{"id":52145,"date":"2026-08-16T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?p=52145"},"modified":"2026-08-16T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:58:11","slug":"dark-age-climate-news-august-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/dark-age-climate-news-august-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Age Climate News August 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" id=\"backgroundTable\" style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;height: 100% !important;width: 100% !important;line-height: 100% !important;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"center\" style=\"border: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding:10px 10px 40px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"600\">\n<div style=\"color: #505050;font-family: Arial;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left\">                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/s3_files\/email_templates\/logos\/000\/005\/815\/original\/Small_350_logo.jpg\" style=\"max-width:450px;width: 100%;margin: 20px auto\">                   <\/p>\n<p>Dear Website,<\/p>\n<p>SCIENCE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI will do more for fossil fuels than renewables: &#8220;We model AI as a bidirectional productivity amplifier in a   global computable general equilibrium model, quantifying both enabled   emissions from fossil fuel productivity gains and avoided emissions from   renewables productivity gains. Under parallel adoption scenarios, net   annual CO\u2082 emissions increase by 0.47\u20131.8 gigatonnes (1.2\u20134.8% of 2024   global energy-related CO\u2082 emissions). Enabled emissions exceed avoided   emissions whenever fossil-sector gains are nonzero; net emissions   reductions require renewables gains 4\u20135\u00d7 greater than fossil fuel gains.   Absent policy steering, <em>AI\u2019s modeled effects increase the carbon   intensity of the global economy and reinforce fossil fuel   incumbency<\/em>\u2014outcomes that current analytical and governance frameworks do   not fully capture.&#8221; Peer-reviewed article is <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMfuLI3FLCHgrYB2UG8HISLs0t6MmXvg5lS0BXAiJQ5iBh209BCZJXqa_epcutmHZ9lhWv60H_8moaGkdLEbznM4JWMO6zyfb3FKilqFMWvXZvNGxBkN9dXz0z2CL0HP5jPgdkAvzJ5zmsUYR29RoUu1RS4o6tgqX2tIsBaei9aRdrviU1LjJ-6WEQ94wsLLpl3BgR5P23jkS_mRwVjcRqHS_ON3xribh77xIUwtARmMUVp10j7D9QDbRONsa_hw8rJb3h_ccv3CKRYtc6a0QQFgLwi3G01GmTz0hPkd3a-Cf\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h0\/h001.-KFzKkNHQJ2qE5gKmg3JJVOFISnZfRcI-JFON5PsEwM\">here<\/a> and more general explanation <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.T4f1s0H8aL8dqpmq959YtDHRbbOULAjE-yrSZOE0-PCqk3yQQH2RjG8uS_TDBAt-OQ6KQVv9OWkCFeM7qqp_wDw1l1rGWZSFK6TqEF6W_GDiYcCiIdyG6t45Chdr5TB3QWD0cTCKdJuu36DdCnLuzh3D8Z3vqQ7CfOzv47dNPXIGTd5o5R72x2_Ywp804LZ4rHqKf1NQkB203g66zXpkYyVDVn6CXiW2EJ4gpnofaRN8dOAA-fwOAISOnH5NT2VnYbCh_eOgpovjR3eLs2bfHEf0Jw30QOX0lb0NADduTJ6lwjDKMLS5BjNpQetJsJ75hCERwbBz2Lwq3PQWWprAn6SGThx26XXbxq478Bru-Ak\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h1\/h001.ROU9T2k3d2d8xxkieksjsMbaqDDyI1kNSQcGEAiZ6ok\">here<\/a>. Use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI\u2019s data centers. On the low end, these tools could enable additional yearly carbon emissions equal to Mexico\u2019s. On the high end, they could enable yearly climate pollution equal to Russia\u2019s\u2014the world\u2019s fourth-largest emitting country.