Lawmakers Hope To Use This Emerging Climate Science To Charge Oil Companies For Disasters
by Talking Points Memo
Talking Points Memo— This story first appeared at Stateline. A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars
www.dailycamera.com—Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers unveil new oil and gas fee in climate deal aimed at defusing ballot war. Gov. Jared Polis and leading Colorado Democrats, along with the state's oil and gas industry, announced a preemptive armistice Monday -- one that seeks to defuse the latest round of dueling ballot initiatives and legislation aimed at the industry and its environmental impacts.
Phys.org—Discovery of mechanism plants use to change seed oil could impact industrial, food oils. Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise wouldn't make.
One Green Planet—Oil Giants Under Scrutiny for Climate Commitment Discrepancies. This disclosure stems from an investigation led by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Senate Budget Committee.