Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump derides Newsom and calls his UK deal 'inappropriate'

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:47:32 -0000

   President Donald Trump on Monday slammed a new clean energy agreement between California and the United Kingdom, deriding Gov. Gavin Newsom and warning British leaders against partnering with the Democratic governor. “The U.K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump …

2. Scientists spent a decade recording the Arctic Ocean. What they heard raises some unsettling questions | BBC Science Focus Magazine

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0000

   The Arctic used to be one of the quietest places on Earth. But all that’s changing, putting animals at risk Picture the Arctic and you probably think …

3. EPA ADMINISTRATOR ZELDIN: We finally demolished the Democrat climate insanity

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:04 -0000

   For 16 years, the so-called Endangerment Finding has been the weapon of choice for climate change zealots in Washington. Created by the Obama EPA in 2009, it justified trillions of dollars in regulations, restricted which cars could be manufactured, and drove up the cost of living for American …

4. Did Trump admin say 'we don't know where' sun goes at night?

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:03:00 -0000

   The claim spread after the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health. In …

5. With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:04:00 -0000

   The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say. The momentous end to the federal government’s legal authority to fight climate change makes it official. The United States will …

6. Tiny island’s climate reparations proposal labelled 'major threat' to US industry

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:20:08 -0000

   Vanuatu wants a vote on its UN climate reparations plan in March, but the Trump administration is urging nations to oppose it. A tiny Pacific island …

7. How Many Wolves Is Enough?

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Now that thousands live in the United States, some people would like to kill more of them. The wolves arrived in May of last year, just days after Paul Roen had driven his cattle back up to their summer pasture in Northern California’s Sierra Valley. He started finding the bleeding bodies of …

8. The Globalist Delusion

   Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

   Why America must build a new operating system.

9. Report reveals shocking cost differences of maintaining an EV versus a gas car: 'I've been driving them for the past 10 years'

   Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:00:00 -0000

   A report comparing electric vehicles and gas-powered cars highlights just how wide the cost gap can be, both at the pump and in routine maintenance.A …

10. 10 Corporations Linked to 44% of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - ecoRI News

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:09:25 -0000

    Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) recently published a new Greenhouse 100 Suppliers …

11. Purple ube takes off globally, leaving Filipino farmers racing to catch up

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:52:01 -0000

    Filipino farmers struggle to meet surging global demand for ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, as climate change disrupts harvests

12. The GOP Has Become a Single-Issue Party. The Issue Is Elite Impunity.

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:19:12 -0000

    From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda. I’ve been …

13. A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:30:38 -0000

    Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later. Heating accounts for nearly half of the global energy demand, and …

14. The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Brought to the United States as an ornamental porch decoration, the kudzu vine has reshaped itself into ladder fuel for wildfires.Nearly every Monday …

15. Electricity Prices Down 30% in Australia Expose Idiocy of Trump's Attacks on Wind, Solar | Common Dreams

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:05:44 -0000

    Despite its small population of about 2 million, the state of South Australia is widely seen as a demonstration project for what the renewables …

16. Nobel-winning economist exposes ugly truth behind age of 'know-nothingism' in US

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:06:32 -0000

    Paul Krugman revealed the simple and unsurprising reason for a baffling political mystery: why America has rejected renewable energy just when it's …

17. What Happens When a Neighborhood Is Built Around a Farm?

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:49 -0000

    This story was originally published by Grist, an independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. …

18. Antarctica Sits Above Earth’s Strongest ‘Gravity Hole’: Now We Know How It Got That Way

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:08:28 -0000

    Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity …

19. Can the Winter Olympics survive the climate crisis?

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:35:48 -0000

    This year, the Winter Olympics are taking place in the north of Italy, against a backdrop of climate change and rising temperatures, which are casting a shadow over the future of the Games. Like many of its predecessors, Milan Cortina is relying on artificial snow, pumping 50,000 cubic metres of …

20. Trump’s Coal Renaissance Comes at Cost for Taxpayers

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:24:45 -0000

    The Trump administration is bringing back coal even as usage of the dirtiest fossil fuel has dwindled for decades in the US. Our reporters traveled …

21. Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59 as devastation mounts

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:04:25 -0000

    The death toll from Cyclone Gezani, which slammed into Madagascar's east coast on February 10, has risen to 59, with 15 people still missing and more …

22. Trump ignites second wave of major climate policy abandonment

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:42:35 -0000

    Right after rolling back on the Endangerment Finding, Trump revoked key vehicular emissions regulations and had the Pentagon buy more coal. Just when …

23. Edison-Inspired Nickel-Iron Battery Could Allow Near-Instant Recharges

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The downside is a more limited capacity compared to existing lithium-ion options. A new nickel-iron battery technology inspired by Thomas Edison's …

24. Climate emergency ignored as banks double down on coal and gas

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    While communities burn and flood, major banks continue financing coal and gas expansion, writes Kyle Robertson. AUSTRALIANS ARE EXPERIENCING another …

25. Malaysia and Japan plan major cross-border carbon capture project, despite climate benefit doubts

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:36:33 -0000

    BANGKOK (AP) — Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture and storage, a widely debated process that critics say is more symbolic than effective in curbing climate change. Despite such doubts, Malaysia is positioning itself as …

26. French government blames hard left for 'climate of violence' after killing of far-right activist

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:53:10 -0000

    France's government on Monday said politicians on the hard left had "encouraged a climate of violence" that made them partially responsible for the death of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist who was attacked on the sidelines of a protest in Lyon last week. France's government …

27. Economists and environmental scientists see the world differently – here’s why that matters

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:34:16 -0000

    Imagine someone has chronic pain. One doctor focuses on the body part that hurts and keeps trying to fix that single symptom. Another uses a more …

28. Designing Green Healthy Buildings like a Good Ancestor with Matt Morley

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:33:34 -0000

    TEDx Kingston Upon Thames – The architecture and interiors of our buildings reflect the cultural zeitgeist, just like literature or painting. Today, …

29. Extreme Heat Undermines Decent Work in North Eastern Kenya

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:49:07 -0000

    GARISSA, Kenya , Feb 16 2026 (IPS) - By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she …

30. San Diego Airport experiencing flight delays

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:12:27 -0000

    More that 140 flights into and out of San Diego International Airport were experiencing delays Monday due to high winds and heavy rain, according to …