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Tribes Fight “Precedent-Setting” Alaskan Land Exchange Proposal

November 12, 2024 admin 0 Comments climate change, deb haaland, HEALTH, native americans, policy & politics, tribal lands

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:27:12 +0000

Seventy-seven Alaskan tribes are asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to end what they say is her “dangerous attempt to exchange lands at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.” The tribes say, by moving forward, the Secretary stands to jeopardize all federal Alaskan land protections and refuges. The US Fish and Wildlife Service … [continued]

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Voting Against Fascism Means Respecting Civil Society And The Planet

November 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments climate change, Donald Trump, elon musk, HEALTH, policy & politics, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:40:28 +0000

The media is full of stories about the potential outcome of the 2024 election and how it will impact the clean energy industry. Most of us of a particular age never thought we’d see a candidate whose ideology was in sync with fascism. Can efforts to mitigate the climate crisis … [continued]

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Brussels Conversations: Port Decarbonization, Economics Of Climate Refugees, Logistics Strategy & More

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, climate economics, climate refugees, economics, electric truck, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, freight, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, INTERVIEWS, investment, Logistics, Manufacturing, microgrids, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:50:49 +0000

When people found out I was going to be in Brussels, invitations for lunch and dinner came out of the woodwork, and people started booking train rides, including two from London. Lengthy conversations on different decarbonization challenges ensued, around the main event itself, the book launch of the second edition … [continued]

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Gas Stoves Are Hazardous To Your Health

November 2, 2024 admin cooking, EU, Fossil Fuels, gas stoves, HEALTH, indoor air pollution, induction stoves, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, propane, research, uk

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:12 +0000

The latest research claims gas stoves kill up to 40,000 people a year in the EU and UK. So why are so many committed to using them?

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Ever Felt Overwhelmed By The Climate Crisis? Join Our Webinar November 14!

October 31, 2024 admin HEALTH, webinars

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:51:37 +0000

If you are not living under a rock, odds are, you’re aware that climate change is real and has pretty bad repercussions for everyone and everything on this beautiful little planet we call home. There are a lot of folks who are working on solving this — more than we … [continued]

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Methane Expert Rob Jackson Of Global Carbon Project Talks Solutions

October 26, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cattle, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, heat pumps, Landfill, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, research, shale oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:21:39 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Jackson, scientist, author, and director of the Global Carbon Project to talk cow burps, landfills, and shale oil, all in aid of the very big global warming problem that is methane. This is the second half of our conversation, lightly … [continued]

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It’s Time To Accept That There Is No Such Thing As Climate Smart Beef

October 23, 2024 admin Agriculture, beef, carbon emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, global weirding, HEALTH, meat, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:28:55 +0000

Tyson Foods — that enormous industrial beef consortium — has found itself the object of a consumer-protection lawsuit that alleges the company was disingenuous in its communication to consumers about its efforts and progress to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What’s at issue are claims in marketing materials like suggesting … [continued]

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DeSantis Foresees No Development Limits In Areas Susceptible To Disasters

October 15, 2024 admin buildings, climate change, Florida, HEALTH, hurricane milton, hurricanes, policy & politics, policy research, ron desantis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:30:05 +0000

“It is not the role of government” to do so, he says. Days after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage to areas still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed a suggestion that the state limit development in coastal areas vulnerable to dangerous tropical storms. Hurricane Milton … [continued]

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The Nature Conservation Index Is A New Tool For Policy Development & Biodiversity Protection

October 13, 2024 admin Agriculture, biodiversity loss, climate change, HEALTH, nature climate change, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:10:07 +0000

Species do not exist in isolation; they are interconnected. A key element to addressing environmental problems, such as improving water quality and renewing biodiversity, involves addressing nature conservation at its core. What can be done to support a more effective global approach to biodiversity protection and sustainable development? The time … [continued]

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Stop Emitting Nasty GHG Methane & It Will Disappear From Air In Our Lifetime

October 13, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, heat pumps, investment, lng, lng terminals, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, SCIENCE, Shipping, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:54 +0000

Methane is so hot right now. Well, it’s making the world a lot hotter, because it’s a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and we’ve been increasing the amount we’re dumping into the air. That’s not a good kind of hot. The United States is the worst emitter … [continued]

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