If Greenidge is allowed to proceed, a precedent will have been established, and other investors will surely look at power stations for private operations that do nothing to help this country’s energy transition off fossil fuels. By way of contrast, China labelled bitcoin mining as “highly polluting” in 2019, and banned the practice entirely in September 2021.
Volume 3, Issue 9 October, 2021 Political Candidates’ Climate Change Statements Election 2021 is upon us! As voters make their final choices and go to the polls to vote, CCAA firmly believes that a primary criterion for selecting candidates is their positions on climate change, especially the actions they would take from the offices
Election 2021 is upon us! As voters make their final choices and go to the polls to vote, CCAA firmly believes that a primary criterion for selecting candidates is their positions on climate change, especially the actions they would take from the offices they are seeking. With that in mind, we reached out to candidates
Earth Day, April 22 – Religious leaders representing over 400,000 people of faith across upper NY state signed on to a statement calling for a transition away from fossil fuels.
A zoom press conference announcing religious/faith leaders support for a transition off of of fossil fuels, why it is important we act now and steps proposed to reduce carbon emission in NYS to meet the goals of the C.L.C.P.A. will be held Monday, April 19 at 2 PM. See below for details on speakers and link.
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, CCAA wants to recognize the women whose hard work and dedication have helped us become what we are today. One such woman is Yvonne Chu.
Along with the new year of 2021 came a lot of change, predominantly with the new Biden administration. Since Biden has taken office on January 20th, many advancements have been made in the efforts of fighting for social justice, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, and attempts at decreasing the speed of climate change. On Biden’s first day in office he signed several executive orders involving climate change. Most notably, Biden immediately recommitted the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord.
As you wrap up your holiday shopping this year, consider thinking of the planet as you shop. With one of the most unprecedented years coming to a close, the pandemic is a reminder of the fragile ecosystem we all live in. As the climate continues to deteriorate, the number of infectious diseases will rise. Even though carbon emissions have decreased with stay-at-home orders and lockdowns around the world, most of those emissions will return to pre-pandemic levels when economies are fully opened up again.
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By CHRIS BOLT Many local groups would have traditionally used this week to raise awareness and inspire action about environmental causes, from climate change to clean water and air, to pollution. Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, though attention to it is overshadowed by the corona virus pandemic. ListenListening…3:27Earth Day Turned 50; what are local
In normal times, we would be celebrating 50 years of achievements since the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Tens of millions of people across the world would be celebrating in the streets and demonstrating for a better environment. These are not normal times!
