Category Archives: Climate Change

Supreme Court upholds rules curbing greenhouse gases from power plants

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By David G. Savage LA Times June 23, 2014 “…requires new or rebuilt factories and power plants to use the “best available technology” to limit their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.” http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-supreme-court-power-plants-20140610-story.html#page=1

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Report on Healing Walk #3 – Benicia to Rodeo

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Our third Connect the Dots Healing walk was a big success! Idle No More led the way as 50-60 concerned citizens walked over 14 miles from Benicia all the way to Rodeo. Composed of walkers both young and old, bicyclists, … Continue reading →

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Shell’s Role in Tar Sands & Climate Change

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

WHAT ARE TAR SANDS? Because fossil fuels are a finite resource, petroleum companies are now resorting to more extreme forms of oil extraction, including tar sands, fracking, and Arctic exploration. The “tar sands” are deposits of heavy crude oil trapped in sand … Continue reading →

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Mendocino County: Charting a new course for water protection?

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Blog post by Shannon Biggs, Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2014/04/01/mendocino-county-charting-a-new-course-for-water-protection/

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Political Rifts Slow U.S. Effort on Climate Laws

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By CORAL DAVENPORT APRIL 14, 2014 “Experts also note that a shift at the national level could come as more states enact climate change policies. Currently California and several Northeastern states, including New York, have enacted state-level programs to … Continue reading →

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Up To 1,000 Times More Methane Released At Gas Wells Than EPA Estimates, Study Finds

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

BY ARI PHILLIPS ON APRIL 15, 2014http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/15/3426697/methane-vastly-underestimated/

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Canada becoming launch-pad of a global tar sands and oil shale frenz

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

A worldwide extreme energy boom, modelled after Canada’s, is unleashing weapons of mass ecological destructionPosted by Martin Lukacs Wednesday 16 April 2014 theguardian.comhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/16/canada-becoming-launch-pad-of-a-global-tar-sands-and-oil-shale-frenzy

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IPCC climate change report: averting catastrophe is eminently affordable

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Damian Carrington, BerlinThe Guardian, Sunday 13 April 2014 Landmark UN analysis concludes global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-usa-climate-carbon-idUSBREA3E1XD20140415

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