Pelecanus NEWS Episodes
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pelecanus news october 15 2021
Judgments
UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102582
BC Anti-Logging Protesters Win As Judge Denies Firm’s Injunction Bid
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/canada-logging-protests-vancouver-island-judge
People
UN Rules That Steven Donziger House Arrest Violates International Laws
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/574786-un-rules-that-steven-donziger-house-arrest-violates-international
Landscape Ecologist, Lisa Schulte Moore, wins Macarthur Genius Award
https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2021/lisa-schulte-moore
"Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs"
https://www.sej.org/headlines/three-scientists-win-nobel-work-climate-breakthroughs
Reversals
Biden To Expand Bears Ears, Other National Monuments,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/10/07/bears-ears-biden-monument/
USFWS formally reinstates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/changes-to-migratory-bird-treaty-act-enforcement-regime-take-flight
UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102582
BC Anti-Logging Protesters Win As Judge Denies Firm’s Injunction Bid
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/canada-logging-protests-vancouver-island-judge
People
UN Rules That Steven Donziger House Arrest Violates International Laws
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/574786-un-rules-that-steven-donziger-house-arrest-violates-international
Landscape Ecologist, Lisa Schulte Moore, wins Macarthur Genius Award
https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2021/lisa-schulte-moore
"Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs"
https://www.sej.org/headlines/three-scientists-win-nobel-work-climate-breakthroughs
Reversals
Biden To Expand Bears Ears, Other National Monuments,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/10/07/bears-ears-biden-monument/
USFWS formally reinstates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/changes-to-migratory-bird-treaty-act-enforcement-regime-take-flight
pelecanus news october 1 2021
Rewild
Rare Florida butterfly bounces back, offers lesson for saving other critters
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/460260-rare-florida-butterfly-bounces-back-offers-lesson-for-saving-other-critters/
Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/
Drawdown
China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/chinas-pledge-to-end-building-coal-plants-abroad-improves-belt-and-roads-reputation-development-bank-says/ar-AAOLxnB
EPA To Cut Greenhouse Gases Thousands Of Times More Powerful Than CO2
https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-cut-greenhouse-gases-thousands-times-more-powerful-co2
Divestment
Boston University to end endowment investments in fossil fuels
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/573649-boston-university-to-end-endowment-investments-in-fossil-fuels
The MacArthur Foundation announced that it will divest from fossil fuels
https://jack1065.com/2021/09/22/macarthur-foundation-joins-investment-shift-away-fossil-fuels/
Cash Money
California rolls out biggest climate package in state history with an unprecedented $15 billion investment
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/23/newsom-wildfires-climate-change-sequoias/
Philanthropists pledge record $5 billion to protect nature
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/philanthropists-pledge-record-5-billion-protect-nature-2021-09-22/
Rare Florida butterfly bounces back, offers lesson for saving other critters
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/460260-rare-florida-butterfly-bounces-back-offers-lesson-for-saving-other-critters/
Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/thanks-to-the-yurok-tribe-condors-will-return-to-the-pacific-northwest/
Drawdown
China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/chinas-pledge-to-end-building-coal-plants-abroad-improves-belt-and-roads-reputation-development-bank-says/ar-AAOLxnB
EPA To Cut Greenhouse Gases Thousands Of Times More Powerful Than CO2
https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-cut-greenhouse-gases-thousands-times-more-powerful-co2
Divestment
Boston University to end endowment investments in fossil fuels
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/573649-boston-university-to-end-endowment-investments-in-fossil-fuels
The MacArthur Foundation announced that it will divest from fossil fuels
https://jack1065.com/2021/09/22/macarthur-foundation-joins-investment-shift-away-fossil-fuels/
Cash Money
California rolls out biggest climate package in state history with an unprecedented $15 billion investment
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/23/newsom-wildfires-climate-change-sequoias/
Philanthropists pledge record $5 billion to protect nature
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/philanthropists-pledge-record-5-billion-protect-nature-2021-09-22/
pelecanus news september 15 2021
People
Razan Al Mubarak becomes first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/razan-al-mubarak-becomes-first-woman-from-the-arab-world-to-head-iucn/
Drawdown
From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/from-a-nuisance-to-a-benefit-worlds-worst-weed-finds-new-use-as-biofuel/
Toyota Plans $13.5 Bln To Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech By 2030
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-spend-over-135-bln-ev-batteries-by-2030-2021-09-07/
The largest carbon removal facility to date, is now in service
https://grist.org/technology/orca-the-largest-carbon-removal-facility-to-date-is-up-and-running/
Harvard University To End Investment In Fossil Fuels
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-university-will-allow-fossil-fuel-investments-expire-2021-09-10/
Rewilding
These popular tuna species are no longer endangered, surprising scientists
https://www.pacificlongboarder.com/news/A-good-news-story-these-popular-tuna-species-no-longer-endangered-surprising-scientists/
Snail Darter, Tiny And Notorious, Is No Longer Endangered
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/snail-darter-humble-fish-blocked-dam-longer-endangered-79743238
Razan Al Mubarak becomes first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/razan-al-mubarak-becomes-first-woman-from-the-arab-world-to-head-iucn/
Drawdown
From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/from-a-nuisance-to-a-benefit-worlds-worst-weed-finds-new-use-as-biofuel/
Toyota Plans $13.5 Bln To Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech By 2030
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-spend-over-135-bln-ev-batteries-by-2030-2021-09-07/
The largest carbon removal facility to date, is now in service
https://grist.org/technology/orca-the-largest-carbon-removal-facility-to-date-is-up-and-running/
Harvard University To End Investment In Fossil Fuels
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-university-will-allow-fossil-fuel-investments-expire-2021-09-10/
Rewilding
These popular tuna species are no longer endangered, surprising scientists
https://www.pacificlongboarder.com/news/A-good-news-story-these-popular-tuna-species-no-longer-endangered-surprising-scientists/
Snail Darter, Tiny And Notorious, Is No Longer Endangered
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/snail-darter-humble-fish-blocked-dam-longer-endangered-79743238
pelecanus news september 1 2021
People
Ninfa Carianil, 2021 International Ranger Award Winner
https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202108/ninfa-carianil-2021-international-ranger-award-winner
Legal
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/south-korea-to-grant-legal-status-to-animals-to-tackle-abuse-abandonment/
Federal judge throws out US approval of ConocoPhilips Alaska oil project
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/federal-judge-vacates-us-approval-conocophillips-alaska-drilling-project-2021-08-18/
Rewilding
Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/blue-whales-returning-to-spains-atlantic-coast-after-40-year-absence
Second family of wolverines discovered at Mount Rainier
https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/aug/29/2nd-wolverine-family-spotted-at-mount-ranier-national-park/
House Democrats to Provide $100 Million for Critically Endangered Species in Reconciliation Bill
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/house-democrats-to-provide-100-million-for-critically-endangered-species-in-reconciliation-bill-2021-08-26/
Ninfa Carianil, 2021 International Ranger Award Winner
https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202108/ninfa-carianil-2021-international-ranger-award-winner
Legal
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/south-korea-to-grant-legal-status-to-animals-to-tackle-abuse-abandonment/
Federal judge throws out US approval of ConocoPhilips Alaska oil project
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/federal-judge-vacates-us-approval-conocophillips-alaska-drilling-project-2021-08-18/
Rewilding
Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/blue-whales-returning-to-spains-atlantic-coast-after-40-year-absence
Second family of wolverines discovered at Mount Rainier
https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/aug/29/2nd-wolverine-family-spotted-at-mount-ranier-national-park/
House Democrats to Provide $100 Million for Critically Endangered Species in Reconciliation Bill
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/house-democrats-to-provide-100-million-for-critically-endangered-species-in-reconciliation-bill-2021-08-26/
pelecanus news august 15 2021
Rewilding
Seychelles magpie robin becomes world’s first ‘digital species’
https://www.nation.sc/articles/9805/seychelles-magpie-robin-becomes-worlds-first-digital-species-and-its-for-sale
Following pandas, Tibetan antelopes off endangered species list in China as population surpasses 300,000
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1231091.shtml
African wild dogs return to southern Malawi for the first time in 20 years
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/30/pack-african-wild-dogs-epic-journey-new-home-malawi-aoe
Drawdown
Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Funding Climate Programs
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/politics/senate-budget-plan.html
Biden Calls For Half Of New Cars To Be Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids By 2030
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/biden-calls-for-half-of-new-cars-to-be-electric-or-plug-in-hybrids-by-2030/ar-AAMXS2a
Seychelles magpie robin becomes world’s first ‘digital species’
https://www.nation.sc/articles/9805/seychelles-magpie-robin-becomes-worlds-first-digital-species-and-its-for-sale
Following pandas, Tibetan antelopes off endangered species list in China as population surpasses 300,000
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1231091.shtml
African wild dogs return to southern Malawi for the first time in 20 years
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/30/pack-african-wild-dogs-epic-journey-new-home-malawi-aoe
Drawdown
Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Funding Climate Programs
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/politics/senate-budget-plan.html
Biden Calls For Half Of New Cars To Be Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids By 2030
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/biden-calls-for-half-of-new-cars-to-be-electric-or-plug-in-hybrids-by-2030/ar-AAMXS2a
Pelecanus news august 1 2021
Drawdown
World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia
https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-largest-solar-farm-costing-2b-to-be-built-in-indonesia
New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power
https://interestingengineering.com/new-solar-cell-innovation-provides-1000-times-more-power
Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/bayer-pull-glyphosate-us-lawn-and-garden-markets
Protected Areas
Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest
