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Syracuse needs to take climate change seriously Sarah Lee | Asst. Photo Editor Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The atmosphere continues to warm every year. Despite images depicting evidence of the threat of climate change caused by people, in Syracuse, seasons still seem to come and go. This fall, while fires raged across the Sierra Nevada, Syracuse was greeted with vibrant sunsets and near-perfect fall weather. Additionally, as Texans recover from an extreme polar vortex, Syracuse has faced a relatively average winter in comparison.  This contrast is dangerous. It creates an illu...

feed to stay on top of the news. To meet the ambitious goal, Bank of America will have to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations as well as engage with the companies it lends to in order to “help accelerate their own transitions to net zero.” The bank said it plans to establish interim science-based emissions targets for “high-emitting portfolios, including energy and power.” That will be no easy task as Bank of America is heavily invested in oil, gas and coal operations.  “It is critical that we leverage all parts of our business – beyond our direct operatio...

BlackRock’s Big Problem Responds to Larry Fink’s 2021 Letters BlackRock’s Big Problem Responds to Larry Fink’s 2021 Letters January 26, 2021 BlackRock continues steps in the right direction, but falls short of the visionary leadership needed WASHINGTON- Today, BlackRock released CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter to CEOs as well as a letter to its clients. The letters spelled out the next steps the world’s largest asset manager will be taking to address the climate crisis. With close to $9 trillion in assets under managem...

Fink demands net-zero disclosure as climate push strengthens Annie Massa and Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg News Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., gestures as he speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 21 - 24. , Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry F...

Trump's environmental swan song sheds light on climate future CNN 1/14/2021 By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist © Bill Weir/CNN Tens of thousands of caribou cross these lands each year in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An auction to lease the drilling rights along Alaska's pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) attracted only three bidders, one of which was the state of Alaska. Popular Searches Half of the available leases attracted no bids at all, leaving a small percentage of the revenue drilling advocates had projected they could generate. Big oil compan...