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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic. As the chairman and co-founder of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Murray Edwards is the founder of CNRL and is one of the wealthiest people in Canada.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

The Michigan Constitution, ratified in 1963, states that “ the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The statute outlaws conduct that is “likely to pollute, impair, or destroy” natural resources and the environment.

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New England Climate Leadership: Signs of Holes and Hope

Union of Concerned Scientists

Source: UCS, Toward Climate Resilience, 2016. Achieving climate resilience is going to require changes that might be politically difficult in the short term but that are necessary to ensure a livable planet for us and all future generations. She gained her MS in Science Communication from Cardiff University in Wales.

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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. political and public support) for fossil fuels, but we can tell our elected officials not to fall for CAPP’s pro-oil propaganda and to instead prioritize climate action. billion in 2016 to $11.6

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[Act] of all trades, litigable to none: A Critical Examination of Malaysia’s Proposed Climate Change Bill

Law Columbia

During the 2015-2016 El Nio cycle, it reported 200 cases of heat-related illnesses, including 2 fatalities. The Proposed Act Lacks Binding Carbon Targets The proposed Act states that the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) may set targets at the National level, with approval from Malaysia Cabinet.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

Law Columbia

The district court in Oregon in 2016 seemed to favor such a right, but a divided Ninth Circuit concluded in 2020 that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The court found that this would violate the political question doctrine. Most recently, in the famous Juliana v. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

Therefore, the study and possible solutions of global energy transition should consider biological and natural processes as well as the socio economic and political trade-offs. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 41, 321-340. Annual review of environment and resources, 34, 405-430. References: [link] Agyeman, J.,

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