Colonial’s gasoline, distillate lines shut after explosion, fire in Alabama

(Reuters) – Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] shut down both of its main gasoline and distillates pipelines on Monday following an explosion and fire in Shelby County, Alabama, near the site of a gasoline spill last month. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2dWo6vu

North Dakota pipeline protester charged with attempted murder

(Reuters) – A demonstrator protesting last week at the construction site of an oil pipeline in North Dakota was charged on Monday with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to court documents. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2dWmtOh

NASA Sets GOES-R/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage

The first spacecraft in a new series of NASA-built advanced geostationary weather satellites is set to launch into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Wednesday, Nov. 16. The two-hour launch window opens at 4:42 p.m. EST. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida….

Facebook users ‘check in’ to support North Dakota pipeline protests

(Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of a Native American tribe and environmental activists fighting construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota turned to social media on Monday in a bid to confuse police who they believe are using it to track the protesters. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2faJYPF

Wetland archaeological sites at risk

Archaeological remains at wetland sites across the world could be at risk of being degraded and lost to environmental change, say scientists. from BBC News – Science & Environment http://ift.tt/2fohqYc

4 Debates — No Climate Change Question

Another debate, same scenario. At least the ninety minutes generated two Twitter hashtags that made me laugh (#TrumpBookReport and #ImANastyWoman). That was the extent of the night’s humor. What wasn’t funny? The fact that in three debates, not once was the environment or climate change addressed. It could have been included in the guise of…

Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Supporters Feel Very Differently About Fossil Fuels

Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are sharply divided over fossil fuels, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. A majority of Trump supporters want more fossil fuels, like coal, oil and natural gas. Clinton’s supporters, however, want to phase them out. Sixty-nine percent of Trump supporters say they favored more coal mining,…

Anti-Poverty Organizations Say More Coal Will Cause More Poverty

A new position paper released last week by 12 organizations — including the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, Christian Aid, the Overseas Development Institute, and Oxfam International — rips apart the coal industry’s claim that coal is needed to fight extreme poverty and deliver energy access to billions of people. Having worked on poverty eradication…

Hurricane Matthew damage to U.S. sand dunes less than forecast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew washed away at least 162 miles (261 km) of U.S. Atlantic sand dunes this month, less than predicted for the powerful storm, a government agency said on Monday. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2f5FXhi

Pumpkins for Pachyderms: Our Elephants Do Halloween

Halloween can be a fright, but these elephants clearly weren’t all that spooked by the jack-o’-lanterns decorating their digs at our Elephant Care and Conservation Center in Mathura, India. In fact, the plucky pachyderms turned them into tasty Halloween treats. The elephants, although formerly from very abusive situations from abusive situations, appeared to have a…

President Obama, They Shoot Horses And Teenage Boys On The Dakota Access Pipeline

On a beautiful sunny day in June, 2014 President Barack Obama came to the banks of the Cannonball River on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and celebrates the first harvest of wild fruit. The occasion was Cannonball Flag day and Native Americans from Standing Rock and the…

Wireless sensors linked to climate financing for globally affordable clean cooking

Data from 4,038 households in India show wireless sensors could make clean energy solutions affordable for those at the bottom of the energy pyramid. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate3141 from Nature Climate Change – AOP – nature.com science feeds http://ift.tt/2e60M9U