<\/li>\n<li>The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) [an Atlantic current which controls much of the weather in many parts of the world], a tipping   element of the climate system, currently has an estimated global warming   threshold for collapse of +4.0\u2009\u00b0C (uncertainty range 1.4\u20138\u2009\u00b0C).   However, such a threshold <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMfuLI3FLCHgrYB2UG8HISLsSZ8nkSt7llqxgelJ_dyZ7WIBJa51VGLb6VhFX61KMqI2QcabFYWAlk2gouTUgve4A4YLjQaBA7Gn-RkKS98MvY40rGERd3sKcnq6FrwN3h68ESATZCE0XetSxOJu954KlGcPx9Y3iKXdj_uPeMgFfuksyZNPoJE05oD8db-HRMhxFAzNWQPNilasp-b36etbGhSj-JlDOfes4U1VMCOmrZd1Xpwl5WL7D22w_Z224NPUCC1fy8ZglYzDOG3Q3KrpCxHQdo-s1s-Nj23N1sQOP\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h2\/h001.rZNy3OeSmLD_hg9FnHMP6xEkKJmrSGu_4Viu-cWYtkM\">may not be meaningful because AMOC stability depends on the rate of radiative forcing change<\/a>, not a set temperature. Using a <em>slow<\/em> CO<sub>2<\/sub> ramp \u00a0climate model simulation, we explicitly demonstrate the AMOC remains   stable up to +5.5\u2009\u00b0C of global warming. By contrast, under faster CO<sub>2<\/sub>   ramps, the AMOC collapses at substantially lower warming levels   (+2\u2009\u00b0C). Our findings demonstrate rate-induced AMOC tipping and imply   that limiting the rate of emissions is critical for reducing the risk of   an AMOC collapse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GREENING<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New   York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that they, along with   the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.T4f1s0H8aL8dqpmq959YtDHRbbOULAjE-yrSZOE0-PA0SWV3LEcVWFuNdDus-IdeD_sCwWpV-AQE6ToDdiOFJkmp0gK-31DW4-b3LcRQUAETKwDoUbcb-kdJ_RrwHQbxFZ6OobnFJnpWNHkNBUq64MLmQWU_sA4WAzGvIQbA6dGBOb7jH-xoaVYP7dFoAsgz7o01mE3wuWTWOfO1byCYYDm0tUXGil8f85LqIA8XOooN6U8BfYXqLt26foqtn-tRc8KcFuH1dpmRcTaB7J6k72bjqvE-f1SIYnJu61AM4K-fvto-m6i2bOLCGDT-ySE6j0xkf52PZ_G0uHLZsW3jaD9d1ijXIu1HePTg_p75vKA\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h3\/h001.2YkU_hUV6X7z4qUflde733tlL_BlhqVqEwmfmpj869A\">will lead a new \u00a0pilot program<\/a> to study whether thermal energy networks could help cool subway   stations. The $800,000 pilot study will be funded   using revenue from New York City\u2019s congestion-pricing program, which   charges drivers a fee to enter any part of Manhattan at or below 60th   Street. Thermal energy systems typically use a network of underground   water-filled pipes to move and regulate heat across buildings and other   infrastructure. Because temperatures deep underground are relatively   stable, these systems can use the Earth as a source for heating buildings and   cooling the subway.