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Greens track deniers ahead of Biden climate push
E&E News discusses Greens track deniers ahead of Biden climate push.
A coalition of environmentalists is tracking online disinformation about climate change in response to a rising tide of conspiratorial thinking among the American electorate.
The informal group is led by representatives of Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Defense Fund, […]
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Report: Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried
The Guardian discusses Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried. Greenpeace report warns against granting licences to ‘deeply destructive’ industry with opaque oversight, and calls for global ocean treaty.
Private mining firms and arms companies are exerting a hidden and unhealthy influence on the fate […]
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Republicans are coming around to climate change, poll shows
FloridaPolitics.com discusses Republicans are coming around to climate change, poll shows.
Florida Republicans’ views on environmental policy are shifting and supporting pro-environment initiatives no longer poses a threat to their support among the party’s base, a new survey shows.
North Star Opinion Research, commissioned by the
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Report: Many U.S. states are behind on their own climate milestones
Reuters discusses Many U.S. states are behind on their own climate milestones: report. Many of the U.S. states with bold commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions are on track to miss their targets, according to an analysis published on Tuesday by green group Environmental Defense Fund. [No link provided.]
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Study: How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees
The New York Times discusses How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees. Honeybees and their problems get the most attention, but scientists are using tactics learned from bird conservation to protect American bees.
In the last 20 years, the rusty patched bumblebee population declined by 87 percent […]
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Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration For Relaxing Limits On Coal Plant Pollution
Wisconsin Public Radio discusses a Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration For Relaxing Limits On Coal Plant Pollution. Environmental Groups Say US EPA Weakened Obama-Era Regulations.
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its rule that weakens Obama-era requirements to reduce pollution from […]
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Report: The 2020 Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard
Squarespace issues a report on the 2020 law firms scorecard on climate change.
Their website, Law Students for Climate Accountability, is here.
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Study: Tenth of pandemic stimulus spend could help world reach climate goals
Reuters discusses a study showing that a Tenth of pandemic stimulus spend could help world reach climate goals. [No link to the study is provided, but the organization that conducted the study, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), can be found here.]
The world could get on track […]
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Why there is hope that the world’s coral reefs can be saved
The Guardian discusses Why there is hope that the world’s coral reefs can be saved. From coral farming to 3D printing, scientists are using novel methods to save a vital part of our ecosystem.
With the future of the world’s ecological and human systems now so deeply interconnected, a new […]
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