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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

Around 2014, though, the pace of drying appears to have accelerated, the authors found, and is now growing by an area twice the size of California each year. Note: Data is for February 2003 to December 2013 and January 2014 to April 2024. Graphics by Lucas Waldron/ProPublica.

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The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target  Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Court documents and related reporting suggest that the US government possesses evidence that the criminal scheme was indirectly paid for by ExxonMobil and that one of its lobbying firms, the Washington, DC-based DCI Group, provided a list of targets to a middleman linked to the hackers and sent the fruits of the hacking to the oil and gas company.

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Atlanta’s New Ordinance Raises the Bar on Cool Roofs

Law Columbia

A handful of states leave building codes largely up to local governments to adopt and enforce—including, for example Arizona , Mississippi , and Missouri. But Georgia is not alone in giving local governments some ability to make local changes to their building code while still maintaining a significant role for the state itself.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

CNRL is a member of the Pathways Alliance – a tar sands lobby group that is trying to rebrand this polluting industry as a clean one while pushing back against government climate action behind closed doors. He spent years giving encouragement for the federal government to approve and build the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project.

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River of the Anthropocene

Circle of Blue

Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. A year later, the government approved proposals for two hydroelectric plants worth $447 million on the grounds that they would increase the availability of electricity, create jobs and spur economic growth. of whom grow crops.

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The charges against Imperial Oil are necessary but do not substitute for reform of the provincial energy regulator

Enviromental Defense

Treaty 6 Territory | Edmonton – After two years of tireless work by Indigenous communities, environmental organizations, and the public demanding governments hold Imperial Oil accountable for its egregious behaviour, the AER has finally laid charges against the company. Background: The Imperial Oil tailings disaster allowed 5.3

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Greece increases its renewable energy targets

A Greener Life

The revised 2030 energy and climate plan, unveiled by the government, targets the expansion of wind and solar power. Since 2014, Greece has doubled its renewable energy output with a series of new solar and wind projects, and they have shut down most of their coal-fired plants.