<\/li>\n<li>Solar and renewables are <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.T4f1s0H8aL8dqpmq959YtDHRbbOULAjE-yrSZOE0-PCqk3yQQH2RjG8uS_TDBAt-fvcXv87na89Plckxj4f4nSYLdVHbEeE6Ghu0-wWhrr8GrpHWBCAjcpAUeSqTPxWlCZoHXgxhzXJLCwaLybIvecGKXl9lRguXRbk2HHKHIKW1-AiYsETP4t2yd-fnDu30IZIXAGI8YmNf4JVurm4qPj89LtyaXpr64AJuOhJMcviOPutSqdLNNJy58isi2OLLDuyS2D-_f85r_A2S4hgddpVt6mBepN3LuhQKrr51PILRwm1d72q9ehHfgy50BSedg_7T_IRkrbzVcRSoKlZdSn-WjSV6OiKkPwK8nM24TiiOBV4PxKPPaGVDeUmOmRKI\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h4\/h001.pgxRuqIpfXEJbTY_3X-eOyk42Ais_Or7-BftkNnQmjA\">way ahead in new energy brought on line this year<\/a>. \u00a0Dan Gearino of Inside Climate News does the analysis. Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLIMATE DESPOLIATION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As part of its Pecos County, Texas data center campus, tech giant Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4DQOHz9KcrfCrj6tNj0Fv6VGqQf1uhqdMS_8XofqPQIRx941ght_s8t4JIkPLsS3kYnDkN0tnuuN1Z7THdJza68PRT4FQAiGGbvvaPhznJOYbZ6jRfLTgpFfvdnXEJ_6shmxzg8mRKjmkYQxqSr16VMvAmudRQqTHU4qaWsrgW-_dj8giGOIqjWFuvGuKczOP9li1BrthR4bUNNnPsMTjh7_CLHfywhThm_C8riGIyIuYUUtbyDh1-GSMx7akyFvFhobf8pEFT4n1wcVKHXpZTlSMwNJFtS99NABcs2rcxLlYxjJtHxF-hwr7XMmBtqAv7g38t--ph-4Gr7rbmBy7Lcz-c1wlyRwEKdzlERlWpkTfYvyRcOOIa7fOunCBfYeGJ4mkO6hR_ezbb7fZ0GhqNc\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h5\/h001.dTLs1QjhtYyzeLtkyhNy56SiUE4RwquWi04CtVI743U\">said<\/a> it will power it with \u201cnew on-site generation.\u201d It wants to install 35 gas-powered turbines to generate up to 7.65 GW of electricity on-site, and it would be permitted to release as much as 33 million tons of CO2 per year, 9% of California&#8217;s total emissions. Instantly, this facility would become the most polluting power plant in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>A weather station in central Shanghai recorded over 12 inches of rain in 24 hours, its highest 24-hour rainfall in more than 150 years of records, as <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMdUS12fSrk6MMZIR1Ut2K6ca1smOerCI_wvDdBoqUyy-R0ivU2jN6RBuNdsFqs-S_7foFQhOZg567zyeEj9gSFQLFD0zWmKVbdISu0MYpUSYPs4ESBH1E5jGlWL3PYxZaak3XWPwdnJPk_j24WIPfWFodlOkbcZ7y7SVsvXOkOSRVr58_rsnN_o5PpECs5pi0OTCj-zsWjCW3thwvGjA5e3uTI2sHfB0Kv1pL8T2gH_M-geKwSVydThOWJoPTRbHF5WfgiAOPyvTjuMMv9SPxiH6XrBPd9-5tGo1pDrp8L8_JoYR0dkU9EPQIdPE4NtmGfv7Z1MXKsfcq4lk_B-phOKR0_5k-egxbgtGo4T6Msypvb9666J0iPdvdXGbMVKMJlKPw4QSthDMIKDunoDSUm3_B7U6mJ_GH0y3DrI67-N9\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h6\/h001.9vj-SYlYTD6Aw49ci0848ZebnfOsnv9Dr5CZUZpyUf0\">more than a million people were moved to safety<\/a> across eastern China as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall.