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United Nations: The world smashed heat records in 2023

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen The United Nations (UN) has released a dire warning about the scale of climate impacts reported in 2023. The world’s oceans reached the warmest temperatures in the 65 years data is available, with more than 90% of the seas having experienced heatwave conditions during 2023 harming food systems.

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Gregory L. Ebel: The Pipeline Pusher

Enviromental Defense

Ebel, the CEO of Enbridge, to our list of infamous Climate Villains – powerful people with fossil fuel interests holding Canada back from effective climate action. The executives behind the fossil fuel industry often avoid public scrutiny, which is why we’re shining the spotlight on their activities.

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002). In the Niger River Delta, the company was responsible for an average of 2,976 spills a week between 1976 to 1991, on the land of the Ogoni people. Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

Vehicles powered by biomethane consume about one percent of California’s transportation fuel, but in the first three quarters of 2023, biomethane used to fuel these vehicles accounted for 17 percent of LCFS credit generation. But what about the rapidly increasing credits generated by biomethane?

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

On December 31, 2023, he retired from the Clean Air Council after serving as the organization's executive director and chief counsel for over 35 years. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

Frontiers

While the main focus has been on operational activities in Antarctica, global warming caused by fossil-fuel burning by these (and other) countries has left Antarctica on the brink of irreversible change. July 2023 is measured as the hottest month ever recorded, preceded by the hottest June on record.

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Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose?

PA Environment Daily

Since at least 2002, the emerald ash borer has been marching across our landscape, attacking ash trees. Reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and slow climate change. Though we may not understand or recognize the value of every thread, there are none that are “unnecessary.” The loss of our native ash tree is one example.