https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-proposes-sweeping-protections-alaska-s-tongass-forest
Rewilding
Four endangered Piping Plover chicks hatched in Ohio for 1st time in 80 years
https://www.ashlandsource.com/life/four-endangered-piping-plover-chicks-hatched-in-ohio-for-1st-time-in-80-years/article_dcf8eb68-9477-571d-a8d1-ebcf08adb5ef.html
A new 'green status of species' will measure the recovery of threatened plants and animals
https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202107/iucns-new-green-status-species-measures-impact-conservation-actio
World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia
https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-largest-solar-farm-costing-2b-to-be-built-in-indonesia
New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power
https://interestingengineering.com/new-solar-cell-innovation-provides-1000-times-more-power
Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/bayer-pull-glyphosate-us-lawn-and-garden-markets
Protected Areas
Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest
https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-proposes-sweeping-protections-alaska-s-tongass-forest
Rewilding
Four endangered Piping Plover chicks hatched in Ohio for 1st time in 80 years
https://www.ashlandsource.com/life/four-endangered-piping-plover-chicks-hatched-in-ohio-for-1st-time-in-80-years/article_dcf8eb68-9477-571d-a8d1-ebcf08adb5ef.html
A new 'green status of species' will measure the recovery of threatened plants and animals
https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202107/iucns-new-green-status-species-measures-impact-conservation-actio
pelecanus news july 15 2021
Representation
First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service
https://apnews.com/article/forests-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-cc4a96a6937eaeb3a4aeff167172dd9a
Drawdown
Harvard’s new solid-state Lithium battery can be recharged 10,000 times
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/05/researchers-design-long-lasting-solid-state-lithium-battery/
America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565353/fossil-fuel-america-consumption-united-states-low
Bangladesh scraps plan to build 10 coal-fired power plants
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-energy-climate-change-coal-idUSKCN2E410H
Wildlife
Mouse extinct for 150 years found living on island
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/561670/Mouse-thought-extinct-for-150-years-found-living-on-island
China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/09/asia/china-giant-pandas-endangered-scli-intl-scn/index.html
First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service
https://apnews.com/article/forests-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-cc4a96a6937eaeb3a4aeff167172dd9a
Drawdown
Harvard’s new solid-state Lithium battery can be recharged 10,000 times
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/05/researchers-design-long-lasting-solid-state-lithium-battery/
America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565353/fossil-fuel-america-consumption-united-states-low
Bangladesh scraps plan to build 10 coal-fired power plants
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-energy-climate-change-coal-idUSKCN2E410H
Wildlife
Mouse extinct for 150 years found living on island
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/561670/Mouse-thought-extinct-for-150-years-found-living-on-island
China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/09/asia/china-giant-pandas-endangered-scli-intl-scn/index.html
pelecanus news July 1 2021
pelecanus news June 15 2021
Restoration
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/u-n-declares-decade-of-ecosystem-restoration-to-make-peace-with-nature/
Drawdown
Keystone XL Pipeline Project is donezo!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/energy/keystone-pipeline-canceled/index.html
Rewilding
Griffon Vultures are breeding in Morocco after 40-year absence
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/after-40-year-absence-griffon-vultures-are-breeding-morocco-again
1st Gray Wolf pup since 1940s spotted in Colorado
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/1st-gray-wolf-pups-since-1940s-spotted-in-colorado/ar-AAKScbO
Back from the Brink: Iberian Lynx population rises to over 1,000
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/back-brink-iberian-lynx-population-rises-over-1000-2021-05-28/
Giant tortoise found in Galapagos a species considered extinct a century ago.
https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-tortoise-thought-extinct-for-a-century-discovered-on-galapagos-island
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/u-n-declares-decade-of-ecosystem-restoration-to-make-peace-with-nature/
Drawdown
Keystone XL Pipeline Project is donezo!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/energy/keystone-pipeline-canceled/index.html
Rewilding
Griffon Vultures are breeding in Morocco after 40-year absence
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/after-40-year-absence-griffon-vultures-are-breeding-morocco-again
1st Gray Wolf pup since 1940s spotted in Colorado
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/1st-gray-wolf-pups-since-1940s-spotted-in-colorado/ar-AAKScbO
Back from the Brink: Iberian Lynx population rises to over 1,000
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/back-brink-iberian-lynx-population-rises-over-1000-2021-05-28/
Giant tortoise found in Galapagos a species considered extinct a century ago.
https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-tortoise-thought-extinct-for-a-century-discovered-on-galapagos-island
PELECANUS NEWS June 2 2021
Chevron investors demand emission cuts
www.reuters.com/business/energy/c…sions-2021-05-26/
Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half by 2030
finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-royal…g-171405028.html
Exxon shareholders to buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action
www.huffpost.com/entry/exxon-mobi…e4b0d56a83f2bfdd
Crane: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57074156
‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up
www.theguardian.com/environment/202…ina-pops-up-aoe
www.reuters.com/business/energy/c…sions-2021-05-26/
Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half by 2030
finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-royal…g-171405028.html
Exxon shareholders to buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action
www.huffpost.com/entry/exxon-mobi…e4b0d56a83f2bfdd
Crane: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57074156
‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up
www.theguardian.com/environment/202…ina-pops-up-aoe
Pelecanus news may 15 2021
Halting Destruction
Biden administration cancels border wall construction
www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/…struction-485123
Protected Areas
Biden administration lays out 30x30 vision to conserve nature
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/biden-la…-waters-by-2030/
New Australian marine parks protect area twice Great Barrier Reef’s size
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/two-new-…at-barrier-reef/
Forests
A Madagascar-sized area of forest has regrown since 2000
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/a-madaga…rown-since-2000/
Sri Lanka to ban palm oil imports, raze plantations over environmental concerns
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/sri-lank…mental-concerns/
Biden administration cancels border wall construction
www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/…struction-485123
Protected Areas
Biden administration lays out 30x30 vision to conserve nature
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/biden-la…-waters-by-2030/
New Australian marine parks protect area twice Great Barrier Reef’s size
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/two-new-…at-barrier-reef/
Forests
A Madagascar-sized area of forest has regrown since 2000
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/a-madaga…rown-since-2000/
Sri Lanka to ban palm oil imports, raze plantations over environmental concerns
news.mongabay.com/2021/05/sri-lank…mental-concerns/
Pelecanus news May 1 2021
Drawdown
In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-world-zealand-banks-climate-impact.html
Biden plans to cut emission at least in half by 2030
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/20/biden-climate-change/
California to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuels in California
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/newsom-announces-plans-to-ban-fracking-phase-out-oil-extraction-in-california-2021-04-23/
Honda aims to go all-electric by 2040
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990153361/honda-aims-to-go-all-electric-by-2040
German court orders revisions to climate law, citing major burdens on youth
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/992073429/german-court-orders-revisions-to-climate-law-citing-major-burdens-on-youth
Technology
Scientists Create Whitest Paint In The World That Could Help Us Fight Global Warming
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/ultra-white-paint-reflects-sunlight-cools-climate/
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/winners-20m-contest-make-concrete-trap-carbon-dioxide-77162856
Coffee waste can boost tropical forest recovery
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210329085936.htm
In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-world-zealand-banks-climate-impact.html
Biden plans to cut emission at least in half by 2030
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/20/biden-climate-change/
California to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuels in California
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/newsom-announces-plans-to-ban-fracking-phase-out-oil-extraction-in-california-2021-04-23/
Honda aims to go all-electric by 2040
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990153361/honda-aims-to-go-all-electric-by-2040
German court orders revisions to climate law, citing major burdens on youth
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/992073429/german-court-orders-revisions-to-climate-law-citing-major-burdens-on-youth
Technology
Scientists Create Whitest Paint In The World That Could Help Us Fight Global Warming
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/ultra-white-paint-reflects-sunlight-cools-climate/
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/winners-20m-contest-make-concrete-trap-carbon-dioxide-77162856
Coffee waste can boost tropical forest recovery
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210329085936.htm
pelecanus news april 15 2021
Technology
Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331103645.htm
Wildlife
Grizzly bears stay on endangered species list
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/31/grizzly-bears/
Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado/federal-judges-ruling-ends-colorados-plan-to-kill-hundreds-of-mountain-lions-in-upper-arkansas-river-basin/
Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-candy-darter-fish-wins-368-stream-miles-of-protected-critical-habitat-in-virginia-west-virginia-2021-04-06/
California’s Central Coast Welcomes First Gray Wolf in Over 100 Years
https://www.independent.com/2021/04/08/californias-central-coast-welcomes-first-gray-wolf-in-over-100-years/
Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331103645.htm
Wildlife
Grizzly bears stay on endangered species list
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/31/grizzly-bears/
Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado/federal-judges-ruling-ends-colorados-plan-to-kill-hundreds-of-mountain-lions-in-upper-arkansas-river-basin/
Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-candy-darter-fish-wins-368-stream-miles-of-protected-critical-habitat-in-virginia-west-virginia-2021-04-06/
California’s Central Coast Welcomes First Gray Wolf in Over 100 Years