<\/li>\n<li>Lake Mead, the Nation\u2019s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever. Water   levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at   record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for more than 25 million people and cut electricity from the dam. The record, first broken on Thursday night and then again on the   following days as the water level continued to fall, is the latest   warning of the Colorado River\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMdUS12fSrk6MMZIR1Ut2K6ca1smOerCI_wvDdBoqUyy-R0ivU2jN6RBuNdsFqs-S_7foFQhOZg567zyeEj9gSFQLFD0zWmKVbdISu0MYpUSYPs4ESBH1E5jGlWL3PYxZaak3XWPwdnJPk_j24WIPfWFodlOkbcZ7y7SVsvXOkOSRS6vmYnTUBYW0ZD8fwVLRd7zqZWOIX14L-YyJu3eI-SCJ5hc2mgR2Z1tvL2PUmFFM0KAna8JxoqtoyMO3_l4lXudvNnrsEDxF6MW0H1n9NBQ6e2qWu-eCqj9-ehgzOdxhqzGS_8Rg3m3c8Hzp-mEmxqgGIFtx0xsw38YX16GR2uHT5fbWMtoIkmdQMmBvCSj97ZjFuWsc-lasj6IEQ4R-hGF7KEBRNjFTUALq2su_SEamjiEJ6Du63b65tf7_9ppD\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h7\/h001.1O2Bfqsk3khmWYEta4aR-zHygCfa5ftfbuWJXQ8Rjes\">dire condition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Allianz Research, an arm of the global insurance company, <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMbZ-B5XQFZUmLL7re8ELbSZ2Fb0ccebG6c9MnquIVD4ZtNue2ouIe-XsCtCIJpci2lb-ZGvIAestjtIXSLr1b5wubpiXlGM0JWiYK96JWttUsBTh4Derb97UBzdTLmJiDzrvepQLiYp92J58YJZhaTL_Lw2-qLg13vY5V8moVa9G5A4VvOgUokCB130s6Z3rtOY8HZSzgzCqPW_eQqv4L2yX0IRyVKkMYPnMG7_O4joUCGpp2bh9MoFHgCf8EcLmtVmLTBLESpu1mAg-WKg4XKHFB2NzvOXCe7kQMZtf4uwcc94uDIGwpjXSHWtK6N9qaa69xX-u-4JuF3m04tnEQpd-Wrs9ragoQTBphiMqnfqUWYqGzC8dO93NNN3NYQYLtjXEWtf1Mk-wt4HZszbOJZUdlhEx-XnMvqNOJViJw-mw\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h8\/h001.8Vp-LbmDV5D5xiLBIBeHt5W7pbH_1zbNtnkAhU3iBPg\">analyzed<\/a>   the likely economic impact over the next five years if they looked like   the five hottest years from 2014 to 2024. The economic output of the   most exposed countries, including France, Japan, Italy, Germany and   Spain, would be 5 to 7 percent lower than their base-line trajectories   by 2030. Across Europe, the Allianz Research authors   found that annual government deficits would rise by 0.5 percent of gross   domestic product, potentially destabilizing the debt loads of the   worst-affected countries. All this is exclusive of actual fire and storm damages.<\/li>\n<li>A new study warns that nature loss \u2013 the failure of natural systems such as wild pollination or marine fisheries \u2013 could cause economic disruption over the next few years that would add US$162 billion per year to the sovereign debt-servicing burdens of 23 countries. China and India were found to be most vulnerable. Co-author Matthew Agarwala says the study\u2019s two biggest surprises were \u201chow far behind the financial system is on developing hard numbers around nature-related risk\u201d and \u201chow large the effects could be.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhy11hGL9Kq1wa_acJx1xNECYKZoZjXXz2oSBW0aKJL1nZakF8OhNE5QQidKx6zyYe621rUc20fCbmL8x0sC00PSfk7MV35LXTEod4N6tRny-JhZd1cS1YqFWOIQlgkiHD_e9VJxUDet4Xb_pBOsf1RspsukbVEeQYnc6uOlUD-YzEk4SsHYlIUpJUupWU8FACYgf3iIEv_wtcSAkUqVtESrzANOBP59Jnwekq5ynlZAx7vvjPfhSc-cB1K-lXtuyja57Z9zomHbAUyVX3eTIY5StvP7RmgRmNQvFOgiAZ2WAR_BcK6E667rZeD0S0N4NgMAcDhDbo9ohIkTcfAdiLBi8dsPTO5nINO-eWIhZi9A42g3fW9-CFwGnPh5vgS4igHlHIPfAmpss0Q54u-d2bWN8NXKUTIlXD5mL0E_XDfe-c5wv4mv8QXQ6nWuKQFxkvgQ\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h9\/h001.8Li9I9RbEfcpMewKSpwzsKOuQA9vDnuNmi4clTnIHEs\">Read more \u00bb<\/a>  <\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s huge El