Climate Shocks Fishing Stocks | Arctic Report Card
Happy Friday!
Two fishing industry stories caught our attention this week. HuffPost tells the story of how climate ‘shocks’ have eliminated 16% of New England fishing jobs. The article is based upon research published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on how significant deviations from average temperatures–primarily warmer winters–have reduced fishing jobs from 1996 to 2017.
And climate change is causing chaos in the Bering Sea, home to one of America’s largest fisheries, according to NOAA’s annual Arctic Report Card. Reuters reports that while the changes are widespread in the Arctic, the effect on wildlife is acute in the eastern shelf of the Bering Sea, which yields more than 40% of the annual U.S. fish and shellfish catch.
That’s the recap for this week. More news below!
Natural Gas/Oil/Pipeline/Drilling
As climate change accelerates, U.S. senators pressure New England’s grid operator to do more to quit carbon-based fuel, Hartford Courant
Arsenic And Diesel As Thick As Peanut Butter: What’s Below The Future Weymouth Compressor?, WBUR
Neighbors want more asbestos testing at Weymouth compressor site, Wicked Local
Brookline’s ban on natural gas connections spurs other municipalities to consider the idea, Boston Globe
Your gas tax will pay for NJ Transit’s $500M shopping list —including electric buses, NJ.com
Natural Gas Boom Fizzles as a U.S. Glut Sinks Profits, New York Times
Oil industry is spending billions on increasing plastics production, TreeHugger
Former Hingham selectman among those arrested at Weymouth compressor site, Wicked Local
The Gas Industry’s Bid To Kill A Town’s Fossil Fuel Ban, HuffPost
Climate Activists Arrested Trying To Block Coal Train From Reaching N.H. Power Plant, New Hampshire Public Radio
New U.S. energy secretary slams NY for blocking gas pipelines, Reuters
Renewables/Climate Change/RGGI
Climate ‘Shocks’ Eliminated 16% Of New England Fishing Jobs, Study Finds, HuffPost
Climate change hitting top U.S. fishery in the Arctic: NOAA, Reuters
Renewable developers raise eyebrows over GMP green energy trading app, VTDigger
UN chief: ‘We are doomed’ without significant action on climate change, The Hill
Lawmakers want Massachusetts to be powered with 100% renewable energy by 2045, WWLP
Climate program could be boon for border states, Salem News
Wind
Offshore Wind Task Force Meeting Draws Crowd; Sununu Pushes For Quick Development, New Hampshire Public Radio
Connecticut Selects Vineyard Wind To Redevelop Bridgeport Harbor, Provide Offshore Power, WBUR
Elizabeth Warren Unveils ‘Blue New Deal’ With Support for Offshore Wind, Greentech Media
Talks accelerate on East Hampton cable for offshore wind farm, Newsday
Solar
A Massive – And Controversial – Simsbury Solar Project Is Now Operational, WNPR
Five Maine companies win federal solar grants, Portland Press Herald
New Solar Panel Project in Bloomfield Could Cut Residents’ Energy Costs, NBC Connecticut
Energy Efficiency/Storage
A Peek into the Battery Technology Pipeline, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Worcester receives state energy award, Telegram
One More Time, With Feeling: GE’s Latest Approach to Energy Storage, Greentech Media
Littleton fire chief raises concerns about battery energy-storage facility, New Hampshire Union Leader
Nuclear
Nuclear Power, a Low-Carbon Energy Source, Is Shunned by the West, Wall Street Journal
Cape faces winter without Pilgrim power, Cape Cod Times
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
Eversource Energy to go ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2030, Connecticut Post
Power supply is adequate for winter, but extreme weather could test limits: ISO, Journal Inquirer
Indigenous activists fight expansion of Canadian hydropower, VTDigger
Maine regulators delay decision on CMP billing case, Portland Press Herald
Jared Golden says he is ‘not sold’ on CMP’s controversial hydropower line, Sun Journal
Legislation to protect electric grid from cyber attacks added to massive defense bill, The Hill
Editorial/Opinion
Clearing the air on green activists’ coal-train protests, Lowell Sun
Energy credits can help fight climate change, Boston Globe
Norm Needleman: CT leaders must explore new forms of energy for greener future, New Canaan Advertiser
Editorial: State made right call on Vineyard Wind, Connecticut Post
Our View: Gov. Mills’ solar power policies already paying off, Portland Press Herald
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