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Two Podcasts About Big Oil Prove We Have More to Learn
Outside Online discusses 2 podcasts about Big oil. Boomtown and Drilled tackle climate change and oil and gas extraction from different angles.
What else is left to say about extractive energy? We know it’s extremely bad for the environment and for public health. We also know it’s gotten worse in new ways since the […]
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Is Russia Finally Waking Up to Climate Change?
The Moscow Times discusses whether Russia is finally waking up to climate change? Russia is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases but has so far failed to adopt meaningful reduction targets.
The Moscow Times is launching a special series of articles focusing on the effects of climate change in Russia […]
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BlackRock’s Vow for Greener Planet to Get First Real-World Test
Bloomberg discusses BlackRock’s vow for a greener planet will get its first real-world test. It’s up to a 47-person team at the giant asset manager to prod thousands of companies to adopt more sustainable policies.
For BlackRock Inc. co-founder Laurence Fink, bigger has always been better. That formula is now […]
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Wave of oil money hits local California climate candidates
E&E News discusses how a wave of oil money hits local California climate candidates.
The oil industry has turned an epicenter of climate change into one of its first 2020 battlegrounds.
And the election it’s targeting isn’t for president, Congress or even the California Statehouse. It’s more local than that.
Ventura County, […]
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How a Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research
The New York Times discusses how a Trump insider embeds climate denial in scientific research.
An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial — into […]
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How scientists wrestle with grief over climate change
Science News discusses how scientists wrestle with grief over climate change. Those who study nature are dealing with frustration and sadness over what’s being lost.
Arriving at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in October 2016, Tim Gordon thought he was living a dream. As a boy growing up in the southeast African country […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration disputes BPA health risks.
Living on Earth discusses how the US Food and Drug Administration disputes BPA health risks. The chemical BPA, an endocrine disruptor, is widely used in food packaging. Environmental Health News published a reported series showing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stacked the deck against findings from independent […]
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‘Eco-anxiety’ is a crushing weight for many young Canadians. And they say schools aren’t doing enough
The Star discusses ‘Eco-anxiety’ is a crushing weight for many young Canadians. And they say schools aren’t doing enough.
During Yellowknife’s first Fridays For Future climate change march last fall, Dr. Courtney Howard spoke about her experience with a condition called eco-anxiety to “the most Yellowknifers I’ve seen in one […]
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Report: Is climate change being priced into coastal real estate? Depends if you are buying from a believer or not
Financial Post discusses whether climate change is being priced into coastal real estate. Depends if you are buying from a believer or not. Per a Haider-Moranis Bulletin, a drop in values is more pronounced in areas inhabited by those who believe in climate change. [No link is provided.]
Many believe […]
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