Senator’s Bill Seeks to Stop Biden Restricting Drilling on Federal Lands Without Approval From Congress
In opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order to block new leasing of oil and gas drilling on federal lands, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is introducing a bill that would limit the White House from such actions without congressional approval.
Biden signed a broad executive action on Wednesday, the goal of which is to achieve “a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and (which) puts the United States on an irreversible path to a net-zero economy by 2050,” and includes a pause on new oil and gas drilling on U.S. government lands.
2019 capped off the world s hottest decade in recorded history
It also marked the second-warmest year ever. What happens in the future is really up to us, said one scientist.
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WASHINGTON The past decade was the hottest ever recorded on the planet, driven by an acceleration of temperature increases in the past five years, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. government.
The findings, released jointly by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), detail a troubling trajectory: 2019 was the second-hottest year on record, trailing only 2016. The past five years each rank among the five hottest since record-keeping began. And 19 of the hottest 20 years have occurred during the past two decades.
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This year may be the most important for the environment | Opinion
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, points out that this is an election year for the governor and the entire Legislature. This year, he says, we need to hold our elected officials accountable. (AP File)AP
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By Jeff Tittel
Although 2020 was a big election year, 2021 is more important in New Jersey.This is an election year for the governor and the entire Legislature. This year we need to hold our elected officials accountable.
The coronavirus, Black Lives Matter and the Green New Deal are the social forces helping to shape our future. We need a green reopening that deals with protecting the environment, addressing our economic and social disparities, and adapting to climate change. In 2021, Murphy and the Legislature need to take action on clean water, land use, protecting overburdened communities, climate change and preventing unnecessary f
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A recent analysis of global sea level rise rates concludes the rising trend was 1.56 mm per year from 1900-2018. This is the same rate as for 1958-2014 (1.5 mm per year), indicating there has not been a long-term distinctive change in sea level rise rates in the last 120 years.
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These are a sampling of many reports that show sea level is not rising at an alarming rate. Here are some others:
A policy brief from The Heartland Institute shows there is no evidence of acceleration in the rise of global sea levels since the 1920s and concludes the IPCC concerns over the issue are ‘without merit.’