Corporations lying about supporting climate action, climate crisis dimming Earth’s light, brighter clouds might protect Great Barrier Reef…

[View in your browser]( [ecowatch]( Top Posts [ ​In Today's Eco Update - Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney are lying. - The climate crisis is dimming Earth's light. - Brighter clouds might protect the Great Barrier Reef. And from The Revelator, a look at a few positive environmental news stories. [post_image]( [Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Disney Among Major Corporations Lying About Supporting Climate Action]( A new analysis shows how many prominent U.S. companies that claim to support action to address the climate crisis are supporting business groups fighting to scuttle the landmark climate legislation being negotiated on Capitol Hill, The Guardian reports. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney are among the major corporations either supporting or actively directing lobbying groups like the [U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable]( that are trying to kill the $3.5 trillion budget known as the Build Back Better Act (also known as the "reconciliation package"). "Major corporations love to tell us how committed they are to addressing the climate crisis and building a sustainable future," Kyle Herrig, president of watchdog group Accountable.US, which compiled the analysis, told The Guardian. "But behind closed doors, they are funding the very industry trade groups that are fighting tooth and nail to stop the biggest climate change bill ever." [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Disney Among Major Corporations Lying About Supporting Climate Action&body= [post_image]( [The Climate Crisis Is Dimming Earth’s Light, Study Finds]( A new study has revealed an unexpected impact of the [climate crisis]( it's actually making Earth dimmer. The paper, [published in Geophysical Research Letters last month]( found that there had been a significant drop in Earth's reflective capacity, or albedo, in the last three years of records. "The albedo drop was such a surprise to us when we analyzed the last three years of data after 17 years of nearly flat albedo," lead study author and New Jersey Institute of Technology researcher Philip Goode said in a [press release](. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=The Climate Crisis Is Dimming Earth’s Light, Study Finds&body= [post_image]( [Scientists Say Brighter Clouds Might Protect Great Barrier Reef From Climate Crisis]( Australian [scientists]( are trialing a unique strategy to protect the [Great Barrier Reef]( from the [climate crisis]( altering clouds to keep it cool during marine heatwaves. The idea behind the '[Marine Cloud Brightening for the Great Barrier Reef]( project is to reduce the risk of [coral bleaching]( in the short term while global greenhouse gas emissions are cut and temperatures stabilized. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Scientists Say Brighter Clouds Might Protect Great Barrier Reef From Climate Crisis&body= [post_image]( [8 Good Environmental News Stories You Might Have Missed]( We've had a particularly brutal summer — not to mention spring and winter — so now that autumn has arrived, let's take a break from all the awful environmental news to focus on a few good-news items you may have missed. These aren't necessarily resounding successes — we still have a long way to go on all fronts — but they illustrate that hard work and persistence can pull us back from the brink just as greed and indifference can push us toward it. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=8 Good Environmental News Stories You Might Have Missed&body= All rights reserved. [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( {EMAIL} [Update Profile]( [about our service provider]( Sent by contact@ecowatch.com