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Moving the United States toward a 100% clean energy economy
This website is the latest from Michael Bloomberg. It is focused on stopping GHGs from being pushed into the atmosphere.
To help address the mounting climate change crisis, Michael R. Bloomberg launched Beyond Carbon, the largest-ever coordinated campaign against climate change in the United States. Beyond Carbon is working with […]
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Website: Virginia Energy Sense.org
This website is a worthwhile read. Virginia Energy Sense is the Commonwealth’s energy education program under the guidance of the State Corporation Commission. Virginia has set a goal to reduce electric energy consumption 10 percent below 2006 levels by 2022.
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SELC – Broken Ground Podcast
This podcast is produced by the Southern Environmental Law Center, one of the preeminent law firms fighting to protect the environment.
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Why the US bears the most responsibility for climate change, in one chart
This Vox article discusses why the US bears the most responsibility for climate change, in one chart. A stunning animation of cumulative greenhouse gas emissions.
Humans are pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at an accelerating rate. But climate change is a cumulative problem, a function of the total amount […]
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Earthjustice April Newsletter
This organization has a by-line that says “Because the earth needs a good lawyer”. This email is worth signing up for. In this issue they talk about coal ash, the Trump administration relaxing pollution rules and allowing drilling in the Arctic, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and more.
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Bill McKibben likens climate change to Second World War
This article discusses how Bill McKibben compares climate change to the Second World War.
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben calls climate change the most important issue facing the world today and likens the struggle against it to the Second World War.
McKibben told a packed house at the University of British […]
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Report: The Dangerous Food Additive That’s Not on the Label
This article discusses a dangerous food additive that’s not on the label. Perchlorate, a byproduct of bleach and packaging, is found in organic, conventional, and bulk foods alike—and it has an outsized impact on children’s health. The website is an excellent source of information on food.
A report released earlier […]
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Report: Climate change could increase foodborne illness by energizing flies
This article discusses how climate change could increase foodborne illness by energizing flies. Livelier flies could land on more food, leaving Campylobacter behind in their tiny footsteps.
Their website has lots of information.
Warmer springs and summers could make house flies friskier, spreading diarrhea-causing bacteria to more places. As a result,
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Website
This website has lots of good information, including a weekly email that summarizes things that occur that week. It is worth signing up for.
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