Mike Gaworecki
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Study Finds Connection Between Living Near Oil and Gas Development and Childhood Leukemia
With the rise of new technologies like fracking and horizontal drilling, oil and gas development in the United States has exploded over the past 15 years. As development expands, it’s also pushing ever closer into areas where people live. It’s been estimated that today more than 15 million Americans → Read More
U.S. Electricity Generation From Renewables Has Broken Records Every Month in 2016
Electricity generation from wind, solar, and other renewable energy technologies have set monthly records every month so far in 2016, based on data through June released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration yesterday. → Read More
Landmark Climate Bill Passed By California Legislature
After an intense lobbying spree and threats from Governor Jerry Brown to take the measure directly to voters via ballot initiative should it fail to pass, Senate Bill 32 (SB 32) was approved by the California legislature yesterday. → Read More
California Climate Policies a $48 Billion Boon for State’s Economy, Analysis Finds
A new analysis by a non-partisan business group finds that California’s climate policies have been a boon for the state’s economy. → Read More
California Regulators Sued Over Plan To Turn Aquifer Into Permanent Oil Waste Dump
California regulators are facing a lawsuit over their plans to turn an underground aquifer in the Price Canyon area of San Luis Obispo County into a permanent disposal site for oilfield wastewater and other potentially dangerous fluids. → Read More
Inside Shell’s PR Strategy To Position Itself As A ‘Net-Zero Emissions’ Leader
A leaked marketing strategy document prepared by oil behemoth Shell and revealed by EnergyDesk shows that Shell hopes to build brand loyalty, especially amongst young people, by repositioning itself as a leader in building a carbon neutral economy — even while the company plans to do nothing to → Read More
Oil-Funded Groups Have Spent $2.7 Million To Defeat California Candidates Who Want Climate Action
Groups funded largely by oil companies have spent $2.7 million in California to defeat candidates for the state legislature who support strong climate action. → Read More
Oil-Funded Groups Have Spent $2.7 Million To Defeat California Candidates Who Want Climate Action
Groups funded largely by oil companies have spent $2.7 million in California to defeat candidates for the state legislature who support strong climate action. → Read More
CA Officials Want To Allow Oil Industry To Dump Toxic Waste Into Aquifers, Exempt Them From Federal Protection
California officials announced on Wednesday that they will seek the exemption of as many as 60 underground aquifers from federal protections so that the oil industry can use them to dispose of toxic oilfield wastewater. → Read More
Renewable Energy Jobs Keep Growing While Fossil Fuel Jobs Keep Shrinking
More than 8.1 million people are now employed by the renewable energy industry worldwide, an increase of five percent over last year, according the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). → Read More
Oil Investors: Now Is Probably The Time To Get Your Money Into Electric Cars
Even if you haven’t been convinced by the rock-bottom price of oil or the divestment movement and the risks of climate change to get your money out of oil investments, you may want to pay attention to what’s going on right now with electric cars. → Read More
California Regulators Are Approving Fracking Permits Near Fault Lines
New research indicates that nearly 40 percent of new wastewater injection wells approved over the past year in California are perilously close to fault lines, increasing the risk of man-made earthquakes in the already seismically active Golden State. → Read More
Groups Call On Obama To End Crude Oil Exports In Wake Of Paris Climate Agreement Signing
175 nations signed the Paris Climate Agreement last Friday, setting a record for the most countries to sign a U.N. agreement on opening day. → Read More
Here’s How To Craft A Winning Climate Message
Just in time for Earth Day, the Climate Narrative project and the Sightline Institute have released a new, updated guide to fighting back against dirty energy industry spin when discussing the climate crisis. → Read More
Republican State Attorneys General Trying To Kill The Clean Power Plan Have Taken Millions From Dirty Energy Interests
Republican attorneys general from more than 20 states issued responses last Friday to the broad coalition of health organizations and businesses that filed briefs in support of the Clean Power Plan. → Read More
New Report Identifies The Fossil Fuels We Must Keep In The Ground To Avert Catastrophic Climate Change
As the US Senate haggles over a comprehensive energy bill, climate activist groups have identified the global fossil fuel reserves that must be kept in the ground if we’re to limit global warming to the critical 2-degree-Celsius threshold. → Read More
California Offshore Oil Fracking Permits Halted While Federal Government Performs Environmental Review
The U.S. federal government will stop approving offshore oil fracking operations off California’s coast while it studies how damaging the practice is to the health of wildlife and the environment. → Read More
Minority And Low-Income Communities Are Targeted For Hazardous Waste Sites, Research Confirms
We have decades of research showing a clear pattern of racial and socioeconomic discrimination when it comes to siting facilities for hazardous waste disposal, polluting industry and other land uses are disproportionately located in minority and low-income communities. → Read More
US Solar Jobs Double As Clean Energy Continues Explosive Growth Around The World
Renewable energy continued its explosive growth in 2015 — and I don’t mean explosive like an oil train accident. A new global record was set last year with the investment of $328.9 billion in clean energy. That edged out the previous high mark, set in 2011, by 3 percent, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. → Read More
US Public Overwhelmingly Prefers To Protect Public Lands, Continue Developing Clean Energy
If Twitter is any indication, the court of public opinion has ruled against the armed “militiamen” who took over a wildlife refuge in Burns, Oregon. They’ve been called #YallQueda, #VanillaISIS and #YeeHawdists, and they claim to have stormed the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in response to the federal sentence handed down to convicted arsonist and rancher Dwight Hammond. → Read More