Bayview-Hunters Point Leads the Charge Against a Rising Tide of Pollution

Rising waters. Water-borne illnesses. Mental-health issues. Respiratory problems. A recent Department of Public Health report on how climate change will affect the city reads like a guide to the apocalypse, complete with floods and plagues of mosquitoes, ticks, and rodents. http://www.sfweekly.com/topstories/bayview-hunters-point-leads-the-charge-against-a-rising-tide-of-pollution/
Article courtesy of SFWeekly by Nuala Sawyer

Humans may learn to survive climate change

LONDON, 13 March, 2017 – Climate science faces a challenge to become more effective by thinking harder about the human ability to change, researchers say. Our descendants are likely to be better able to adapt to a warmer world, and climatologists need to acknowledge this.  http://climatenewsnetwork.net/humans-earn-survive-climate-change/?utm_source=Climate+News+Network&utm_campaign=5e5c47b5ad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1198ea8936-5e5c47b5ad-38798465
Article courtesy of Climate Change Network by Alex Kirby

Sierra snowpack: As world’s climate warms, California’s most important water source becomes less reliable

This winter's bumper crop of snow- on the heals of the worst drought in 500 years-underscores the threat to this central source of water for western Nevada County and  most of California.  http://www.sierrasun.com/news/environment/sierra-snowpack-as-worlds-climate-warms-californias-most-important-water-source-becomes-less-reliable/
Article courtesy of Sierra Sun by Trina Kleist

China creates world's first coal-to-ethanol production line

Created by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum and the academy's Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in Liaoning province, the production line went into operation in January and has the capacity to make more than 100,000 metric tons of pure ethanol every year, according to Liu Zhongmin, the institute's deputy director.
By 2020, China would build a factory capable of producing one million tons of ethanol each year using the same technology, he added.  https://www.geo.tv/latest/134770-China-creates-worlds-first-coal-to-ethanol-production-line
Article courtesy of Geo News 

Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled for Better Health, Medical Groups Urge

Heatstroke. Asthma. Zika. Climate change is helping illness and disease spread and become more common, a new consortium of medical groups said Wednesday.   http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/climate-change-needs-be-tackled-better-health-medical-groups-urge-n733906
Article courtesy of NBC News by Maggie Fox

Google-Levi's digital jacket: The next big thing in tech?

March 13, 2017 —At first glance, the latest advancement in wearable technology appears to be nothing more than a humble denim jacket.
But take a closer look, and you'll find that the first product from Project Jacquard is in fact the result of years of technological innovation from Google's best and brightest.   http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0313/Google-Levi-s-digital-jacket-The-next-big-thing-in-tech?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2803-14-2017%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170314_Newsletter:%20Daily&utm_term=Daily
Article courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor by Gretel Kauffman

Carbon Tax Floated As Possible Replacement To Inslee's 'Clean Air Rule'

Polluting industries in Washington state don’t like Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap on carbon emissions — and they don’t think it’s legal.

Inslee’s clean air rule was unveiled last September and went into effect in October. It’s been called a first-of-its-kind rule that caps and reduces carbon pollution by requiring polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over time.  http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-state-climate-change-carbon-tax-clean-air-rule/
Article courtesy of OPB News by Austin Jenkins