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Wind Industry Activity Strongly Correlated With Whale Deaths, New Study Finds

Environmental Progress

Since 2015.” These are specifically the Atlantic humpback whale UME in 2017, the North Atlantic right whale (NARW) UME in 2017, and the Atlantic minke whale UME in 2018. These are specifically the Atlantic humpback whale UME in 2017, the North Atlantic right whale (NARW) UME in 2017, and the Atlantic minke whale UME in 2018.

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Landowners Vanquished by the Discovery Rule

Energy & the Law

February 2015: Contents of production tanks removed but tank bottoms containing sand, oil, and saltwater residue remain, leaving a noticeable area of stained soil. June 2017: Tests indicate the property is contaminated from oil and gas operations. 2002 : Americo acquires the 1937-era oil and gas lease on the land.

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The Speaker Race and the Environment

Legal Planet

Looking at the actual votes behind the LCV score, it turns out that Scalise has voted on the environmental side of just five of the votes scored by LCV since he recovered from his shooting in 2017. I had to go back to 2015 to find another “pro-environmental” vote, which was against a trade agreement.

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Alex Pourbaix: The Big Oil Spindoctor

Enviromental Defense

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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The Deadly $125-Billion ICBM Boondoggle

Union of Concerned Scientists

When asked in a 2017 interview about their role, Butler replied: “I would have removed land-based missiles from our arsenal a long time ago. Cartwright’s coauthor for that 2017 column was William J. Subsequent defense secretaries Chuck Hagel, who served from 2015 to 2017, and Gen.

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Here’s What We’re Asking Major Fossil Fuel Corporations at This Year’s Annual Meetings

Union of Concerned Scientists

At this year’s annual general meetings, major investor-owned fossil fuel corporations are facing fewer climate-related shareholder proposals than at any time since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement in 2015. But that doesn’t mean they’re under less pressure over their role in driving the climate crisis.

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What Have We Learned from Recent Disasters?

Legal Planet

But from 2015-2020, the average was 16 per year. By the time Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, FEMA was already dealing with the aftermaths of two other huge storms. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey dumped up to 60 inches of rain on some parts of Houston. Houston also had so-called 500-year floods in 2015 and 2016.