https://www.independent.com/2021/04/08/californias-central-coast-welcomes-first-gray-wolf-in-over-100-years/
Pelecanus NEWS april 1 2021
Leadership
Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html
White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/19/white-house-science-climate-lubchenco-ostp/
Wildlife
Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/reddits-gamestop-investors-have-donated-over-350000-to-gorilla-conservation/
Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-03-15/endangered-whales-having-a-baby-boom-off-east-coast
Technology
Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-genome-scalpel-industrial-microalgae-efficiently.html
Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html
White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/19/white-house-science-climate-lubchenco-ostp/
Wildlife
Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/reddits-gamestop-investors-have-donated-over-350000-to-gorilla-conservation/
Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-03-15/endangered-whales-having-a-baby-boom-off-east-coast
Technology
Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-genome-scalpel-industrial-microalgae-efficiently.html
Pelecanus news march 15 2021
Politics
Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections
https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-reverses-trump-era-gut-of-migratory-bird-protections/
Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/10/regan-epa-confirmed/
Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/11/queensland-passes-laws-banning-killer-single-use-plastics
Carbon Neutrality
More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/05/more-than-50-companies-have-vowed-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040/
Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/honolulu-charts-path-away-fossil-fuels
Wildlife
Good times in the Galapagos as island welcomes 36 endangered Giant Tortoises
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/good-times-in-the-galpagos-as-island-welcomes-36-endangered-giant-tortoises/
Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Rose to 186 in 2020
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/mexican-gray-wolf-numbers-rose-to-186-in-2020-2021-03-12/
Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections
https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-reverses-trump-era-gut-of-migratory-bird-protections/
Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/10/regan-epa-confirmed/
Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/11/queensland-passes-laws-banning-killer-single-use-plastics
Carbon Neutrality
More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/05/more-than-50-companies-have-vowed-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040/
Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/honolulu-charts-path-away-fossil-fuels
Wildlife
Good times in the Galapagos as island welcomes 36 endangered Giant Tortoises
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/good-times-in-the-galpagos-as-island-welcomes-36-endangered-giant-tortoises/
Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Rose to 186 in 2020
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/mexican-gray-wolf-numbers-rose-to-186-in-2020-2021-03-12/
pelecanus news march 1 2021
Drawdown
Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/
Carmakers in US to spend $250B on electrification by 2023, push for national standard, group says
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carmakers-in-us-to-spend-250b-on-electrification-by-2023-push-for-nationa/594833/
Wildlife
San Diego pilots sea-life boosting alternative to conventional tidal defenses
https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovation/san-diego-pilots-sea-life-boosting-alternative-con/
1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/feb/18/1st-clone-us-endangered-species-ferret-announced/
People are rescuing thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/17/texas-winter-storm-sea-turtles-cold-stunned
Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/
Carmakers in US to spend $250B on electrification by 2023, push for national standard, group says
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carmakers-in-us-to-spend-250b-on-electrification-by-2023-push-for-nationa/594833/
Wildlife
San Diego pilots sea-life boosting alternative to conventional tidal defenses
https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovation/san-diego-pilots-sea-life-boosting-alternative-con/
1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/feb/18/1st-clone-us-endangered-species-ferret-announced/
People are rescuing thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/17/texas-winter-storm-sea-turtles-cold-stunned
pelecanus news February 15 2021
Drawdown
Shell says oil production will fall every year, forever
https://futurism.com/the-byte/shell-oil-production-fall-every-year-forever?fbclid=IwAR3h0qWUmpVm6pgsOGHf2WBeR7-heuSpUuGaFvuNWmexR4XJpFN5KjM77eM
General Motors, the largest US automaker, plans to be carbon neutral by 2040
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/28/961777665/general-motors-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040
San Diego County sets plan for Zero Carbon emissions by 2035
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/27/supervisors-ok-plan-to-move-county-toward-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2035/
South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan For World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-energy-windfarm-idUSKBN2A512D
Legal wins
Russian Court Orders Mining Giant To Pay $1.96 Billion For Arctic Spill
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/537543-russian-court-order-mining-giant-to-pay-nearly-2-billion-for-arctic
Wildlife
China adds 517 species to protected wildlife list
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/china-adds-517-species-to-protected-wildlife-list/ar-BB1drHwm
New pair of wolves spotted in Northern California
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2021-02-03/new-pair-of-wolves-spotted-in-northern-california
Shell says oil production will fall every year, forever
https://futurism.com/the-byte/shell-oil-production-fall-every-year-forever?fbclid=IwAR3h0qWUmpVm6pgsOGHf2WBeR7-heuSpUuGaFvuNWmexR4XJpFN5KjM77eM
General Motors, the largest US automaker, plans to be carbon neutral by 2040
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/28/961777665/general-motors-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040
San Diego County sets plan for Zero Carbon emissions by 2035
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/27/supervisors-ok-plan-to-move-county-toward-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2035/
South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan For World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-energy-windfarm-idUSKBN2A512D
Legal wins
Russian Court Orders Mining Giant To Pay $1.96 Billion For Arctic Spill
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/537543-russian-court-order-mining-giant-to-pay-nearly-2-billion-for-arctic
Wildlife
China adds 517 species to protected wildlife list
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/china-adds-517-species-to-protected-wildlife-list/ar-BB1drHwm
New pair of wolves spotted in Northern California
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2021-02-03/new-pair-of-wolves-spotted-in-northern-california
Pelecanus news February 1 2021
This week's episode packs a lot of great headlines into a short amount of time.
Check out these awesome stories below!
Drawdown
GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035
www.detroitnews.com/story/business/…040/4291597001/
Elon Musk pledges $100 million for carbon capture technology
www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/elon-mu…hnology-prize.html
Biden
All the things Biden has done:
· Rejoins the Paris agreement
· Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline
· Says he will replace the entire federal fleet with electric vehicles
· Halts new oil drilling on federal lands
· Blocks drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
· Commits to ambitious 30 percent of US land protected by 2030
Endangered Species
Missouri officials remove peregrine falcon from endangered species list
www.news-leader.com/story/sports/ou…ons/4291977001/
SD Zoo’s Gorilla troop is eating, drinking, interacting, and on their way to a full recovery from covid
www.cbs8.com/article/life/anima…-950c-09937e2a8c9a
North Carolina judge orders plan to release more captive-bred endangered Red Wolves into Wild
www.dailypress.com/nation-world/vp…uf6q-story.html
Check out these awesome stories below!
Drawdown
GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035
www.detroitnews.com/story/business/…040/4291597001/
Elon Musk pledges $100 million for carbon capture technology
www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/elon-mu…hnology-prize.html
Biden
All the things Biden has done:
· Rejoins the Paris agreement
· Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline
· Says he will replace the entire federal fleet with electric vehicles
· Halts new oil drilling on federal lands
· Blocks drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
· Commits to ambitious 30 percent of US land protected by 2030
Endangered Species
Missouri officials remove peregrine falcon from endangered species list
www.news-leader.com/story/sports/ou…ons/4291977001/
SD Zoo’s Gorilla troop is eating, drinking, interacting, and on their way to a full recovery from covid
www.cbs8.com/article/life/anima…-950c-09937e2a8c9a
North Carolina judge orders plan to release more captive-bred endangered Red Wolves into Wild
www.dailypress.com/nation-world/vp…uf6q-story.html
Pelecanus News January 15, 2021
Drawdown
Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be
Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel
https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel
Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time
Land protection and Regulations
Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped
EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/12/24/eu-bans-plastic-waste-from-being-shipped-to-developing-countries
Rewilding
Manas National Park doubling its tiger population since 2010
https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/manas-national-park-doubling-its-tiger-population-since-2010-514407
Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species
https://www.livescience.com/endangered-female-turtle-discovered.html
Bald Eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list
https://wgntv.com/news/bald-eagles-removed-from-indiana-endangered-species-list/
UK pledges $4billion to nature and biodiversity protection
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-climate/uk-pledges-4-billion-to-nature-and-biodiversity-protection-idUSKBN29G18Q
Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be
Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel
https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel
Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time
Land protection and Regulations
Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped
EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/12/24/eu-bans-plastic-waste-from-being-shipped-to-developing-countries
Rewilding
Manas National Park doubling its tiger population since 2010
https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/manas-national-park-doubling-its-tiger-population-since-2010-514407
Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species
https://www.livescience.com/endangered-female-turtle-discovered.html
Bald Eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list
https://wgntv.com/news/bald-eagles-removed-from-indiana-endangered-species-list/
UK pledges $4billion to nature and biodiversity protection
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-climate/uk-pledges-4-billion-to-nature-and-biodiversity-protection-idUSKBN29G18Q
Pelecanus News January 1, 2021
Here are all of the headlines in this jam-packed Pelecanus NEWS episode!
