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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. In fact, 2020 brought the largest single increase in methane in the atmosphere since we started measuring this in the 1980s. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link]. times more than reported.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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Australia passes first climate legislation since 2011. The executive order will include training programs for biotechnology workers and is expected to cover sectors from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and agricultural food supplies. Australia’s first climate law since 2011 seals green comeback – The Straits Times. ‘I International.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

32] Part of the reason the planet is greening stems from greater carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and greater planetary warming. [33] Capper, “The environmental impact of beef production in the United States: 1977 compared with 2007,” Journal of Animal Science, December 1, 2011. [56] The IPCC comes to the same conclusion. [74]

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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Matt Cartwright (D-PA) will be ranking member of the House Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee, which funds the National Science Foundation, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among other agencies. Meanwhile, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) will serve on the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.

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