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1,900th Post: Climate Change As A Wicked Problem

Edouard Stenger

Years ago, when I discovered the threat of climate change and the opportunities presented by solar photovoltaic energy, I thought this was pretty straightforward. Since that fateful English class in April 2004, a lot has changed and I have spent thousands of hours reading and writing about climate change.

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New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study

PA Environment Daily

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

Circle of Blue

The source of concern, confrontation, and new practices is the deep drought that has settled on the Southwest since 2000 that is exacerbated by climate change. Bernalillo County required the developer to install expensive wastewater treatment and recycling infrastructure to reduce water use and waste.

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Book review : Regeneration by Paul Hawken

Edouard Stenger

Among these, climate change is becoming more dire every month and global biodiversity is collapsing right in front of our eyes. This volume has become one of my favorites among the many I have read on climate and sustainability issues since I started back to 2004 (check the list there ).

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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Concrete on a roll: changing engineering projects worldwide

Environment Blog

As new targets are set for emissions, and the threat of climate change becomes ever more apparent, all sectors of business have to rethink how they operate and the methods they use to complete projects. Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCMs) were developed by two university students, Peter Brewin and William Crawford in 2004.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030.