HumanNature

MARCH 15, 2024

Guest Post by Emilia Ravetta , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University The 2023 was the warmest year on record of history (World Meteorological Organization 2023). 2023 “Raw Materials and Society in Latin America”. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

I first wrote about ExxonMobil in March 2013 after I saw the company’s then-CEO, Rex Tillerson, on the Charlie Rose talk show, who provided me with fodder for perhaps my favorite of two dozen ExxonMobil-related columns. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023. degrees Celsius (2.66

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The latest contrarian crowd pleaser from Soon et al (2023) is just the latest repetition of the old “it was the sun wot done it” trope[1] that Willie Soon and his colleagues have been pushing for decades. Figure 5a from Chatzistergos (2023) showing the total lack of correlation of SCL to the modern warming. 4171-4176, 2013.

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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approves Water Resource Development Act of 2022. Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: The committee passed the Water Resource Development Act of 2022 ( S. billion for the agency in FY 2023. Executive Branch.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

Act 54 Report The Council has been working on comments on DEP’s 2013-2018 Act 54 Report detailing environmental and property impacts of underground coal mining since the report was first available in December 2021. DEP is now working to gather data for the 2018-2022 Act 54 report. Posted: May 2, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. The two concurrent calls for art will be open through January 27, 2023, to align with an upcoming public comment period on the draft report.

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Arnold Porter

APRIL 6, 2023

authorities’ focus on antitrust enforcement in the digital economy was on display when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) challenged Meta’s acquisition of Within, a virtual reality app developer, in July 2022.[[N:Complaint, Antitrust Enforcement Agencies — Third Quarter 2022 (Oct. 07, 2022).]]

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2024

Conflict With Mining Operatio n As early as June 2013, Equitrans was made aware by CONSOL that the mine operator planned or had conducted coal extraction activities in the Pittsburgh Coal Seam within 2,000 feet of the Swarts Gas Storage Field. Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In 2022 In November 2022, Equitrans Midstream Corp.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a new report on the projected cost of US nuclear weapons over the next ten years, from 2023 to 2032. This is due to the recommendation in the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review that the program be canceled and the fact that the president’s FY 2023 budget request did not include any funding for it.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries. Ryan-Collins.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

N:Ceres, SEC Climate Guidance & S&P 500 Reporting —2010 to 2013 (February 2014).]]. Initial SEC proposals regarding new ESG disclosure requirements were expected in late 2021, but such a rule is now expected to be released to the public some time in 2022. Current SEC framework.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 9, 2023

Trade Comm’n, Request for Information on Merger Enforcement (hereinafter RFI) (January 18, 2022) available here.]] 17, 2022) and Brief for the United States of America and the Federal Trade Commission as Amici Curiae in Support of Neither Party, Deslandes v. 7, 2022), available here.]]. 9412 (FTC 2022).

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CEQA Developments

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 5, 2022, the real party in interest (Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. City of Thousand Oaks (2022) Cal.App.5th. County of Merced (2013) 216 Cal.App.4th The Supreme Court now has 60 days, or until February 3, 2023, to decide whether to grant or to deny the petitions for review, or to deny review and depublish the opinion.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Guest Post by Julia Branstrator , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Terms such as “ doomscrolling ” (Hernández, 2022) became commonplace in conversations sharing about the day. 2020; Fletcher & Sarker, 2013; Bec et al., University of Oulu, November 7 th , 2022. 2007; Wied et al., Reeves, K.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Guest Post by Olivia Hajek , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. In order to test this hypothesis, I designed an experiment in which I applied 100 mm of water over the course of a week, which corresponded to roughly the same amount of water that this grassland received in September 2013, to twenty m 2 plots.

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HumanNature

APRIL 16, 2024

Guest Post by Mohamed Abdelhafez , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. 1–56, 2022. [3] Emanuel, “Downscaling CMIP5 climate models shows increased tropical cyclone activity over the 21st century,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 2013. [6] 14020, 2022.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Issued on: 02/10/2023 - 14:20Modified: 02/10/2023 - 14:19 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Issued on: 17/11/2023 - 12:13 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8 In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

DEP’s inspection report said on June 18, 2023 a vac truck was removing wastewater from the production tank when the valve on the tank was not fully closed. DEP requested the operator to submit a written report by August 1, 2023 on how they were going to bring the well into compliance. It continued leaking for 10 days. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

On January 5, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation released its 2022 State of the Bay Report. Congress should build on that investment with more conservation funding for farmers in the Bay region in the 2023 Farm Bill.  In 2022, blue crab dredge survey results found the lowest number of crabs in the Bay in the survey’s 33-year history.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. Thanks largely to federal tax incentives, lower sticker prices, and more available models, EV sales have continued to surge in 2023. Those 807,956 EVs accounted for 5.8 percent of all new cars sold, an increase from 3.1

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8 In 2018, the company was denied drilling permits in Brazil's sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin. In the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

On September 14, 2023, DEP inspected the Coretsky shale gas well pad operated by XTO Energy Inc., DEP issued a notice of violation for failure to plug wells upon abandoning them and requested the operator to submit a written report by September 28, 2023 on how it plans to bring the well into compliance. [ Read more here. & Norna F.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2024

Gover, based in Centre County, recently earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the PA Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. PaEN] [Posted: January 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest Learning how to protect it is enriching, satisfying and produces tangible results.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8 In 2018, the company was denied drilling permits in Brazil's sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin. In the U.S.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Guest Post by Débora Nunes , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Me and my dance partner Valtinho, performing in 2013 Despite the great effort by “normal schooling” to diminish my curiosity, I decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in economics. and people laughed at my ignorance about how “normal schools” work.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This rule is effective (after 60 days) on February 13, 2023. In that post, we described the significant changes in the 2021 version from the 2013 version. EPA received adverse comments on that action and published a notification of withdrawal of the direct final rule on May 2, 2022. Of note, EPA only received 13 comments (.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

September 27, 2022. The 2023 farm legislation should also include new provisions to limit manure or fertilizer applications to soils that don’t need additional phosphorus. Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms 0 Comments / September 8, 2022 Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work. Carl Ganter.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. billion of the US$ 100 billion annual commitment, the highest since 2005, and have essentially gone back on their promises (OECD, 2022). OECD (2022). In 2020, developed countries contributed only US$ 83.3 Johnson, C., & Baptiste, A.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 10, 2024

This narrative gained momentum following two incidents in December 2023: the alleged hacker attack against the X profile of First Lady Janja and the suicide of a 22-year-old woman , a victim of sustained online harassment and misinformation, fueled by certain gossip websites. Meedan's Check software was a cornerstone of this effort.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

In 2013, it piloted a stormwater management project on the campus, planting over 600 trees and thousands of native plants, creating a woodland path, establishing a pollinator meadow, constructing a trail that links these elements together, and filling these spaces with environmental education signage. For more information, visit the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

As of mid-October, lawmakers in 45 states had introduced 325 such bills in 2023, according to a report by the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, and 14 states collectively enacted 17 of them. Many resulted from the US Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County v. Unfortunately, access to the polls depends on where you live.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts they missed Brenda Goh, Zhang Yan and Casey Hall | Reuters | January 7, 2023 Hundreds of Tesla (TSLA.O)

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