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ESG Investing Fight Is Heating up in Kentucky and Could Cost Taxpayers

Union of Concerned Scientists

My colleague Laura Peterson provides this definition : “ESG funds take into account a company’s environmental, social and governance practices, such as its climate policies or its executive compensation, but their primary goal is always to maximize financial returns.” What is ESG?

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Climate Action for Earth Day

Legal Planet

Working with them definitely gave me some renewed hope for the future. Drawing on her experiences as an indigenous scientist, Kimmerer’s central idea is an awakening of a greater ecological consciousness requires a celebration and understanding of humans’ reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.

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Roundup: Supreme Court Problems and a New Scientific Integrity Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the second quarter of 2023, the Supreme Court issued problematic decisions on wetland protection and race-conscious college admissions, while news outlets reported ethical concerns regarding multiple justices, and public confidence in the Court reached a record low.

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Roundup: Supreme Court Problems and a New Scientific Integrity Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the second quarter of 2023, the Supreme Court issued problematic decisions on wetland protection and race-conscious college admissions, while news outlets reported ethical concerns regarding multiple justices, and public confidence in the Court reached a record low.

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Book review: Solar Politics, by Oxana Timofeeva

A Greener Life

If that sounds like hyperbole, bear in mind that the most basic definition of economics is “the study of how society uses its scarce resources.” Instead, Solar Politics deals with some highly esoteric ideas, from cosmic violence to the self-consciousness of animals. Neither does Timofeeva.

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New EU Gas Package Proposal - A Legal Analysis

Energy and Climate Law

From a legal-technical point of view a crucial change occurs in the definitions of the Directive. the Commission decided some years ago to consciously use more fuzzy and blurring terms. Further definitions e.g. on `clean hydrogen´, a terminology that has been pushed by the European Commission in the past , are not included in the rGD.

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Frontiers’ volunteers: Editing Support for Peace Boat Disaster Relief

Frontiers

I am definitely hoping to continue the relationship with Peace Boat Disaster Relief and see how I can help.”. “I would say the biggest difficulty was trying to understand the subject. Obviously, I did my research in preparation for the assignment, but I do not pretend to be an expert in disaster relief. What did you learn from the experience?

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