambition – where Australia is decidedly lacking. Earlier this week, Australia was ranked second last...
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CP Daily: Thursday December 10, 2020
Queensland renewable energy zones “flooded” with 60,000MW of project proposals
Queensland government says interest in building out the state's renewable energy zones "shattered expectations," with 192 projects put forward.
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Taylor’s projections assume rooftop solar will be shut down for two months a year
Angus Taylor's emissions projections report predicts every rooftop solar system will be effectively shut down for an average of two months a year. Seriously?
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Reserve Bank says GreenPower too costly, so signs up with coal baron Trevor St Baker
The RBA backs out from buying 100 per cent renewable electricity, signing up instead with the Trevor St Baker owned coal generator Delta Electricity.
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Amazon signs PPA with Victorian wind farm, its third renewables deal in Australia
US online retail giant signs deal to source 325,000MWh of energy a year from 96.6MW Hawkesdale wind farm being developed by Global Power Generation.
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Plenti raises $100m to expand loans for solar and storage
Personal loan provider Plenti raises $100 million to expand the company's solar and storage loans program.
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Global emissions are down by an unprecedented 7% — but don’t start celebrating just yet
Independent MP Zali Steggall welcomes positive response to Climate Change Bill
Independent MP Zali Steggall welcomes positive response to proposed Climate Change Act, designed to break the climate policy deadlock.
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Climate change: Covid drives record emissions drop in 2020
Australia’s first grid-scale vanadium flow battery to be built in South Australia
Australia’s first ever utility-scale vanadium flow battery to be built in South Australia to demonstrate the potential for medium duration energy storage.
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