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Alaska

Drilling for Oil in Alaska, as World Scrambles for Arctic Riches | #alaska | #politics

There’s an ocean of oil and gas frozen in place beneath the Arctic. The cascading impact of climate change would argue for leaving it there. Yet the melting of the High North’s icy barriers also feeds the ambitions of nations near and far to exploit it. Countless headlines herald a new scramble for the Arctic’s […]

Alaska

Biden touts his climate credentials in California | #alaska | #politics

CNN — President Joe Biden on Monday touted his administration’s record on climate change, which he called “the most aggressive climate action ever,” while hitting Republicans in Congress for trying to block it. “What we’re seeing here is an amazing success story of how you can work together to make our communities more climate resilient […]

Alaska

Biden to highlight climate commitments during West Coast swing | #alaska | #politics

CNN — President Joe Biden will highlight climate commitments made by his administration and announce new federal funding for climate resilience projects as part of a three-day trip to the Bay Area in Northern California that begins Monday, according to a White House official. Biden’s trip builds on several campaign-related stops over the past week […]

Mayor

Paris needs to learn to live with rats, mayor concedes – POLITICO

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has a message for the rats overrunning the City of Light: Why can’t we be friends? After years spent battling vermin, this week Hidalgo’s administration announced it intends to take a different approach and attempt to achieve a more peaceful state of coexistence with the rodents. “With guidance from the mayor, […]

City Council

City Council Balks at Proposed Charter Amendments | | #citycouncil

Council balks at proposed charter amendments Santa Fe city councilors have less than a month to decide whether or not to pursue ballot questions to amend the city charter in the next election. During a special meeting yesterday, councilors expressed concern that the six recommendations made by the 2023 Charter Commission aren’t ready for the ballot. As SFR reported earlier this […]

City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

Alaska

Alaska Emerges as Flashpoint for Climate Change, Politics | #alaska | #politics

This is the Theme of the Week edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a digest of our top commentary published every Sunday. New subscribers to the newsletter can sign up here; follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook. Alaska holds a special place in the American psyche. An incomprehensibly vast mass of cold unknowns, it is the least-visited state by Americans due in large […]

City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

Alaska

Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday advanced the controversial Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, releasing the final environmental impact statement before the project can be approved. The ConocoPhillips proposed Willow drilling plan is a massive and decadeslong project that the state’s bipartisan Congressional delegation says will create […]

Mayor

Mayors want to fight climate change, but fear losing their jobs

Data: 2022 Menino Survey of Mayors. Note: Respondents were able to select two options. Chart: Alice Feng/Axios Many mayors want to take forceful steps to combat climate change — like banning gas stoves or leaf blowers — but fear such moves would be political poison, a new poll shows. They do favor less controversial steps, […]