Divestment
The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html
Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/17/lloyds-market-to-quit-fossil-fuel-insurance-by-2030
Technology - both out of UC Berkeley
New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-nanomaterial-hydrogen-liquid-energy-carrier.html
New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135231.htm
Rewilding
In rare event, 90k turtles hatch on a beach in Brazil
https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340
Zoo Knoxville welcomes endangered baby mountain zebra for holidays
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/zoo-knoxville-welcomes-endangered-baby-mountain-zebra-holidays/44HANTFAUFB7PAJ2HIGBQUFRJI/
New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian Ocean
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/new-population-of-blue-whales-discovered-in-western-indian-ocean-study-120122200228_1.html
For the first time in more than 80 years, salmon spawning in the upper Columbian River
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/17/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-80-years-salmon-sp/
Protected Areas
Nation’s largest land bridge for people and wildlife opens in San Antonio
https://sanantonio.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/12-19-20-most-popular-stories-san-antonio-nations-largest-land-bridge/
Ivory Coast creates wildlife sanctuary to protect turtles and sharks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/ivory-coast-names-turtle-nesting-ground-as-marine-protected-area
Divestment
The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html
Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/17/lloyds-market-to-quit-fossil-fuel-insurance-by-2030
Technology - both out of UC Berkeley
New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-nanomaterial-hydrogen-liquid-energy-carrier.html
New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135231.htm
Rewilding
In rare event, 90k turtles hatch on a beach in Brazil
https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340
Zoo Knoxville welcomes endangered baby mountain zebra for holidays
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/zoo-knoxville-welcomes-endangered-baby-mountain-zebra-holidays/44HANTFAUFB7PAJ2HIGBQUFRJI/
New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian Ocean
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/new-population-of-blue-whales-discovered-in-western-indian-ocean-study-120122200228_1.html
For the first time in more than 80 years, salmon spawning in the upper Columbian River
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/17/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-80-years-salmon-sp/
Protected Areas
Nation’s largest land bridge for people and wildlife opens in San Antonio
https://sanantonio.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/12-19-20-most-popular-stories-san-antonio-nations-largest-land-bridge/
Ivory Coast creates wildlife sanctuary to protect turtles and sharks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/ivory-coast-names-turtle-nesting-ground-as-marine-protected-area
pelecanus news #23 December 15, 2020
The Arctic
Court rejects White House Arctic drilling proposal in ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears and our Climate’
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-…c-2020-12-07/
With Bank of America refusing, now every major bank has ruled out funding Arctic drilling
www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/…out-funding-for
Divestment
New York’s $225 Billion Pension Fund is dropping fossil fuel stocks
www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/nyregi…fossil-fuels.html
UK to halt subsidies for fossil fuel projects abroad
time.com/5920475/u-k-fossil-fuels-overseas/
Drawdown
Japan plans to join the pack and ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2030
www.zmescience.com/science/japan-p…e-cars-by-2030/
New Zealand declares climate emergency and has pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/…hange-emergency
Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants
www.mining.com/pakistan-wont-app…oal-power-plants/
Technology
US battery energy storage deployments shatter record in Q3, with 7.5 GW projected by 2025
www.utilitydive.com/news/us-storage…by-2025/591513/
China just powered up its artificial sun fusion reactor
www.sciencealert.com/china-just-pow…fusion-reactor
Court rejects White House Arctic drilling proposal in ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears and our Climate’
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-…c-2020-12-07/
With Bank of America refusing, now every major bank has ruled out funding Arctic drilling
www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/…out-funding-for
Divestment
New York’s $225 Billion Pension Fund is dropping fossil fuel stocks
www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/nyregi…fossil-fuels.html
UK to halt subsidies for fossil fuel projects abroad
time.com/5920475/u-k-fossil-fuels-overseas/
Drawdown
Japan plans to join the pack and ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2030
www.zmescience.com/science/japan-p…e-cars-by-2030/
New Zealand declares climate emergency and has pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/…hange-emergency
Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants
www.mining.com/pakistan-wont-app…oal-power-plants/
Technology
US battery energy storage deployments shatter record in Q3, with 7.5 GW projected by 2025
www.utilitydive.com/news/us-storage…by-2025/591513/
China just powered up its artificial sun fusion reactor
www.sciencealert.com/china-just-pow…fusion-reactor
PELECANUS NEWS #22 December 1, 2020
Check out this week's episode's headlines here:
Drawdown
US rejects controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…in-permit-review
GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against White House
apnews.com/article/joe-biden-l…f967d05b12c178621e8
Wildlife
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27869…cormorants.htm
Global map of bees created in conservation first
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55006902
Drawdown
US rejects controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…in-permit-review
GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against White House
apnews.com/article/joe-biden-l…f967d05b12c178621e8
Wildlife
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27869…cormorants.htm
Global map of bees created in conservation first
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55006902
PELECANUS NEWS #21 NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Check out this week's episode's headlines here:
Drawdown
Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/busine…rbon-neutral.html
Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020
www.theguardian.com/environment/202…ord-growth-2020
BP plans move into green hydrogen production
www.theguardian.com/business/2020/n…ogen-production
Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal
money.usnews.com/investing/news/a…ate-finance-goal
Wildlife
In historic move, Colorado Voters decide to reintroduce Gray Wolves
www.npr.org/2020/11/06/93147237…troduce-gray-wolves
China wildlife crime prosecutions up sharply after COVID outbreak
nypost.com/2020/11/10/china-wi…-covid-19-outbreak/
Drawdown
Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/busine…rbon-neutral.html
Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020
www.theguardian.com/environment/202…ord-growth-2020
BP plans move into green hydrogen production
www.theguardian.com/business/2020/n…ogen-production
Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal
money.usnews.com/investing/news/a…ate-finance-goal
Wildlife
In historic move, Colorado Voters decide to reintroduce Gray Wolves
www.npr.org/2020/11/06/93147237…troduce-gray-wolves
China wildlife crime prosecutions up sharply after COVID outbreak
nypost.com/2020/11/10/china-wi…-covid-19-outbreak/
Pelecanus NEWS #20 November 1, 2020
Drawdown
1. It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34372005/solar-cheapest-energy-ever/
2. The next generation of power plants will be virtual
https://www.theverge.com/21523976/virtual-power-plants-solar-energy-grid-resilience-climate-change
3. Carbon capture ‘moonshot’ moves closer as billions of dollars pour in
https://grist.org/climate/carbon-capture-moonshot-moves-closer-as-billions-of-dollars-pour-in/
4. RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
https://thenarwhal.ca/rbc-oil-drilling-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/
5. Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant closes for good
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/boardman-coal-plant-closes-oregon/283-b7eee8a4-0ec7-4c8f-88ea-9d7e42b2516b
6. Madagascar shuts down illegal gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/madagascar-shuts-down-illegal-gold-mine-but-activists-remain-in-legal-limbo/
7. Singapore’s plan to plant 1 million native trees will protect species and put a park 10 minutes from every citizen
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/singapore-to-plant-1-million-trees-bringing-parks-to-people/
8. Canada will ban plastic bags by end of next year
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/world/plastic-ban-canada-trnd/index.html
1. It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34372005/solar-cheapest-energy-ever/
2. The next generation of power plants will be virtual
https://www.theverge.com/21523976/virtual-power-plants-solar-energy-grid-resilience-climate-change
3. Carbon capture ‘moonshot’ moves closer as billions of dollars pour in
https://grist.org/climate/carbon-capture-moonshot-moves-closer-as-billions-of-dollars-pour-in/
4. RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
https://thenarwhal.ca/rbc-oil-drilling-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/
5. Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant closes for good
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/boardman-coal-plant-closes-oregon/283-b7eee8a4-0ec7-4c8f-88ea-9d7e42b2516b
6. Madagascar shuts down illegal gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/madagascar-shuts-down-illegal-gold-mine-but-activists-remain-in-legal-limbo/
7. Singapore’s plan to plant 1 million native trees will protect species and put a park 10 minutes from every citizen
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/singapore-to-plant-1-million-trees-bringing-parks-to-people/
8. Canada will ban plastic bags by end of next year
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/world/plastic-ban-canada-trnd/index.html
PELECANUS NEWS #19 OCTOBER 15, 2020
Divestment
· Cambridge University makes $4.5 billion fossil-fuel divestment promise
o https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-01/cambridge-university-makes-4-5-billion-fossil-fuel-divestment-promise
Energy
· Green Hydrogen from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/03/green-hydrogen-from-renewables-could-become-cheapest-transformative-fuel-within-a-decade
· Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
o https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-build-a-circuit-from-graphene-that-generates-clean-limitless-power
· Canada’s Liberal government to spend $10B on clean energy infrastructure to fuel pandemic economic recovery
o https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-infrastructure-pandemic-recovery-mckenna-1.5746029
· Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025
o https://www.livescience.com/nuclear-fusion-reactor-sparc-2025.html
· California will dedicate 30% of its land to conservation by 2030
o https://abc7news.com/politics/ca-will-dedicate-30%25-of-land-to-conservation-newsom-announces/6842735/
§ California will be the first state in the nation to do this type of land and coastal conservation, Newsom said.
· World leaders pledge to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/world-leaders-pledge-to-protect-30-of-the-planet-by-2030/
· Cambridge University makes $4.5 billion fossil-fuel divestment promise
o https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-01/cambridge-university-makes-4-5-billion-fossil-fuel-divestment-promise
Energy
· Green Hydrogen from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/03/green-hydrogen-from-renewables-could-become-cheapest-transformative-fuel-within-a-decade
· Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
o https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-build-a-circuit-from-graphene-that-generates-clean-limitless-power
· Canada’s Liberal government to spend $10B on clean energy infrastructure to fuel pandemic economic recovery
o https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-infrastructure-pandemic-recovery-mckenna-1.5746029
· Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025
o https://www.livescience.com/nuclear-fusion-reactor-sparc-2025.html
· California will dedicate 30% of its land to conservation by 2030
o https://abc7news.com/politics/ca-will-dedicate-30%25-of-land-to-conservation-newsom-announces/6842735/
§ California will be the first state in the nation to do this type of land and coastal conservation, Newsom said.
