Fracked up Friday - in 2d report today, Mountain Valley Pipeline again claims "no problem area reports filed" and then reveals many such reports showing damage to dozens of streams and wetlands during Hurricane Helene, as well as failure of previous slip repairs. Thread.

Kingston, NY is the 5th Hudson Valley municipality to stand against the expansion of a 40 yo fracked gas pipeline. Proud to have offered a public comment Vote was UNANIMOUS ⁦Governor Kathy Hochul⁩ Council OKs Resolution Opposing Iroquois Pipeline Project kingstonwire.com/news/2024/10/0…

Worth noting both that this is a #climatechanged problem & that we DO have solutions to #ActOnClimate. In this case President Biden can declare a #ClimateEmergency, pass state and federal legislation to #makepolluterspay for damages like Senator Chris Van Hollen has proposed, and

Carbon capture scams are going global with these misguided investments by the UK government. US industry has a hand in this con game as well, since the plans partly depend on imports of US fracked gas. theguardian.com/environment/20…

This is the energy story of the year. Bravo to Oliver Milman for reporting it and The Guardian for publishing it.

Exported liquefied natural gas (LNG) is 33% dirtier than coal in terms of climate warming over the only relevant time frame, 20-years, says new study motherjones.com/politics/2024/… Mother Jones Robert Howarth

Big thanks to Bemi from No Boundaries Coalition for organizing this challenge! Riding the bus from Southwest to Central West Baltimore opened my eyes to the real challenges students face on their daily commutes. 🚌

International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/3c2545…

If you were impacted by Hurricane Helene, you can apply for FEMA assistance online or by calling 1-800-621-3362. Here is some information about how to apply. #HurricaneHelene #DisasterAssistance #Flood #DisasterRecovery fema.gov/press-release/…

"Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it." George Monbiot. No time to waste. #ActOnClimate

"Behind the violence of climate-driven extreme weather is the violence of the fossil fuel industry... Their signature is on these storms." Rebecca Solnit/joy is a strategy theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“Humanity has missed its chance of keeping global warming below 1.5C and it will take ‘heroic efforts’ to stay below 2C this century, the scientist leading the global effort to understand climate change has warned.” telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

More than six million people will need to be evacuated as #HurricaneMilton bears down on Florida. Six million people. That's practically the population of Denmark. Meanwhile Ron DeSantis is busy erasing any mention of #ClimateChange from state law... subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

The Biden administration is pushing critical mineral mining for the development of EV batteries and other 'green technology.' Indigenous lands are rich with minerals and are targeted for mining, forcing them in becoming sacrifice zones. #KeepItInTheGround #DefendTheSacred

The United States’ position on this proposal is critically important as the U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering a multi-million dollar loan to support a refinery in Malaysia, an LNG project in Papua New Guinea, and a gas project in Guyana. #NoLNG #ClimateActionNow

250+ international civil society organizations have called on OECD members to stop funding overseas fossil fuel projects. President Biden & Treasury Department must heed these calls and end Chair Reta Jo Lewis & Export-Import Bank’s financing of overseas fossil fuel development.

BREAKING: Governor Wes Moore can raise life expectancies in I Love Curtis Bay and #SouthBaltimore by 10 years! Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/edd52c…

Florida government fails to protect its citizens by not 1) admitting to global warming and its impact on hurricane intensity 2) mitigating warming by investing in #WindWaterSolar (which may also reduce hurricane impacts) Milton is Cat 5. FL orders evacs apnews.com/article/hurric…

Climate change isn’t a tragedy, it’s a crime. In the 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted global warming with “shocking accuracy,” but the company went on to spend millions lobbying against climate action. Now we’re all paying the price.