The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is so loaded with carbon dioxide that it can barely absorb any more, so more of the gas will stay in the atmosphere to warm up the planet. Researcher Corinne Le Quere said: โWe thought we would be able to detect these only the second half of this century, say 2050 or so.โ But data from 1981 through 2004 show the sink is already full of carbon dioxide. โSo I find this really quite alarming,โ she added.
Itโs a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
A new childrenโs book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers have been leading the charge for more drilling.
After months of protests โ and a rushed legal deadline โ officials deny Texas developerโs project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