· World leaders pledge to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/world-leaders-pledge-to-protect-30-of-the-planet-by-2030/
PELECANUS NEWS #18 October 1, 2020
Drawdown
China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/world/asia/china-climate-change.html
California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/california-ban-gas-cars.html
Rewilding
Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/state-grants-temporary-endangered-species-protections-for-joshua-trees/
Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/
SciFi in Real Life
Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November
https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/
Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a34012688/scientists-find-signs-of-life-in-venus-clouds/
Humans
Humanity may never hit the 10 billion mark
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/the-best-news-of-2020-humanity-may-never-hit-the-10-billion-mark/
Human footprints found in Saudi Arabia may be 120,000 years old
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/middleeast/human-footprints-saudi-arabia-intl-scli-scn/index.html
China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/world/asia/china-climate-change.html
California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/california-ban-gas-cars.html
Rewilding
Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/state-grants-temporary-endangered-species-protections-for-joshua-trees/
Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/
SciFi in Real Life
Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November
https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/
Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a34012688/scientists-find-signs-of-life-in-venus-clouds/
Humans
Humanity may never hit the 10 billion mark
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/the-best-news-of-2020-humanity-may-never-hit-the-10-billion-mark/
Human footprints found in Saudi Arabia may be 120,000 years old
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/middleeast/human-footprints-saudi-arabia-intl-scli-scn/index.html
PELECANUS NEWS #17 SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Drawdown
· Portugal free of fossil fuel extraction projects as company abandons the last contract
o https://www.climaximo.pt/2020/09/04/victory-portugal-free-of-fossil-fuel-extraction-projects-as-company-abandons-the-last-contract/
· 6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
o https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-youthprotest-legal-humanrights-emissions-strasbourg-climatechange/a-54799620
· Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow after nearly a century
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dow-jones-exxon-mobil-pfizer-raytheon-replaced-salesforce-amgen-honeywell/
· French PM says jobs and green recovery at heart of COVID recovery plan
o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/french-pm-says-jobs-and-green-economy-at-heart-of-covid-recovery-plan-jean-castex-france
· Madagascar introduces stoves that burn rice husks instead of forests
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/madagascar-introduces-stoves-that-burn-rice-husks-instead-of-forests/
· Turtle species among the most endangered in the world saved from extinction
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burmese-roofed-turtles-endangered-species-saved-extinction/
· First clone of endangered Przewalski’s Horse born in conservation effort to save the species
o https://time.com/5886467/clone-endangered-przewalskis-horse-zoo/
· Portugal free of fossil fuel extraction projects as company abandons the last contract
o https://www.climaximo.pt/2020/09/04/victory-portugal-free-of-fossil-fuel-extraction-projects-as-company-abandons-the-last-contract/
· 6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
o https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-youthprotest-legal-humanrights-emissions-strasbourg-climatechange/a-54799620
· Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow after nearly a century
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dow-jones-exxon-mobil-pfizer-raytheon-replaced-salesforce-amgen-honeywell/
· French PM says jobs and green recovery at heart of COVID recovery plan
o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/french-pm-says-jobs-and-green-economy-at-heart-of-covid-recovery-plan-jean-castex-france
· Madagascar introduces stoves that burn rice husks instead of forests
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/madagascar-introduces-stoves-that-burn-rice-husks-instead-of-forests/
· Turtle species among the most endangered in the world saved from extinction
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burmese-roofed-turtles-endangered-species-saved-extinction/
· First clone of endangered Przewalski’s Horse born in conservation effort to save the species
o https://time.com/5886467/clone-endangered-przewalskis-horse-zoo/
Pelecanus news #16 September 1, 2020
We’ve got about 5 big headlines for today’s Pelecanus News. I’ve categorized them into Regulation, Technology, Rewilding, and these stories are reminders to me that conservation success comes in all forms.
Regulation
Regulation
- Army finds Pebble Mine project cannot be permitted as proposed
- Painting one turbine blade black reduces bird fatalities by 72%
- Scientists use fruit peel to turn old batteries into new
- Wolverines return to Mount Rainier National Park after more than 100 years
- California’s only known wolf pack adds 8 pups
Pelecanus NEWS #15 August 15, 2020
This week's episode has some great news headlines that span across a few fields. From reducing carbon emissions to nesting flamingos, we share some really encouraging news from the last few weeks.
All podcasts can be found on apple podcasts, spotify, soundcloud and at Pelecanus.org
Drawdown
BP commits to slashing oil and gas operations, a necessary step for climate action
o https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/from-international-oil-
company-to-integrated-energy-company-bp-sets-out-strategy-for-decade-of-delivery-towards-net-zero-
ambition.html
Portugal ends coal burning two years ahead of schedule
o https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/15/portugal-ends-coal-burning-two-years-ahead-
schedule/
Wildlife
Court Overturns White House Policy That Sharply Curtailed Protections for Migratory Birds
o https://www.nrdc.org/media/2020/200811-0
South African rhino poaching halves in six months thanks to COVID
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/01/south-african-rhino-poaching-halves-in-six-
months-thanks-to-covid-19-lockdown
Record 876 flamingo chicks born during 2020 breeding season at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
o https://sharjah.news/record-876-flamingo-chicks-born-during-the-2020-breeding-season-at-al-wathba-
wetland-reserve/
Wild bees add about $1.5 billion to yields for just six U.S. crops
o https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wild-bees-pollinators-billion-yields-six-u-s-crops
All podcasts can be found on apple podcasts, spotify, soundcloud and at Pelecanus.org
Drawdown
BP commits to slashing oil and gas operations, a necessary step for climate action
o https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/from-international-oil-
company-to-integrated-energy-company-bp-sets-out-strategy-for-decade-of-delivery-towards-net-zero-
ambition.html
Portugal ends coal burning two years ahead of schedule
o https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/15/portugal-ends-coal-burning-two-years-ahead-
schedule/
Wildlife
Court Overturns White House Policy That Sharply Curtailed Protections for Migratory Birds
o https://www.nrdc.org/media/2020/200811-0
South African rhino poaching halves in six months thanks to COVID
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/01/south-african-rhino-poaching-halves-in-six-
months-thanks-to-covid-19-lockdown
Record 876 flamingo chicks born during 2020 breeding season at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
o https://sharjah.news/record-876-flamingo-chicks-born-during-the-2020-breeding-season-at-al-wathba-
wetland-reserve/
Wild bees add about $1.5 billion to yields for just six U.S. crops
o https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wild-bees-pollinators-billion-yields-six-u-s-crops
Pelecanus NEWS #14 August 1, 2020
Plastic Pollution
Germany bans single-use plastic products
o https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-bans-single-plastic-straws-food-containers-
71422785
Protected Areas
Gorongosa Park celebrates 60 th anniversary, announces 60 new schools
o https://www.half-earthproject.org/gorongosa-park-celebrates-60th-anniversary-announces-60-new-
schools/
US Congress approves billions for US national parks in rare bipartisan push
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/22/us-national-parks-funding-great-american-
outdoors-act-congress
Wildlife
WWF now says it supports a ban on trophy hunting imports in the UK
o https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wwf-changes-stance-on-trophy-hunting-after-times-expose-
x5hwcjjhj
Taiwan to ban fishing of megamouth, great, and basking sharks
o https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3967122
Germany bans single-use plastic products
o https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-bans-single-plastic-straws-food-containers-
71422785
Protected Areas
Gorongosa Park celebrates 60 th anniversary, announces 60 new schools
o https://www.half-earthproject.org/gorongosa-park-celebrates-60th-anniversary-announces-60-new-
schools/
US Congress approves billions for US national parks in rare bipartisan push
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/22/us-national-parks-funding-great-american-
outdoors-act-congress
Wildlife
WWF now says it supports a ban on trophy hunting imports in the UK
o https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wwf-changes-stance-on-trophy-hunting-after-times-expose-
x5hwcjjhj
Taiwan to ban fishing of megamouth, great, and basking sharks
o https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3967122
Pelecanus NEWS #13 July 15, 2020
Drawdown
- Applying rock dust to croplands could absorb up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere
- Federal Judge rules Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipeline shut down until environmental review complete
- Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled as delays and costs mount
- Endangered California condors in Sequoia National Park for the first time in 50 years
- US 9th Circuit upholds Endangered Species protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
- The House of Representatives passed the Wildlife Corridor Conservation Act with $300 million funding
Pelecanus NEWS #12 July 1, 2020
Legislation
o The Senate Passes the Great American Outdoors Act
§ https://apnews.com/5796d62b4d9600744d1a277ea3745b44?syndicated=true
§ Senate approves $2.8B plan to boost conservation and parks
§ https://www.france24.com/en/20200622-french-citizens-council-on-the-environment-proposes-making-ecocide-illegal
· Science and Technology
o One-fifth of Earth’s ocean floor is now mapped
§ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53119686
o Iceland is undoing carbon emissions for good, turning C02 into stone
§ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200616-how-iceland-is-undoing-carbon-emissions-for-good
Animals
o Almost 50 Blue Whales spotted off the coast of San Francisco - A possible record number
§ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/16/feeding-blue-whales-gathering-off-san-francisco-maritime-officials-issue-warning-to-freighter-captains/
o White Rhinos numbers increased 34,000%
§ https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/571417952.html
o Dutch Parliament votes to shut down all 128 mink farms
§ https://www.livekindly.co/dutch-parliament-shuts-mink-fur-farms-covid/
o Pangolins return to region where they were once extinct
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/its-a-success-pangolins-return-to-a-region-where-they-were-once-extinct/
o New Ocelot spotted at Laguna Atascosa
§ https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2020/06/19/new-ocelot-spotted-at-laguna-atascosa/
o Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko
§ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/21/endangered-smoky-mouse-feared-wiped-out-during-bushfires-found-alive-in-kosciuszko-national-park
o Manatee mother and calf released in Sarasota
§ https://mote.org/news/article/mother-manatee-and-calf-released-into-sarasota-bay-thanks-to-rescue-and-reh#:~:text=The%20Florida%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife,male%20calf%20at%20SeaWorld%20Orlando.
o Floppy-nosed Saiga antelope has baby boom, raising hope for critically endangered species
§ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/saiga-antelope-baby-boom-endangered-species/
o One of the world’s rarest dolphins is rebounding in Pakistan
§ www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan
o Researchers capture drone footage of African ‘tree lions’ in conservation study
§ www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2020/jun/20/researchers-capture-drone-footage-of-african-tree-lions-in-conservation-study-video
o Gujarat now home to 674 lion, 29% increase in population
§ https://zeenews.india.com/india/asiatic-lion-population-in-gujarat-rises-to-674-in-five-years-up-by-almost-29-2289258.html
o California Channel Island Fox has remarkable recovery story
§ https://dailynexus.com/2020-06-13/the-remarkable-recovery-of-the-channel-island-fox/
An armada of 65k sea turtles caught on drone cam, flock to Great Barrier Reef
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/an-armada-of-turtles-caught-on-drone-cam-flocks-to-the-great-barrier-reef/
o The Senate Passes the Great American Outdoors Act
§ https://apnews.com/5796d62b4d9600744d1a277ea3745b44?syndicated=true
§ Senate approves $2.8B plan to boost conservation and parks
§ https://www.france24.com/en/20200622-french-citizens-council-on-the-environment-proposes-making-ecocide-illegal
· Science and Technology
o One-fifth of Earth’s ocean floor is now mapped
§ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53119686
o Iceland is undoing carbon emissions for good, turning C02 into stone
§ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200616-how-iceland-is-undoing-carbon-emissions-for-good
Animals
o Almost 50 Blue Whales spotted off the coast of San Francisco - A possible record number
§ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/16/feeding-blue-whales-gathering-off-san-francisco-maritime-officials-issue-warning-to-freighter-captains/
o White Rhinos numbers increased 34,000%
§ https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/571417952.html
o Dutch Parliament votes to shut down all 128 mink farms
§ https://www.livekindly.co/dutch-parliament-shuts-mink-fur-farms-covid/
o Pangolins return to region where they were once extinct
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/its-a-success-pangolins-return-to-a-region-where-they-were-once-extinct/
o New Ocelot spotted at Laguna Atascosa
§ https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2020/06/19/new-ocelot-spotted-at-laguna-atascosa/
o Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko
§ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/21/endangered-smoky-mouse-feared-wiped-out-during-bushfires-found-alive-in-kosciuszko-national-park
o Manatee mother and calf released in Sarasota
§ https://mote.org/news/article/mother-manatee-and-calf-released-into-sarasota-bay-thanks-to-rescue-and-reh#:~:text=The%20Florida%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife,male%20calf%20at%20SeaWorld%20Orlando.
