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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.

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Why Would North Korea Conduct Another Nuclear Test?  

Union of Concerned Scientists

The increasing threat is influencing South Korean domestic politics, with President Yoon publicly declaring South Korea may consider the option to build its own nuclear weapons. A history of North Korean nuclear tests North Korea conducted six explosive nuclear tests between 2006 and 2017.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). June 29, 2017). June 28, 2017). June 28, 2017). filed June 9, 2017).

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Feed-in tariffs are replaced by auctions for renewables.

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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. The political economy of the ‘just transition’. Energy transition is a complex and non-linear process with multiple questions and interdependent factors.

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State and Local Governments Across the Country are Sidelining Science. Here’s What’s Needed

Union of Concerned Scientists

By Jacob Carter and Martha Kinsella In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey brought Texas rain that just wouldn’t stop. That means shielding government scientists from politically motivated removal and ensuring that they can blow the whistle on abuse of science without fear of retaliation.

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Oppenheimer Remains Largely Faithful to History, But Some Critical Pieces are Missing

Union of Concerned Scientists

His highly-regarded film Dunkirk (2017) depicts the famous battle of World War II. The second half of the film is preoccupied with the 1954 show trial over Oppenheimer’s security clearance that ended his political career. Christopher Nolan adds to this body of work with his latest film, Oppenheimer.

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