Wealthiest 10% Responsible for ~50% of GHG emissions & more news, plus ... a new expert solar webinar from EcoWatch X Solar United Neighbors.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, September 30, 2022 "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." – Albert Camus Free Expert Webinar: Can “Community Solar” Save You $1,000s On Solar Panels For Your Home? Join EcoWatch and [Solar United Neighbors]( to learn: - What is community solar? - How can community solar potentially save you $1,000’s in solar panels? - What are the pros and cons of community solar? - How can you get involved in community solar today? [Read More]( Related: [Community Solar Vs. Solar Co-Ops: Which Is Right For You?]( More Than Half of Palm Species Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds It’s hard to imagine a world without [palm trees](. Members of the recognizable Arecaceae family drop coconuts onto white-sand beaches, pierce their fronds through the greenery of rainforests and line glamorous boulevards from Los Angeles to Miami. [Read More]( Related: [Grasslands Build Biodiversity and Resilience Over Centuries]( Wealthiest 10% Responsible for Nearly 50% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds A new study has highlighted the [inequality]( underriding the [climate crisis](. The paper, published in Nature Sustainability Thursday, looked at the difference in per-capita [emissions]( across the global economic spectrum between 1990 and 2019. During this time, the top one percent of emitters were responsible for nearly a quarter of all emissions contributing to the climate crisis and the top 10 percent are now responsible for nearly half of the total. [Read More]( Related: [Private Planes, Mansions and Superyachts: Calculating Billionaires’ Massive Carbon Footprint]( Mississippi Accused of ‘Intolerable’ Racial Discrimination in Jackson Water Crisis The [NAACP]( has filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alleging violations of [Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]( and accusing the State of Mississippi of “gross mishandling” of the [Jackson water crisis]( a press release from the NAACP said. The complaint cited an extensive history of neglect and refusal to provide federal funding that amounted to racial discrimination. [Read More]( Related: [EPA Launches New Environmental Justice Office]( EV Charging Stations Approved for 50 States Plus DC and Puerto Rico, Covering 75,000 Highway Miles The invention of the first crude [electric vehicle]( (EV) around 1832 has been credited to Scottish inventor Robert Anderson. EVs didn’t really become a thing in the U.S. until 1890, however, when the first successful EV was launched by Iowa chemist [William Morrison]( according to the U.S. Department of Energy. It was a six-passenger wagon that could only go 14 miles per hour, but it sparked the country’s interest in EVs. At one point New York City had a fleet of more than five dozen electric taxis, and by 1900, about a third of all vehicles were EVs. [Read More]( Related: [States Propose Expanding Highways With Federal Infrastructure Funds Intended to Reduce Emissions]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](