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Banks Pivot Toward Greener Finance in Climate Action Push
This article discusses how financial institutions are becoming more aware of the financial impact of climate change.
Some of Europe’s largest banks are unveiling plans to lend and manage money in greener ways as pressure mounts to account for risks associated with climate change.
“It is coming, it’s a trend that’s […]
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Trump replacement for Obama climate plan moves forward
This article discusses how the Trump administration is pushing coal revival by eliminating regulations that protect our health and environment.
The Trump administration is advancing a proposal that would replace President Barack Obama’s principal attempt to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions with a new rule expected to go easier on […]
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On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover
This article discusses the impact climate change is having on water reservoirs. Climate change brings new flood risks and new challenges for water storage managers. In California, one local water agency is taking on the big task of modifying its primary storage reservoir to be ready for these changes.
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Study: ‘Climate Gentrification’: A 21st Century Problem
This article discusses a new study investigates the intersection of climate change and real estate, and finds that higher elevations bring higher values.
It’s no surprise that a list of places most at risk from climate change and sea-level rise reads like a Who’s Who of global cities, […]
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Study: Coastal Cities Race to Keep Tabs on Rising Seas, Skyrocketing Costs
This article discusses the impact on US coastal cities because of sea level rising.
Major coastal cities—from New York and Boston to San Francisco and smaller communities like Imperial Beach, Calif.—are already preparing for a potentially perilous future because of sea level rise.
But even though these cities have spent years […]
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Study: Hot temperatures may be bad for brains, even young and healthy ones
This article discusses the correlation between high heat and human brains.
“It’s really shocking that we found such a significant effect on a population that is usually considered immune to these heat exposures”
A new study out of Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that high temperatures are linked […]
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Big Oil’s ‘Explore Offshore’ Propaganda Is Corporate Ventriloquism
This article discusses the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to mislead the public about the industry.
A couple of weeks ago, Reuters reported on a new effort by the American Petroleum Institute: Explore Offshore. Its goal is “to convince Hispanic and black communities to support the Trump administration’s […]
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What #ShellKnew and How it Was Used to Stall International Climate Change Negotiations
This article discusses how the fossil fuel industry has been stonewalling their product’s impact on global warming.
Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, has gained privileged access to the UN climate change negotiations while pushing the same unworkable solutions for almost 20 years, internal company documents reveal.
DeSmog UK has previously reported on a […]
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Andrew Wheeler – Pruitt’s replacement at EPA
Read the DeSmog Blog’s analysis of Mr. Wheeler here. Not good.
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Coal firms created by bankruptcy plan to recombine
This article discusses how a coal company removed liabilities and debt from its balance sheet, by splitting into 2 companies and declaring bankruptcy. Now, after emerging from bankruptcy, the two companies plan to recombine. The bankruptcy allowed one company to escape about $120 million of reclamation liabilities while the second […]
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