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The energy transition is already happening, and it’s being led by our Indigenous communities

Enviromental Defense

In 2011, my community experienced what was the second-largest oil spill in the province’s history – 4.5 In 2013, I returned to university to complete a master’s degree with a research focus on energy transition. I am from the Lubicon Cree First Nation in Little Buffalo, Alberta. and delineates a simple timeline.

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science

Legal Planet

To rapidly reduce methane emissions, governments (at the local, state, and national level) will need to develop legal, regulatory, and incentive policies that require implementation of available cost-effective methods and support development of new strategies. 2013 , IPCC 6th Assessment Report, Chapter 6 , González et al.,

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

Website Summary Repsol is a fossil fuel exploration company that evolved from a Spanish state venture that was set up in the 1920s. The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Federal Government (via SAM).

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Power through the Adirondack Park

Circle of Blue

Financed by one of the world’s richest private equity firms, The Blackstone Group, the CHPE is championed by its supporters as essential to unwind New York’s reliance on carbon-spewing fossil fuel and meet a 2040 target of emissions-free electricity. Emissions-Free Electricity by 2040.

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Israel has just given BP licences to drill for gas off the coast of Gaza. So, people blockaded its head office.

Corp Watch

Steffy (McGraw-Hill, 2011). Historical Refernces Britain’s first North Sea oil rig collapses Julian Gavaghan | Yahoo News | December 24, 2013 December 27, 1965: Britain’s first ever North Sea oil rig collapsed and killed 13 men during a bitter snowstorm and 20ft-high waves on this day in 1965. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING).

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BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners

Corp Watch

Steffy (McGraw-Hill, 2011). Historical Refernces Britain’s first North Sea oil rig collapses Julian Gavaghan | Yahoo News | December 24, 2013 December 27, 1965: Britain’s first ever North Sea oil rig collapsed and killed 13 men during a bitter snowstorm and 20ft-high waves on this day in 1965. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING).

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Sounding the All (Nu)Clear: Restarting Japan’s Nuclear Plants Post-Fukushima Disaster

Vermont Law

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. earthquake occurred off the Japanese coast on March 11, 2011. While Japan’s 48 nuclear reactors have been idling, the NRA issued. new safety rules.