Exxon and Chevron’s latest mergers, ice shelves in Antarctica, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about Exxon’s purchase of Pioneer and Chevron’s purchase of Hess (ExxonMobil agrees to buy shale rival Pioneer in $60 billion deal and Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal),West Antarctica’s ice shelf melting (Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable'),Clean Hydrogen Hubs in the US (Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion For America’s First Clean Hydrogen Hubs),California’s new shrub rules (California homeowners will face new rules for where they can plant shrubs),The EPA’s ban of trichloroethylene or TCE (Biden’s “Moonshot” To Fight Cancer Just Took A Big Step Forward By Moving To Ban This Chemical)Atlantic Hurricanes are getting more powerful due to climate change (More Atlantic Hurricanes Rapidly Increasing to Cat. 3, Study Finds),And global efforts to end deforestation by 2030 need to ramp up big time (World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.