October 2020 – Page 2 – Climate Desk

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Grist

Feeling the Heat

How the Green New Deal lit a fire under the GOP

Zoya Teirstein · October 14, 2020
Mother Jones

On Climate, Amy Coney Barrett Demurs, “I’m Not a Scientist.”

Ah, that old chestnut.

Rebecca Leber · October 13, 2020
Atlas Obscura

Pandemic Quiet Means We Can Eavesdrop on Rare Australian Dolphins

Researchers are hoping to use the opportunity to get a better handle on their language.

Ronan O'Connell · October 12, 2020
Undark

The Chinchillas and the Gold Mine

In Chile, 25 rare chinchillas sit atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable gold. Can a mining company safely move them?

Ed Stoddard · October 12, 2020
Guardian

Trump Has Made Fracking an Election Issue. Has He Misjudged Pennsylvania?

The president’s energy stance may not play well in a swing state threatened by pipeline projects and supportive of climate action

Nina Lakhani · October 10, 2020
Guardian

Inside the Climate Battle Quietly Raging About Us Homes

Away from the headlines, there’s an important fight happening that is pitting real estate developers and utilities against efforts to make America’s new homes more climate friendly.

Emily Holden · October 9, 2020
Slate

Kamala Harris Missed Her Chance to Champion a Key Issue at the Debate

At the debate, Harris repeatedly defended fracking. But that’s not what voters actually want.

Nitish Pahwa · October 8, 2020
Mother Jones

Pence Said Trump Listens to Scientists. That’s a Joke, Right?

The vice president prevaricated on climate, as usual.

Rebecca Leber · October 7, 2020
Grist

5 Ways to Future-Proof a Building

Thousands of 'zero energy' schools, offices, and apartment buildings are on the way.

Nathanael Johnson · October 7, 2020
Undark

Book Review: The Precarious Future of American Farming

In “Perilous Bounty,” Tom Philpott chronicles the forces that shape industrial agriculture in the climate change era.

Jason Plautz · October 2, 2020
High Country News

Eleven Alaska Native Tribes Offer New Way Forward on Managing the Tongass

The proposal comes after a failed consultation process of ‘one way communication’ over the Tongass National Forest.

Anna V. Smith · October 1, 2020