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Fossil Fuels

Arlington, VA

Politics

Protestors Don't Get Far Storming Field During Congressional Game At Nats Park (VIDEO)

Protestors Don't Get Far Storming Field During Congressional Game At Nats Park (VIDEO)

Protestors Don't Get Far Storming Field During Congressional Game At Nats Park (Video) Eight climate change protestors were arrested after storming the field during a Congressional baseball game at National's Park Wednesday, June 12. Before the game, US Capitol Police had been tipped off that some people planned on protesting. Officers were well-prepared with a plan, executed swiftly when the protestors sprung into action. BREAKING: We have taken the field at the Congressional Baseball Game + play has FROZEN!Congress sends billions of public $$ to subsidize deadly fossil fuels — but the police are tackling us instead.This Chevron-sponsored game cannot continue. This is unc…

06/13/2024

Kingston, NY

Politics

Candidates Emerge To Become New County Exec After Pat Ryan's Congressional Swing-District Win

Candidates Emerge To Become New County Exec After Pat Ryan's Congressional Swing-District Win

Candidates Emerge To Become New County Exec After Pat Ryan's Congressional Swing-District Win Now that Democrat Pat Ryan has won the special election for New York’s open 19th House seat, the jockeying has begun to fill his vacant Ulster County executive position. Three names, all Democrats, have emerged so far. Earlier Report: Pat Ryan's Congressional Special Election Win Cited Nationally As Bellwether They include March Gallagher, the current Ulster County comptroller, Jennifer Metzger, a former state senator, and Marc Rider, the deputy county executive. Gallagher, who served as president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, announced her interest in a Face…

by Michael Mashburn

08/29/2022

Dorchester, MA

News

The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Boston

The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Boston

The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Boston Step aside, Paul Revere. This British invasion comes with its own press release. Prince William and his wife Prince Kate Middleton will hold the awards ceremony for the Earthshot Prize in Boston later this year. The Earthshot Prize goes to the people and projects who are working to "repair and regenerate the planet," a press release about the awards said. In December, the Royals will choose five winners out of 15 finalists to win a £1 million prize (about $1.2 million) to help fund their initiatives. Introducing #EarthshotBoston2022 🇺🇸This December, we're heading to the @CityofBo…

07/21/2022

Worcester, MA

News

So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says

So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says

So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says There's something people come in contact with every day that's being called a "silent killer" responsible for about 20 percent of deaths worldwide in 2018. A new study by various top universities has found that air pollution killed 8.7 million people globally in 2018 - about one in five deaths. A major contributor to fatal air pollution was caused by burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil, said the study, “Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem.” Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause respirator…

by Kristin Palpini

02/15/2021

Torrington, CT

News

CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change'

CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change'

CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change' Connecticut is suing Exxon Mobil Corp. over alleged longterm deception about climate change as the state seeks to rake the oil and gas industry over the coals for the recent rise in the planet’s temperature. Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act - which has no statute of limitations - alleging an “ongoing, systematic campaign of lies and deception to hide from the public what ExxonMobil has known for decades—that burning fossil fuels undeniably contributes to climate change.” Prosecutors allege that Exxon has knowingly burned f…

09/16/2020

DV Plus - Westchester, NY

Politics

Another Candidate Joins Crowded Democratic Primary Race For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat

Another Candidate Joins Crowded Democratic Primary Race For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat

Another Candidate Joins Crowded Democratic Primary Race For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat The field of candidates interested in running for U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey's congressional seat in Westchester and Rockland counties continues to grow. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Westchester County Legislator and Democratic Majority Leader Catherine Parker of Rye announced her candidacy for Congress. Parker officially launched her campaign at an environmentally friendly house being renovated in Ossining. “This building is emblematic of my commitment to the environment,” Parker said, “a home that can create as much energy as it uses. We have started down this path in Westch…

12/19/2019

Massapequa, NY

Politics

AOC Vs. Andy: Ocasio-Cortez, Cuomo At Odds Over Climate Change, Queens DA Endorsement

AOC Vs. Andy: Ocasio-Cortez, Cuomo At Odds Over Climate Change, Queens DA Endorsement

AOC Vs. Andy: Ocasio-Cortez, Cuomo At Odds Over Climate Change, Queens DA Endorsement U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of parts of Queens and the Bronx has hopped on the Green train in Albany, criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for failing to meet earlier promises of a fossil-freer future in New York. The congresswoman blasted Cuomo of New Castle for not making the environment a top priority of the current legislative session. Cuomo took to the radio airwaves to refute that claim: “I proposed the Green New Deal before there was a Green New Deal being discussed nationwide,” Cuomo told WNYC's Brian Lehrer on Tuesday, June 4. Ocasio-Cortez, a 2007 Yorktown High School gradu…

06/09/2019

Mount Pleasant, NY

Politics

Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal

Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal

Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal The battle between red and blue continues in Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump slammed freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, calling it a “high school idea.” At a rally in El Paso, the president said that the Westchester high school graduate’s plan to combat climate change “sounds like a high school term paper that got a low mark.” Trump said that the plan would involve taking away cars, tearing down buildings and shuttering air travel. “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the …

02/13/2019

Hackensack, NJ

Weather

Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars

Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars

Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Climate change isn’t just happening – it’s going to get much worse, warns a massive government report that proposes solutions that are severely at odds with President Trump’s policies. Extreme weather, changes in air quality and the spread of new diseases by insects will combine to cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars in health, agricultural and infrastructure damage by the end of the century, warns Volume II of the National Climate Assessment, which was released Friday. "Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primar…

by Jerry DeMarco

11/23/2018

White Plains, NY

Politics

Residents, Clergy Hold Vigil Near Cuomo's Home, Seeking To Protect Planet

Residents, Clergy Hold Vigil Near Cuomo's Home, Seeking To Protect Planet

Residents, Clergy Hold Vigil Near Cuomo's Home, Seeking To Protect Planet More than 80 faith leaders and residents gathered in prayer for "a safe and healthy future for all New York state residents and for our planet home" outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's home in New Castle on Sunday, Feb. 25. Led by the founders of the grassroots group, Healing and Protecting Our Land Together: A Call to Prayer, the attendees asked Cuomo to “walk the talk on his commitment for the environment and to demonstrate the courage to be a true climate leader," the group said in a news statement. They asked him to release the risk assessment of the Enbridge/Spectra AIM high-pr…

02/28/2018