o Floppy-nosed Saiga antelope has baby boom, raising hope for critically endangered species
§ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/saiga-antelope-baby-boom-endangered-species/
o One of the world’s rarest dolphins is rebounding in Pakistan
§ www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan
o Researchers capture drone footage of African ‘tree lions’ in conservation study
§ www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2020/jun/20/researchers-capture-drone-footage-of-african-tree-lions-in-conservation-study-video
o Gujarat now home to 674 lion, 29% increase in population
§ https://zeenews.india.com/india/asiatic-lion-population-in-gujarat-rises-to-674-in-five-years-up-by-almost-29-2289258.html
o California Channel Island Fox has remarkable recovery story
§ https://dailynexus.com/2020-06-13/the-remarkable-recovery-of-the-channel-island-fox/
An armada of 65k sea turtles caught on drone cam, flock to Great Barrier Reef
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/an-armada-of-turtles-caught-on-drone-cam-flocks-to-the-great-barrier-reef/
Pelecanus NEWS #11 June 15, 2020
Representation
· Inaugural ‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors
o https://www.audubon.org/news/black-birders-week-promotes-diversity-and-takes-racism-outdoors
· Charges dropped against 22 Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders (wet so a tin)
o https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/8/headlines/charges_dropped_against_22_wetsuweten_land_defenders?fbclid=IwAR2-bR2OpUyVI4vOzUrFCeOmiSh5IOP_aS2IeYWljt8WJ1g5omx6WqXVal4
· NWT First Nations shares prestigious UN prize for environmental work
o https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/n-w-t-first-nations-community-gets-un-award-for-work-on-new-national-park
· Long time environmental professional, lawyer, and diplomat, Elizabeth Mrema, is named new Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
o https://www.cbd.int/secretariat/executive-secretary/
Drawdown
· EU’s greenhouse gas emission continue to fall as coal ditched
o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/29/eus-greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-to-fall-as-coal-ditched
· Plunging solar energy prices spell bright future for clean electricity
o http://www.marketexpress.in/2020/06/plunging-solar-energy-prices-spell-bright-future-for-clean-electricity.html
· Indonesia to receive $56m payment from Norway for reducing deforestation
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/indonesia-norway-redd-payment-deforestation-carbon-emission-climate-change/
· Inaugural ‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors
o https://www.audubon.org/news/black-birders-week-promotes-diversity-and-takes-racism-outdoors
· Charges dropped against 22 Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders (wet so a tin)
o https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/8/headlines/charges_dropped_against_22_wetsuweten_land_defenders?fbclid=IwAR2-bR2OpUyVI4vOzUrFCeOmiSh5IOP_aS2IeYWljt8WJ1g5omx6WqXVal4
· NWT First Nations shares prestigious UN prize for environmental work
o https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/n-w-t-first-nations-community-gets-un-award-for-work-on-new-national-park
· Long time environmental professional, lawyer, and diplomat, Elizabeth Mrema, is named new Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
o https://www.cbd.int/secretariat/executive-secretary/
Drawdown
· EU’s greenhouse gas emission continue to fall as coal ditched
o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/29/eus-greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-to-fall-as-coal-ditched
· Plunging solar energy prices spell bright future for clean electricity
o http://www.marketexpress.in/2020/06/plunging-solar-energy-prices-spell-bright-future-for-clean-electricity.html
· Indonesia to receive $56m payment from Norway for reducing deforestation
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/indonesia-norway-redd-payment-deforestation-carbon-emission-climate-change/
Pelecanus NEWS #10 June 1, 2020
Big Money
o China to allocate $57bn to environmental protection
§ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-environment-budget/china-to-allocate-57-billion-to-environment-protection-idUSKBN22Y0BU
o EU pledges to raise €20bn a year to boost biodiversity
§ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/20/eu-pledges-20bn-a-year-on-boosting-biodiversity-aoe
o World’s biggest wealth fund dumps $3billion in fossil fuels, drops major Brazil miner from its portfolio
§ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-biggest-wealth-fund-extends-054842550.html
Innovations
o Coca-Cola and Carlsberg introduce plant-based bottles that degrade in a year
§ https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/coke-carlsberg-plant-based-bottles-a4443886.html
o Engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology
§ https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-near-zero-emissions-technology.html
o Scientists successfully develop ‘heat resistant’ coral to fight bleaching
§ https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/Scientists-successfully-develop-heat-resistant-coral-to-fight-bleaching
Drawdown
o Equinor, Shell and Total sign off on building world’s first carbon capture network
§ https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/equinor-shell-and-total-sign-off-on-building-worlds-first-carbon-capture-network/2-1-810005
o The largest solar project in the US gets green light
§ https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-largest-solar-project-in-the-u-s-gets-green-light
COVID Updates
o Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of COVID
§ https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-global-co2-emissions-cut-to-2006-levels-during-height-of-coronavirus-crisis
o China to allocate $57bn to environmental protection
§ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-environment-budget/china-to-allocate-57-billion-to-environment-protection-idUSKBN22Y0BU
o EU pledges to raise €20bn a year to boost biodiversity
§ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/20/eu-pledges-20bn-a-year-on-boosting-biodiversity-aoe
o World’s biggest wealth fund dumps $3billion in fossil fuels, drops major Brazil miner from its portfolio
§ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-biggest-wealth-fund-extends-054842550.html
Innovations
o Coca-Cola and Carlsberg introduce plant-based bottles that degrade in a year
§ https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/coke-carlsberg-plant-based-bottles-a4443886.html
o Engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology
§ https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-near-zero-emissions-technology.html
o Scientists successfully develop ‘heat resistant’ coral to fight bleaching
§ https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/Scientists-successfully-develop-heat-resistant-coral-to-fight-bleaching
Drawdown
o Equinor, Shell and Total sign off on building world’s first carbon capture network
§ https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/equinor-shell-and-total-sign-off-on-building-worlds-first-carbon-capture-network/2-1-810005
o The largest solar project in the US gets green light
§ https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-largest-solar-project-in-the-u-s-gets-green-light
COVID Updates
o Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of COVID
§ https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-global-co2-emissions-cut-to-2006-levels-during-height-of-coronavirus-crisis
Pelecanus NEWS #9 May 15, 2020
Renewable Energy
· America’s renewable energy sources have produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 days straight
o https://www.newsweek.com/america-renewable-energy-electricity-generation-tops-coal-plants-april-2020-40-days-1501967
Wildlife
· Iceland To Stop Killing Whales In 2020, Choosing To Watch Them Instead
o https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariellasimke/2020/05/10/iceland-to-stop-killing-whales-in-2020-choosing-to-watch-them-instead/#7a32a3313d0d
· Rare Island Marble butterfly wins Endangered Species protections
o https://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/environment-science-whales/environment/31061/gret-news-island-marble-butterfly-protected-under-endangered-species-list
· Colorado outlaws cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests
o https://wildearthguardians.org/brave-new-wild/news/victory-colorado-outlaws-cruel-and-unsporting-wildlife-killing-contests/
· Costa Rican suburb gave citizenship to bees, plants, and trees
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/29/sweet-city-the-costa-rica-suburb-that-gave-citizenship-to-bees-plants-and-trees-aoe
COVID Updates
· Clean air in Europe during lockdown leads to 11,000 fewer deaths
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/clean-air-in-europe-during-lockdown-leads-to-11000-fewer-deaths
· Greenhouse gas emissions predicted to fall nearly 8% - largest decrease ever
o https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/30/848307092/greenhouse-gas-emissions-predicted-to-fall-nearly-8-largest-decrease-ever
· Pakistan hires thousands of newly-unemployed laborers for ambitious 10 billion tree-planting initiative
o https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-trees-fea/as-a-green-stimulus-pakistan-sets-virus-idled-to-work-planting-trees-idUSKCN22A369
· America’s renewable energy sources have produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 days straight
o https://www.newsweek.com/america-renewable-energy-electricity-generation-tops-coal-plants-april-2020-40-days-1501967
Wildlife
· Iceland To Stop Killing Whales In 2020, Choosing To Watch Them Instead
o https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariellasimke/2020/05/10/iceland-to-stop-killing-whales-in-2020-choosing-to-watch-them-instead/#7a32a3313d0d
· Rare Island Marble butterfly wins Endangered Species protections
o https://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/environment-science-whales/environment/31061/gret-news-island-marble-butterfly-protected-under-endangered-species-list
· Colorado outlaws cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests
o https://wildearthguardians.org/brave-new-wild/news/victory-colorado-outlaws-cruel-and-unsporting-wildlife-killing-contests/
· Costa Rican suburb gave citizenship to bees, plants, and trees
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/29/sweet-city-the-costa-rica-suburb-that-gave-citizenship-to-bees-plants-and-trees-aoe
COVID Updates
· Clean air in Europe during lockdown leads to 11,000 fewer deaths
o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/clean-air-in-europe-during-lockdown-leads-to-11000-fewer-deaths
· Greenhouse gas emissions predicted to fall nearly 8% - largest decrease ever
o https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/30/848307092/greenhouse-gas-emissions-predicted-to-fall-nearly-8-largest-decrease-ever
· Pakistan hires thousands of newly-unemployed laborers for ambitious 10 billion tree-planting initiative
o https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-trees-fea/as-a-green-stimulus-pakistan-sets-virus-idled-to-work-planting-trees-idUSKCN22A369
Pelecanus NEWS #8 May 1, 2020
Energy
o New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
§ https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/20/04/06/1938223/new-renewable-energy-capacity-hit-record-levels-in-2019
o Sweden and Austria closer their last coal power plants years ahead of schedule
§ https://electrek.co/2020/04/22/sweden-third-european-country-to-closes-its-last-coal-power-plant/
· Wild Carnivores
o A rare Snow Leopard pair spotted in Uttarakhand’s Nanda Devi Park
§ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/four-rare-snow-leopards-spotted-in-nanda-devi-national-park-in-uttarakhand/as75158515.cms
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/photos-of-wild-tiger-cubs-in-thailand-rekindles-hope-for-species/
· Law and Policy
o South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win
§ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/04/16/south-korea-implement-green-new-deal-ruling-party-election-win/
o US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline after lawsuit
§ https://apnews.com/89e3f21d344db86b8743665ea66b892c
o EPA can’t kick scientists off science advisory panels, court says
§ https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/epa-cant-kick-scientists-science-advisory-panels-court-says
o Supreme Court Rejects White House’s View of Clean Water Act
§ https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/04/27/566428.htm
