'The project is a “wipeout of nature,” said Joni Vorpsi, a protester and member of the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania. Taulant Bino of the Albanian Ornithological Society said the area is “extremely important” for migratory species.'
BART chief demands to know: 'Why is our new regional fare payment system so janky?' via @kqednews.kqed.org
"It's clear there is an ongoing fight to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, because these people know if they can successfully get people to forget about Jan. 6 — or worse yet, condone it — then they will be able to convince people to accept any attack on democracy."
"They give birth astride of a grave. ..." #samuelbeckett #waitingforgodot
"Enduring such a torturous, anesthesia-free root canal required staggering willpower. Yet the tooth shows continued wear after the drilling took place, meaning the patient survived and kept using the molar."
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who exposed the reach of migrant child labor during the Biden administration weighs in on gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra’s role and responsibility in the crisis.
Oil industry contributions to Becerra played a big part in @thirdactorg.bsky.social's endorsement of Tom Steyer. In a recent LAT op-ed, @billmckibben.bsky.social also noted Becerra's failure as state attorney general to join attempts to hold the industry accountable for lying about climate change.
The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities 2-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules.
The administration set up an email address through the EPA where companies simply had to send an email to make their request. Few requests appear to have been denied.
"California, Arizona and Nevada have offered to use about 1.6 million acre-feet less annually over the next two years. But the Trump administration’s plan would allow for mandatory cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in the three states — as much as 40% of their combined allotments." #cawater
Alone on the Mother Road in the dead of winter ...
The protests, raising concerns about conservation, transparency and the project’s ties to the Trump family, began Sunday in the Albanian capital, Tirana.
A 27-hour Clipper outage last month brought down BART ticket vending machines and caused delays at fare gates.
www.kqed.org
The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Netflix business model is brilliant if all customers are like us. We got a DVD of several Samuel Beckett plays (part of an Irish-British TV project, “Beckett on Film”) about a month…
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who exposed the reach of migrant child labor during the Biden administration weighs in on gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra’s role and responsibility in the ...
www.kqed.org
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
The White House has told Western states it's working on a 10-year plan for the overtapped Colorado River that will allow for reassessing cutbacks every two years.
Foggy Interstate 40 on the western outskirts of Amarillo, November 2025. Kate and I stopped overnight in Amarillo, on the plains of the Texas Panhandle, a few nights before Thanksgiving last fall. …
Guess which California governor candidate is now being backed by half a million dollars from the state's biggest oil driller?
Hint: It's not Tom Steyer.
Lots of news in today's CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/oil-money-...
