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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

While these data have been available since 2014 from the Climate Accountability Institute, the most recent update of this dataset is now easily accessible and explorable on a new platform hosted by InfluenceMap.

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Storm Elliott Knocked Out Fossil-Fuel Power. We’ve Been Here Before.

Union of Concerned Scientists

In Elliott’s aftermath, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aptly called the storm a “historic arctic outbreak.” Going back a few more years, a polar vortex in January 2014 put much of the eastern half of the country into extreme cold, dropping temperatures 20 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below average.

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IMO Fails Duty to Protect Climate and the Arctic

Ocean Conservancy

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plenty of other tweaks are on offer, including the installation of wind shipping technology that can cut emissions by 20% or more. Inside the IMO and here at home, Ocean Conservancy will continue to campaign with you to ensure a healthy climate and ocean now and into the future.

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Glenn Ellis Jr.: Bringing stewardship, wellness, and Indigenous wisdom to The Nature Conservancy in Washington's Board of Trustees

Washington Nature

In the years that followed, he helped advocate for a movement to close the landfill, and an ongoing project to clean and restore it for safe and healthy use in 2014. The earth is the same and a thoughtful effort is required by humanity if we are to keep the land and oceans well.” © Glenn Ellis Jr.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

(Figure 1) These properties are a double-edged sword: while they are the root of the problems that black carbon causes, they also make mitigating black carbon one of the most actionable ways to fight climate change. AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.” References Arctic Council. June 25, 2020.

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Vermont Law

March 7, 2014. The world watched as oil continued to ooze into the ocean, but people only saw the oil sheen on atop the ocean. You promised climate change reform. Approving the Keystone XL is not investing in renewable energy or clean technology. I am not a list of nine Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.

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Desalination and Alternative Water Supply and Efficiency

Vermont Law

It is important to note the distinction between groundwater desalination and seawater desalination, the latter containing much higher concentrations of salt, which leads to heavy construction costs, significant ocean and coastal ecosystem impacts, and higher energy and water prices. serious progression of climate change.

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