Massive Larsen Ice Shelf Predicted to Break Soon

Crack in Larsen C ice shelf. Photograph: Ted Scambos, NSIDC In the near future, a huge section of the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica will break off and collapse into the ocean, creating one of the largest icebergs in history. Larsen C is a major extension from of...

China Now Looking to California on Climate

From the LA Times: “Gov. Jerry Brown met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in a rare diplomatic coup that catapults California into quasi-national status as a negotiator with China following the decision last week by to pull the U.S. out of the Paris...

Air Quality Board Moves Toward History-Making Vote

The Air Quality Board discusses the motion displayed on the screens above them in a packed hearing room on Wednesday,  just before that vote that passed it.  The vote set the GHG rule for final approval on June 21st. 6/18 – IMPORTANT UPDATE TO BELOW:  Just last...

Trump Rejects Climate Pact – World Rejects His Action

On June 1st, President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris accord on Climate.  Trump said he was taking the action because the accord was a “bad deal” for America that would hurt its economy and cause job losses.  Reaction to his...

India Cancels 14 Gigawatts of Coal Power Station Plans

BUILT IN 8 MONTHS FROM SOLAR MODULES:  India confirmed last November that it completed its solar farm in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, and it is taking the title of ‘the world’s largest solar power plant’ with a capacity of 648 Megawatts –...