· COVID-19 Updates
o Milan’s plan to limit cars after COVID lockdown lauded as Excellent Example
§ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/21/milans-plan-limit-cars-after-covid-19-lockdown-lauded-excellent-example
o Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
§ https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.html
o Ganges River water becomes fit for drinking
§ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/ganga-water-turns-cleaner-during-lockdown-fit-for-achaman-in-haridwar-rishikesh/as75079848.cms
o Data shows 30 percent drop in air pollution over Northeast US
§ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/drop-in-air-pollution-over-northeast/
o New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
§ https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/20/04/06/1938223/new-renewable-energy-capacity-hit-record-levels-in-2019
o Sweden and Austria closer their last coal power plants years ahead of schedule
§ https://electrek.co/2020/04/22/sweden-third-european-country-to-closes-its-last-coal-power-plant/
· Wild Carnivores
o A rare Snow Leopard pair spotted in Uttarakhand’s Nanda Devi Park
§ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/four-rare-snow-leopards-spotted-in-nanda-devi-national-park-in-uttarakhand/as75158515.cms
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/photos-of-wild-tiger-cubs-in-thailand-rekindles-hope-for-species/
· Law and Policy
o South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win
§ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/04/16/south-korea-implement-green-new-deal-ruling-party-election-win/
o US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline after lawsuit
§ https://apnews.com/89e3f21d344db86b8743665ea66b892c
o EPA can’t kick scientists off science advisory panels, court says
§ https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/epa-cant-kick-scientists-science-advisory-panels-court-says
o Supreme Court Rejects White House’s View of Clean Water Act
§ https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/04/27/566428.htm
· COVID-19 Updates
o Milan’s plan to limit cars after COVID lockdown lauded as Excellent Example
§ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/21/milans-plan-limit-cars-after-covid-19-lockdown-lauded-excellent-example
o Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
§ https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.html
o Ganges River water becomes fit for drinking
§ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/ganga-water-turns-cleaner-during-lockdown-fit-for-achaman-in-haridwar-rishikesh/as75079848.cms
o Data shows 30 percent drop in air pollution over Northeast US
§ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/drop-in-air-pollution-over-northeast/
Pelecanus NEWS #7 April 15, 2020
Protected Areas
· Seychelles creates a marine reserve twice the size of Great Britain
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/seychelles-extends-protection-to-marine-area-twice-the-size-of-great-britain/
Climate Health
· Savannah, Georgia commits to 100% green energy by 2050
o https://climaterealityproject.org/press/savannah-georgia-commits-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy
· Earth’s Ozone layer is finally healing
o https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ozone-layer-is-healing-and-that-s-good-news-for
· Court reinstates limits on potent climate-polluting refrigerants
o https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/victory-court-reinstates-limits-potent-climate-polluting-refrigerants
COVID-19 updates
· With humans under lockdown, thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles get to peacefully nest in India’s Odisha beaches
o https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/environment/with-humans-under-lockdown-8-lakh-olive-ridley-turtles-get-to-peacefully-nest-on-odisha-coast-509372.html
· With zoo closed to visitors, pandas finally bang after 10 years
o https://shanghai.ist/2020/04/07/with-zoo-closed-to-visitors-pandas-finally-bang-after-10-years/
· Seychelles creates a marine reserve twice the size of Great Britain
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/seychelles-extends-protection-to-marine-area-twice-the-size-of-great-britain/
Climate Health
· Savannah, Georgia commits to 100% green energy by 2050
o https://climaterealityproject.org/press/savannah-georgia-commits-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy
· Earth’s Ozone layer is finally healing
o https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ozone-layer-is-healing-and-that-s-good-news-for
· Court reinstates limits on potent climate-polluting refrigerants
o https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/victory-court-reinstates-limits-potent-climate-polluting-refrigerants
COVID-19 updates
· With humans under lockdown, thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles get to peacefully nest in India’s Odisha beaches
o https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/environment/with-humans-under-lockdown-8-lakh-olive-ridley-turtles-get-to-peacefully-nest-on-odisha-coast-509372.html
· With zoo closed to visitors, pandas finally bang after 10 years
o https://shanghai.ist/2020/04/07/with-zoo-closed-to-visitors-pandas-finally-bang-after-10-years/
Pelecanus NEWS #6 April 1, 2020
Life, Activism, Circular Economy, and COVID-19 updates
Life
· Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200323152108.htm
· Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/scientists-have-discovered-origins-building-blocks-life
Activism
· Huge Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as Federal Court rules DAPL permits violated law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/25/dakota-access-pipeline-permits-court-standing-rock
· In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/in-race-for-a-sustainable-alternative-to-plastic-indonesia-bets-on-seaweed/
· New EU rules could spell end of throwaway culture
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51825089
· Aldi CEO tells suppliers: 100% recyclable or compostable packaging is non-negotiable
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/100-recyclable-or-compostable-packing-is-non-negotiable-for-aldi/
· Malawi government bans bush meat in the wake of COVID-19
https://allafrica.com/stories/202003200203.html
· Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/coronavirus-closures-reveal-vast-scale-of-chinas-secretive-wildlife-farm-industry
· China and Vietnam finally ban wildlife trade due to coronavirus
https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/china-and-vietnam-finally-ban-wildlife-trade-due-to-coronavirus/
Life
· Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200323152108.htm
· Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/scientists-have-discovered-origins-building-blocks-life
Activism
· Huge Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as Federal Court rules DAPL permits violated law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/25/dakota-access-pipeline-permits-court-standing-rock
· In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/in-race-for-a-sustainable-alternative-to-plastic-indonesia-bets-on-seaweed/
· New EU rules could spell end of throwaway culture
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51825089
· Aldi CEO tells suppliers: 100% recyclable or compostable packaging is non-negotiable
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/100-recyclable-or-compostable-packing-is-non-negotiable-for-aldi/
· Malawi government bans bush meat in the wake of COVID-19
https://allafrica.com/stories/202003200203.html
· Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/coronavirus-closures-reveal-vast-scale-of-chinas-secretive-wildlife-farm-industry
· China and Vietnam finally ban wildlife trade due to coronavirus
https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/china-and-vietnam-finally-ban-wildlife-trade-due-to-coronavirus/
Pelecanus NEWS #5 March 15, 2020
Legislation, Rewilding, and Money
- Legislation
- Virginia lawmakers vote to ban offshore oil drilling
- Oregon Zoo has first Condor Egg of 2020
- The once-endangered Echo Parakeet has officially been downlisted to Vulnerable from just 12 birds in 1970 to 800 today
- Guam Rails are no longer extinct in the wild
- Money
- Following Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase announcements, Wells Fargo rejects funding drilling in the Arctic
- Brown University sells 90 percent of fossil fuel investments
- Senators reach $2b deal to boost conservation, parks
Pelecanus NEWS #4 March 1, 2020
Biodiversity
o Astonishing Blue Whale numbers at UK’s sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51553381
o LA Zoo’s new baby gorilla could mean new hope for endangered species
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/la-zoos-new-baby-gorilla-could-mean-new-hope-for-endangered-species/vi-BB107udN
Climate Momentum
o Jeff Bezos establishes $10 billion ‘Earth Fund’ to combat climate change
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/jeff-bezos-establishes-10-billion-earth-fund-to-combat-climate-change/
o Costa Rica is nearly at 100% Renewable Energy for electricity
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/03/costa-rica-is-at-nearly-100-renewable-energy-for-electricity/
o New green technology generates electricity out of thin air
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200217112730.htm
Environmental Leaders
o Greta Thunberg gets her own TV series
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/greta-thunberg-lands-her-own-tv-show-on-bbc/
Activism
o Former UN Climate Chief calls for civil disobedience
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/02/24/former-un-climate-chief-calls-for-civil-disobedience/#22b350273214
o Extinction Rebellion digs up Cambridge lawn
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extinction-rebellion-dig-up-cambridge-university-lawn-a9341056.html
o #DropExxon go national with law student boycott
https://grist.org/climate/calls-for-law-firm-to-dropexxon-go-national-with-law-student-boycott/
Followup from past episodes
o Canadian Rail blockades highlight grievances of indigenous groups and environmental issues
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51577737
o Greenville Zoo Amur Leopard gave birth to 2 kittens
o China permanently bans wildlife trade
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/02/24/china-permanently-bans-wildlife-trade-as-global-coronavirus-cases-surge/#718b2fbe3890
o Astonishing Blue Whale numbers at UK’s sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51553381
o LA Zoo’s new baby gorilla could mean new hope for endangered species
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/la-zoos-new-baby-gorilla-could-mean-new-hope-for-endangered-species/vi-BB107udN
Climate Momentum
o Jeff Bezos establishes $10 billion ‘Earth Fund’ to combat climate change
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/jeff-bezos-establishes-10-billion-earth-fund-to-combat-climate-change/
o Costa Rica is nearly at 100% Renewable Energy for electricity
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/03/costa-rica-is-at-nearly-100-renewable-energy-for-electricity/
o New green technology generates electricity out of thin air
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200217112730.htm
Environmental Leaders
o Greta Thunberg gets her own TV series
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/greta-thunberg-lands-her-own-tv-show-on-bbc/
Activism
o Former UN Climate Chief calls for civil disobedience
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/02/24/former-un-climate-chief-calls-for-civil-disobedience/#22b350273214
o Extinction Rebellion digs up Cambridge lawn
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extinction-rebellion-dig-up-cambridge-university-lawn-a9341056.html
o #DropExxon go national with law student boycott
https://grist.org/climate/calls-for-law-firm-to-dropexxon-go-national-with-law-student-boycott/
Followup from past episodes
o Canadian Rail blockades highlight grievances of indigenous groups and environmental issues
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51577737
o Greenville Zoo Amur Leopard gave birth to 2 kittens
o China permanently bans wildlife trade
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/02/24/china-permanently-bans-wildlife-trade-as-global-coronavirus-cases-surge/#718b2fbe3890
Pelecanus NEWS #3 February 15, 2020
The stories we’ve collected today can be categorized as Rewilding, delisting, and biodiversity, Climate momentum, circular economy, Zoos in conservation, Environmental Leadership...