Ni\u00f1o isn\u2019t expected to reach full strength until December, but it has already caused <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCictzceUS218UMYW8Gwv1EH32sZRRXHmDxdwKGSXEvk-mPPglRVf0szS-eOuEmK1zI4F5U6S-bZ-vMkpL-amUrPnnGkb3vnmnU_RUt2tx_LwSiby-DKwZm3Mc7SQOSLkclUD8Lh7C-bDmFtrV3-WJTH9O603lsrJr4F4D0dxZ2YYeyep4_3JqSjXTqmVvOZLd7djPgGjohkaP6YfKEyQ4-A42i0fO8qkCadDhyiQEjDGx-wW5V4oikmSD-QfFmIxar5JNytokhu0yoEmPSzlwnUXma6v-et5s28MQ8nc3xrtjL4Leejb8pXskNFjMmDP6V4OBJgqEP_SkZngLSgeHB0p3Z8fY4IziBwSjTXBrLuCWfp1__YQwB2SokhwT9FZGBY5IXuv9p79JAfkOaBMF010-AlSkD_dVbcKA2zXrcmP1kHQylgxtTFJtMUaMc2TDUNoKx9logiTchXAEwRAch1vrTtAQa6bZMoIzF9ZsE6yGshhxiuysfoocF8WRAw0W6CZzfAALg2nVwNKJwU1oxWz-w5RA-10nI2L-Bp9e-rvv0AUibhWcmoZsx-XlQpaBB_ERI6pO7Ob1_8Zf4MY4RIz3TRcFLGAzEk_-U1FRU0bzqxcjABkav5zp17nGN5BRl45Ju7-9212NkhUn2H6Jhf76O-eKv0h1IWBy35-AAfrSMfaC0KvZQ1sL8OnOXSB6q9VMYmvBsUsoK70lmoPthzIgH32sSD-E0c9UGhfh0ciBSP9euxkBIncCU9hqRWYyYMQZmpwSxIoRMxMM39CpqEAU1LaDQMroYQWbB8RJ3qjlE9WNt8eNI3Uji95M5ndljCZccIKdoteLf1_1428tFx1Y\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h10\/h001.y3lH6FkWuQ2IernYgWER60FWmGOjbF52_JwxAZKBf7I\">dry spells and crop failures on three continents<\/a>. The modeling all puts this year&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o as close to or bigger than any previous one (independent of any climate change).<\/li>\n<li>The United States is rapidly approaching a two-decade streak as the world\u2019s No. 1 producer of natural gas. The U.S.  held the top spot between 2009 and 2024, the latest year for which the U.S. Energy Information Administration has data. But America pumped record volumes of natural gas <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.yjJN_MEbNx94PLaWzZ6hW6fEeKXJ1YJWGut6RgsYiXtPUK4M2M4Q0lf8VCYtHZ_DmD6meuYJErdSKuPs3j_2_AJqsAwIN6pUnbfAUjJr3H0d2mFBUxeI_H2iEaJN96bBiyUlqmg75lxuSE641Wy3sgGHeyiu0lXickL4nLpMP6p9w72IasTPaVL68koV2lWRO7U4rdlucUU790yj5Z34QOnb1pMwTh8SXISH_ICTFejsB-anK4Eg9wdaHFGKF06MAMZqbmc3WYleK5hWlILoeJ_a8zgsBJYwNbP2tHR6vN2qkzG1x4w_PP-KcBqCNFL3JaCPoxErCECkvovBYuK8xTP89OiNlGKe9_lL1iauf9p5XkicwGbuAiAf5BLKpTNEgHGQpBZw7Wo50aLrmDliEMFayD-oKZJpucydqR35zokMXLWdWyrm_IWWizLe8dqU9RSr1KAze2cSCZkn1yxD9-rhx8CjDjbOYOlRCfAK3V3A8HVDw6ucgVFXY5KUUWXDDA9iOIxS4VjpcfTaZLSLW5Ifj6kkEWJ15SG2ZkHTdFDbVAKDpnzvoXlVFdMiY9U55n-keDVrVbg8OKGnJ7_aUUnp5F6rKatBXsxAABHx94NTGvQ4OxaATBtXqeUdVqEiXbO806GwaI3x-tebu0_86eRToR_aalKAylArVSPunznlMDQUOMOui2h7JOLlwuGStl_a8f6tWg5HxEra9VY8SeFu1O67NY9zXuFFYB-UhzG04t3gJyGLsWMSoyBBVL0AXikReQDdJpP4wNWuLRHMRZrAxSmjgex2RYTctv4EGjgWFptGDp8r_ftnFtiWWRMv2AJz8qfeuopVF4MGDBWViih10UXA6nKn9g8r_LB1QCw\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h11\/h001.UpuExqaR_42S6dr60w4DnZ3NGQ6sZPfaturs3Qv6gic\">last year<\/a>. And now the federal energy research agency <span class=\"redactor-unlink\">forecasts<\/span> 2026 will be another record year. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DARK AGE CLIMATE POLITICS<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Coal Council, an advisory group that includes executives from coal mining companies and major U.S. utilities, met with Trump administration officials last week and delivered <span class=\"redactor-unlink\">19 recommendations<\/span>.   