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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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PA GreenGov Initiatives Lower State Government Energy Use By More Than $8 Million In 3 Years

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania’s economy, health and safety, and quality of life are dependent on the careful stewardship of our natural resources. Those goals call for a statewide reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, with a further 80 percent reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels.

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Statement on the federal government’s response to RNNR committee recommendations on the proposed cap on oil and gas emissions

Enviromental Defense

However, for the oil and gas emissions cap to align with Canada’s climate commitments, it needs to reflect the economy-wide target of reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry by 40-45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030. degrees, as identified in the Paris Agreement. Of course, for Canada to truly do its part to align with a 1.5

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A Curious Catalyst for Creativity in Social-Ecological Research

HumanNature

I work with government-owned conservation lands, coupled human-natural systems, that are managed to protect and conserve natural resources, provide public access to wild open spaces, and sustainably produce quality food for growing populations. The Adaptation I did just that.

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Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener

PA Environment Daily

The Pennsylvania state constitution is one of the few to include an environmental rights amendment that designates the state government as a steward of those resources and guarantees Pennsylvanians’ right to clean air and water. When presented with the opportunity to vote directly for environmental quality, Pennsylvanians have done so.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. In 2005 the company paid out €5.2 Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

The conference has been held annually since 1992 and governments use it to agree on actions to limit global temperature increases associated with climate change. During COP15 in 2005, developed countries pledged to donate US$ 100 billion per year for climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries by 2020.