All Pelecanus podcasts can be found on Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, and Spotify, with more availability coming…
Rewilding, Delisting, Biodiversity
Climate Momentum
Circular Economy
Environmental Leaders
All Pelecanus podcasts can be found on Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, and Spotify, with more availability coming…
Rewilding, Delisting, Biodiversity
- US House panel Oks bill to undo White House changes to Endangered Species Act
- Scientists discovered a “lifespan estimator” and have estimated that Bowhead Whales live to be 268-years old
Climate Momentum
- Harvard faculty votes for divestment
Circular Economy
- The Philippines is making roads and cement with plastic garbage
- Welsh Zoo welcomes critically endangered black rhino calf
Environmental Leaders
- Greece elected an Environmentalist as its first woman president
Pelecanus NEWS #2 February 1, 2020
The stories we’ve collected today can be categorized as big planetary protections, wildlife, beyond fossil fuels and plastics, and the contribution of zoos to conservation.
All Pelecanus podcasts can be found on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Spotify, with more availability coming…
Closing the Ozone Hole has helped slow Arctic warming
§ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/closing-the-ozone-hole-helped-slow-arctic-warming/
United Nations calls on nations of the world to protect 30 percent of planet
§ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012020/biodiversity-treaty-climate-change-marine-sanctuary-conservation-protected-areas-wildlife-habitat-forests
A pack of wolves has been spotted in Colorado for the first time in over 70 years
§ https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/us/wolves-spotted-colorado-trnd/index.html
Black Rhino population shows steady growth
§ https://phys.org/news/2020-01-black-rhino-population-steady-growth.html
In an effort to curb the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus, China has banned the sale of wildlife
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/conservationists-welcome-chinas-wildlife-trade-ban/
China moves to phase out single-use plastics
§ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/19/china-moves-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics
Scotland to reach this year’s 100% renewable energy goal
§ https://www.zmescience.com/science/scotland-to-reach-this-year-100-renewable-energy-goal/
Fukushima reborn as Japan’s wind and solar hub
§ https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/Fukushima-to-be-reborn-as-2.7bn-wind-and-solar-power-hub
European Union unveils plan to dedicate a quarter of its budget to fighting climate change with 1 trillion euro Green Deal
§ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-climate-change-green-new-deal-zero-carbon-emissions-a9283501.html
Barcelona declares climate emergency, vows to halve emissions by 2030
§ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barcelona-climate-change-targets_n_5e2096f7c5b673621f72370f
Greenville Zoo announces it is expecting Amur Leopard babies
§ https://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20200116/one-of-worlds-most-endangered-big-cats-will-soon-have-cubs-at-sc-zoo
Cincinnati Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Okapi calf
§ https://www.newsbreak.com/ohio/cincinnati/news/0NqPzgea/a-win-for-an-endangered-species-cincinnati-zoo-celebrates-birth-of-okapi-calf
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Closing the Ozone Hole has helped slow Arctic warming
§ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/closing-the-ozone-hole-helped-slow-arctic-warming/
United Nations calls on nations of the world to protect 30 percent of planet
§ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012020/biodiversity-treaty-climate-change-marine-sanctuary-conservation-protected-areas-wildlife-habitat-forests
A pack of wolves has been spotted in Colorado for the first time in over 70 years
§ https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/us/wolves-spotted-colorado-trnd/index.html
Black Rhino population shows steady growth
§ https://phys.org/news/2020-01-black-rhino-population-steady-growth.html
In an effort to curb the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus, China has banned the sale of wildlife
§ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/conservationists-welcome-chinas-wildlife-trade-ban/
China moves to phase out single-use plastics
§ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/19/china-moves-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics
Scotland to reach this year’s 100% renewable energy goal
§ https://www.zmescience.com/science/scotland-to-reach-this-year-100-renewable-energy-goal/
Fukushima reborn as Japan’s wind and solar hub
§ https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/Fukushima-to-be-reborn-as-2.7bn-wind-and-solar-power-hub
European Union unveils plan to dedicate a quarter of its budget to fighting climate change with 1 trillion euro Green Deal
§ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-climate-change-green-new-deal-zero-carbon-emissions-a9283501.html
Barcelona declares climate emergency, vows to halve emissions by 2030
§ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barcelona-climate-change-targets_n_5e2096f7c5b673621f72370f
Greenville Zoo announces it is expecting Amur Leopard babies
§ https://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20200116/one-of-worlds-most-endangered-big-cats-will-soon-have-cubs-at-sc-zoo
Cincinnati Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Okapi calf
§ https://www.newsbreak.com/ohio/cincinnati/news/0NqPzgea/a-win-for-an-endangered-species-cincinnati-zoo-celebrates-birth-of-okapi-calf
Pelecanus NEWS #1 January 19, 2020
Today is the beginning of a new era at Pelecanus… We’re launching a new podcast this week! PELECANUS NEWS will be twice-monthly episodes highlighting the positive conservation stories in the news. At around 10 minutes in length, each episode will be hosted by Taylor Parker focusing on a few recent exciting and inspiring news stories in conservation. We will still be releasing the long-form conservation conversations periodically, but we thought, why not highlight the awesome work being done around the world a little more often? We all need a little more positivity, inspiration, and wonder in our lives, especially when it comes to the natural world and how we interact with it. Our mission remains the same, to show that we can find optimism through science.
In this episode we put the spotlight on Denmark making huge moves towards sustainable energy in 2019, the new calculation of the global price-tag of reaching 100% renewable energy, The Netherlands courts ordering a cut of GHG by 25% in 5 years, Copenhagen planting fruit trees, a boost in Grasshopper sparrow populations in Florida, Nene and ‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) conservation efforts paying off, a baby rhino christmas miracle, endangered Storks being bred in captivity, and Svalbard Deer are doing better than expected after years of efforts.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-denmark-windpower/denmark-sources-record-47-of-power-from-wind-in-2019-idUSKBN1Z10KE
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-global-price-tag-for-100-percent-renewable-energy-73-trillion
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/climate/netherlands-climate-lawsuit.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/foraging-in-copenhagen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/25/breeding-program-boosts-endangered-florida-grasshopper-sparrow-population
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/back-from-the-brink-hawaiis-nene-goose-a-recovery-success-story-2019-12-08/
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/01/03/hawaiian-hawk-removed-federal-list-endangered-wildlife/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/us/potter-park-zoo-baby-black-rhino.html
https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/in-a-rare-feat-achieved-in-assam-zoo-endangered-species-of-stork-are-bred-artificially/
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/svalbard-reindeer-rebounding-nearly-extinct/
In this episode we put the spotlight on Denmark making huge moves towards sustainable energy in 2019, the new calculation of the global price-tag of reaching 100% renewable energy, The Netherlands courts ordering a cut of GHG by 25% in 5 years, Copenhagen planting fruit trees, a boost in Grasshopper sparrow populations in Florida, Nene and ‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) conservation efforts paying off, a baby rhino christmas miracle, endangered Storks being bred in captivity, and Svalbard Deer are doing better than expected after years of efforts.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-denmark-windpower/denmark-sources-record-47-of-power-from-wind-in-2019-idUSKBN1Z10KE
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-global-price-tag-for-100-percent-renewable-energy-73-trillion
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/climate/netherlands-climate-lawsuit.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/foraging-in-copenhagen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/25/breeding-program-boosts-endangered-florida-grasshopper-sparrow-population
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/back-from-the-brink-hawaiis-nene-goose-a-recovery-success-story-2019-12-08/
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/01/03/hawaiian-hawk-removed-federal-list-endangered-wildlife/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/us/potter-park-zoo-baby-black-rhino.html
https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/in-a-rare-feat-achieved-in-assam-zoo-endangered-species-of-stork-are-bred-artificially/
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/svalbard-reindeer-rebounding-nearly-extinct/