One of its key requests is for the government to issue grants and loans   to build the first new U.S. coal plants in over a decade. But the   industry also seeks intervention to keep existing coal plants running,   including federal government power purchase agreements and the suspension of environmental protections. <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMYYYHr8Mbj0-EC0sxmlwE1BBD2xq3adxQRwRQc737IdvW7WfiaAZGSMtTHigBMlPvjig0dJ6yzMDpKiKOVF0_zGCQYaxXjMvMbjRFuLD7r8TtAUwybv_aTz4GjsnyLpdmxKrMeGJi1unxG2rbpCQt3HWHadDVG6ySzc1T6SWveUSX5NnYmreAQxMixYUkQ8U0lzObmaRzJfJI3PEUi7282w4EHGEUk33qefTNfTgKF5k_bg-DxK6XWmjk0oqZcG_JdVWbK2mMyl57u-9l9miWddtnOJC57c4JBy6OQ2y-LsJDeH3vrkWss2lqYNAxZZzvnoA7qsL8D4CkGh6aBDfejM\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h12\/h001.cgHs1IxGhIBE_bhV4fPHUbTyKXmRSt7csTwWlE2hVXk\">Trump administration officials were on the same page.<\/a> \u201cThere\u2019s   no road for a great, prosperous America without saving the coal plants   we have and doing everything we can to remove barriers that can open up   the possibility to expand our coal fleet,\u201d said Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who has committed to invest <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMTtPtllYDjVXqIqxxsvlTyrhhlIqfTI9X-477e_3BZp2B7o8XkMQDFyJLj02plGS3jAotND3q807gWnakZW_DESfblB8HfObQVIHKkn8wAPLgjEum1dGfY3WBpTUjI4Qznkx8TX9hxLg-UXRtIy3vVNjS4rB7ihfghz5F4lhWokR8Vgbe1DDvYs5W60z3x3bx5MDaNY_b_c1191dkZSJ7IOXhoNf8meMYoy63iQeBMR58pKaBbq3ldkrCgHedWwybEX42VHGo5bXaiIZi-iMyI3wnFWphbMyRXCGb5ia25xZAF6YTlilWphqMB0nZcU7la-EKU-X69BSS0MPTCPtPBWesgkg3ovQkAUt3SAEN61onMIIrJCoN6iO2VASZe5YJA\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h13\/h001.BWjGC75P-gmJ7VQ7YPAtlJMuSf7MiMeUM23uoiE93Ug\">$850 million in existing or new coal facilities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Colorado ranchers file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Boulder\u2019s lawsuit seeking to hold petroleum corporations liable for climate change-related disasters, saying wildfire, drought, and extreme weather jeopardize their livelihoods. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1juVmjHRcN6nljAnBBSL9c5RNzsH04F8t9Vs6GzqsX7FKOj7yAETKA9xSdZ-8HkoXaA8o2Q16BklqQVJVVfWF4L7IQavxQS3JX9vodoiJP3ro6VAwO62Jer0qVRCEJItqN9KvP3armQHaYhn3AowkZUdaybwtLl7wne1cypR6TKrefdT5pvdQLQevSJDXNg3TW6IjBPnSahvrGz6SS4gWCOqwVGEzPycWNUk6SMIWfJ039Zc7TELDj0s407lZQQYfXuxXrCWVS4OZQUNAvbJ4S7zOpsRdUALpp3XIwK-dpGq_fOix-P9RFxXcPYkkx5VBx2_i0g00sEd5h8vTu7Rc1VfC23YmVDlzfLAPAM2KI2mGK9oqiXXegaQgU_kVr1wyQ1T-8nLAoNj_TlBh_QeTGxezOEshyWkSmUG6pEF4gMTnarIu68JX5ciWyrgWt2xPPqps5Uq1JAg_-n1abGR1wAdeUNDNUFzXn1lyhF7xzsfboAVaUkmccLJcCrqzMW8DSV7fMPdIchGID7qgdFabN3XWhAUYMo3i97fOZ3VNTW353Q0_GiBru6J1pMqypgKN0lwo7cTKcNKqN8G4vl_2AoGKRb9e33NKaqWshDfk4QIO2e0JQmPnx4cG2jEZLbwDZ8juKBpmDoEzXx0-mMwlma4z09rLvjPopCHzSJOOqAe8hlWy5SUbux6Ncnp07A8TcG1wKi6PUtalXLlHJzDxP5rFys8XF3Hsdw05mXhpJ4LR8gO4O8k3my8MzCIRRh_KQCcsFrfYvjW0CNjUtlaJ9ZM4MmU8ed0lPCIYcAx-44bbvhJs7G1bPI2MEV35gENgC8WYo57ePjfT8z7YmMZF5w\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h14\/h001.kLFHEz5-2cszeq5vB_VPX2jXSkaGlQ2cJXsIcxDv6Xk\"><em>Colorado