New analysis reveals even more troubling news about Indonesia’s fires crisis. Emissions from this year’s fires have reached 1.62 billion metric tons of CO2—bumping Indonesia from the sixth-largest emitter in the world up to the fourth-largest in just six weeks.
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El Niño fueling most extreme tropical cyclone season on record in Northern Hemisphere — The Washington Post
Arguments for the Urgent Need to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This is an excerpt from the Emergency Complaint that we filed with NC Attorney General Roy Cooper calling for investigation of Duke Energy’s corporate charter. This section outlines the startling current projections for climate change.
Rein in Duke Energy, Groups Tell Attorney General — News Release from NC WARN
An alliance of nonprofits today called for NC Attorney General Roy Cooper to assert his explicit legal authority to enforce the corporate charter of Duke Energy, saying an investigation of the corporation’s North Carolina operations is required due to its history of criminality – from partnering with Enron to coal ash failures – and a rapidly advancing climate crisis that could see sea levels rise 10 feet by mid-century.
See coverage in the Los Angeles Times, Charlotte Observer and others.
North Carolinians Impacted by Coal Ash Launch Alliance [with video] — ABC 11
People impacted by coal ash in North Carolina form alliance [with video] — WBTV News
North Carolina Residents Impacted by Coal Ash Launch Alliance — News Release from NC WARN, Appalachian Voices, and Clean Water for NC
Residents from across the state gathered in Raleigh today to announce a new alliance of North Carolinians directly impacted by coal ash and to call on Duke Energy, the General Assembly, the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, and Governor McCrory to find permanent, safe solutions for coal ash that protect all communities from the toxic waste.
Community fights plans to move coal ash to clay mines — Winston Salem Journal
Naomi Klein: Obama Is Beginning to Sound Like a Climate Leader, When Will He Act Like One? — Democracy Now
As scientists warn 2015 is on pace to become the Earth’s hottest year on record, President Obama has unveiled his long-awaited plan to slash carbon emissions from U.S. power plants. But does the plan go far enough? Democracy Now speaks to Naomi Klein, author of the best-selling book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.”