Global summit for Climate change 2018
The global summit for climate change was held on Sept 13-14th in San Francisco, CA. Greeted by protestors, it was an auspicous multi-day event with representatives from around the globe, and …
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Opening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee
Here are the opening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee which was held on Saturday, August 25, 2018: Remarks by Tom Tresser at the CivicLab Civic Harambee, August 25, …
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UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 24 new sites on …
Read MorePlastic pollution: How one woman found a new source of warming gases hidden in waste
Young researcher Sarah-Jeanne Royer set out to measure methane gas coming from biological activity in sea water. Instead, in a “happy accident” she found that the plastic bottles holding the …
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Moves to clean up chocolate industry are racing ahead
Cocoa-producing countries, policymakers and companies are coming together to halt child labour and deforestation
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The climate change feedback loops are starting to kick in and it isn’t even 2c yet.
In the recent months, we are seeing a fire season that is more out of control than Donald Trump. These are creating feedback loops which are acting as a multiplier …
Read MoreAfter Nearly a Decade, A Step Toward Bipartisan Engagement in Congress on Climate Change
Today Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo introduced the Market Choice Act (co-sponsored by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), which would charge for carbon emissions from fuel combustion and large industrial sources. WRI …
Read MoreNorth metro Denver groundwater contaminated with PFCs is flowing into a drinking-water system that supplies 50,000 residents
Water and Sanitation District tests revealed elevated PFCs, will they have to rely on the charity of telsa instead of the EPA ?
Read MoreIreland becomes world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
Bill passed by parliament means more than €300m shares in coal, oil, peat and gas will be sold ‘as soon as practicable’
Read MoreInsurance giant stops covering firms that depend on coal
Fossil fuels are quickly becoming a liability.
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