Newsline<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Angus King (I-Maine) propose legislation that would reward offshore wind developers who reject Trump administration buyouts with an expedited path to construction. It would specifically \u201crequire the \u2026 (DOI) to offer surrendered (offshore wind) lease areas to adjacent offshore wind leaseholders at the original per\u2011acre auction price, without requiring Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approval or issuance.\u201d <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1eCCMNrQyw8OQMmjN84E75lY1ar4s-7aGWuea2tZvyA5iOAYuLPBR8GQYNJSiHBzArhOb1MK8Fz1Qb2luh-kvXgreuS0shJ0Py9EzVLlo6ANCMZKFSB8sE_5psmNNg57MJ-2cZArZUAJodMCdILloymLhrUcoVQRkDvoz5_mUzggoRIQCKLkK-0U1C_BV5g8LlUTOaKIAolWINMPU6X-kHkRO6qNsoKxZ8OWWN9uRmozcB9uk2vo5I_tOUxnfS3W0yGpUq-MO-SqrQi2r8NQMdicxWQ_16lWrF3De3MDr_EiHCPVTMcBbDLA2Avm-iRSY_zVpnw45P2cTe6wfqBdmjIJTzH5Q5J8DRa2DacePk3I_YLl3Gu1Os2VOoq0U70Zi_DAKbIE7d4y0_7Jzprd8lZ5pBmkJp9bD4Yc55E24_FGVlwJLJHzzsU77g4j-Cb_H0oAha189mqy-soGfvRJ3dGLpBLLrclnTOjD0Sb6C_x_0Ts9Lq1XTftZuWtTyC7ce3Nt5QAxiELEH0HbHmxl7lNCbkD-X2YIbcBsqVpdhDsrHlMDLkLtqwc6_LKNsDF1-TBgQK2pBwNi983BKZm3NONN1fZauBHQSvh8ByBRX92Ep3oXbPE311I2ruhsUrRfBJ3O8vO1XXCTSdXIX7tChvCkWXcOAbC4jk8U_qKMrSBUUs_4Avf5z8WSAHpRzv3DXJMY5vvLWm29QKnlZkNFWbhXznNvqjgEOfulD8OHi5HTRUgVh3Nia9P4_bHkLnTnXJW445jvu7dW8kAdrNm6SLnHTB0GTeyUUbdmCSLnyfrWZnPOeZGhMSbBRQHV0KLxnFDvKeSArziu0DDpNIOSHRmGT-BVl2jZ3Qr0ovblRfZ05gmrW9dq6_ttCcHTLT5pjNDQvFBFhj-GSu4pvk2-H43dJFnU0Q9Z5WpwX91NN_apIGByOVC55SRIjRWVgtgagP-Vcw11PXJIB4qp-5LTLEA\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h15\/h001.xfuAeS6pAuDPrmEjR2KhRK5--mV49B6VGBGCeBS0Xho\"><em>Times-Standard<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1eCCMNrQyw8OQMmjN84E75lY1ar4s-7aGWuea2tZvyA5iOAYuLPBR8GQYNJSiHBzAIXqdF0GorYPo-sUHw_UTnrJhdIY5pViVrNpp6l2Ajzzz5VxiQGYjHtWJKnTpdHl1s2gHhs7yq7R4Ir8giuvCscxbuAkRu-TAb5b4e9Fkl_n4uwO8IYfj6CGQ1v6Ag-gmFr61FoqpOkps-dY8f-Sv9Or2VRL6OhlbSjMO2vVp7WKoTw3flyKCFa27TpQ1zl8oe1JuV-hqEUggoqbLFGsDZgS9xVlQq-Kr5JnoldlDxdON3tOQFIFZEnSYAiBYLJgdOVyGihKirYkunA7dxuQyiW7RIQUdE9iC4W64guAYnM6I57CU8tebfYSJJSCj6PhfhD2HZOugDyrlx7m9WdUabtTKf-UnP4bYD5rFXqIJFoIfcKh-FSMIIn-4lakpOXbeFjwMn8HqcrhQ4hEamXRGHxYHpfqq-l-nlRQvvOWqn65uZHHrPPR71TS6_0AqFFqCvwbU-0DCgK344frKO14K9n7ABdDDhqRmav57_aiRFYWXi5zbCJNxJ1IMD-eWMO2aWoe6xNEB_aWTctycOexQ_7q7lEQFMY-8Gn-SNqzbaeVGLgkIskymstljT07LRFf-_zLGfnm4Lsu6J5HLfEMoTSwPvaeBzvjMAdjPdo5TBLGBzOBqo9dhE2KpGiAfVXEenEkLxT2QXGRCwUQPGRGQ7WZ3x0N0Ss1vgnAies9vj8-79EVphmozxYK7PkeYLg9FMZtXmu-xz5BAICkNUqfpJGmepQ71fKCMij13oEvOKEtlDomJhE-EkeX9dp4iEd4lRlXhuVNOSdiwR9jTy-WWRhpZYQd8mXTN6-qZ_is9B0qhkrar6kucL5qfp5Wq1A1TwW3lA1-L_TcvIWgbUJ58Xt0Qndh8uSDD7ThzrAb-Vmv4E0YfHH_t2eir20r-ED6FdHYe9HnQnOa12gt3ZiMzBJ0arOfWdVVHAlAEiN3XCeunUBp9iRWNEGz37u122IQPiOsoxkkkhESVSObQIiijLHNz68deDzq9ufDuFoR1QdwENIT4X3r5QYAPe_ZTylbi\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h16\/h001.7Hz-68-DNu-shCs74lkKSSfZEYN12Z8Vi5eep7Qm0co\"><em>news release<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>After the Trump administration accused New York state of fast-tracking solar farms on prime farmland, New York leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtR5pQXAztMlbekr9qG-ifEKPyFrNdT1jc20l5mhOdAg0LmyzZe7MRzeJRZ9EWDzXsSV63vADZXtSjkya1nPHzuoP9ijNk6FqkNDRKaakLsK2iwmsM-nlhBgpfs2nmlEd7O8SAGqhatS7W005SF1R2mVtDzWX73fyGs8dr4UX2aaRLcEbitaNde22h69n7OmEPyvWSo6lyGNxtivreVfOZNVMP-oBZmHvd7opM0Twy3YJY97Fth5AW1YSZfuDM-hFyF8rz8n1jdNzFjI1xFyPw8mv0Bj_FRmzKXsw-m3fosWdo0VC4v6ZYgB7ZwUClEjZelMSLsLWG8GOxFj0TiBErdjFJ_mzew6DZfxYVsN_3NmWQB3B4vGCh3Bj0VpV3hY-J0cJT9ZL89UswyvhpatlvqQ\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h17\/h001.AorzoIS262E1H-lnmeQkpXS3KLn2fiZa7mKNdhhEXRg\">fired back<\/a> last week, saying that renewables <span><\/span>\u201cempower   our farmers to keep their land in use and in their family, while   avoiding the threat of permanent conversion or abandonment.\u201d That\u2019s   because farmers can lease a plot to solar developers and return it to   agricultural use at the end of the array\u2019s life&#8230;\u201cA <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCiclKUMEzcfW14RiQc5Hu7Zjbv9RQ-0Pan_hFSrBxRMrdk1ouES5IMWw3KGHqJjRoS2tvHMqoc_ddABQz6QuV8puBBRLLBP9FSvcUXpJNyyLKNDaCCsVawp5wwcgY0HGL1SCcRXgzI7bGpJI-ffem1muMHvjBC_AU7LrjgBDB-V40nJt5AzKdP5gHOa5agDZb3fduWHnfkyd2ogj9GenKDl8_FSXWyxnn0QlUreW8aJ9DilI6Z4aahwM7VyXwBTqMJCslZHx7hIJvRevZvLfnjUrnqn92on4TRSOgvTrIdrklYI1YpMH0NHd2XbTRVGgYEFgjL5Zf3C9WOjT8gUhzW3vUF1lGi9OgydCn3jgo6UlTK\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h18\/h001.7aGLYvAZp-zUQU53ZzsdnSJbchjvrJur011ROJg2Mw0\">recent study by Cornell<\/a>   found that the overwhelming majority of farmers who received solar   lease payments used that income to continue or even expand farming on   their land, not to exit farming or scale back operations,\u201d the leaders   wrote.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Action!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Less than 90 days to the mid-terms. Donations help most if they not at the last minute. If you have the means to do so, winning the House and the Senate are the most important actions we can take. There are many ways to donate that don&#8217;t automatically support the Democratic party. <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMTs16561kY_mQJ-uNGPbRdGXQ7qMvREpYBErG8tSKdGyhASr1MRw1ZCSAsDQZMoO10GlvRf61CPFpfaD8_rWOpitb8Pt0NQ0OPYt3u0qJ42SDiNgcJHGqkEwi-CvWu7osguGWTb34Ge0dEQr4lkvOV_S_KXzvMuqR4as174ZbJkhhL7DroJhF5cAb9evOOGCUP918nBYDi6vM1N_Rz7kfsUjhaowno49sIW4Lwt3jBwX7KgU00sW_Hdp57x5LUGgBiin5waoHS0XyFEMZub3XtQ\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h19\/h001.n79c0WXuwGfGTX5Sd7P20-zzRtXHBKGX4aUXHT1DV30\">Flip the Vote<\/a> is one that works with grass roots organizations to organize, another is <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoblFwxSEVi9QvuhvFPE_ddCF5HbsHDSbhAabskqZ4h3K_PmNejQ3VgAAQ-e9LI5fiQdNn_PLdLhEXQVsd0Bd76WPzxOzmVntaJY_rbdN0ytbSxRdhxTRketGwWlqQDPbhDTQ5TagxXj9qQ7IKlpexwnvdXvZhPMPc64M0aAmL9vctFYeL6G0aKFDiwdZQI0SeGSYQrrAdnRT4Ezh56NcpXvWcmEhWM9fKaVIXpUOWDKb5curoDwZoVitTbDJ7O4JEv8gks8UJB9XKmtPFl15EGY\/4t8\/kRmLnyQKRk6YJeYwgfBWag\/h20\/h001.eg8hrmCu67dqxXXE4aWS3ImIbNOdeDfvTaBITNet1Dc\">Oath.vote<\/a> that uses smart analysis to pick candidates. 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