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The Health, Environmental and Financial Risks of Oil Sands Carbon Capture Projects Need to be Adequately Assessed by Alberta

Enviromental Defense

The Pathways Alliance is a group of the biggest oil sands producers in Canada: Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus, ConocoPhillips, Imperial Oil, MEG Energy and Suncor. They are proposing a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in northeast Alberta. Water is life!”

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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

More than a year later , this once-in-a-generation investment approximately doubled the funding available for the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) core conservation programs. For example, reducing tillage and maintaining in-field residues can reduce the losses of carbon dioxide and may reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

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Reduce Energy Use At Home

Academy of Natural Sciences

Whether we’re turning down the AC to cool off, or turning up the heat to get cozy, we use a lot of energy. When we consume less power, we reduce the amount of released toxic fumes in the air, conserve the earth’s natural resources and help protect ecosystems from destruction. According to the U.S.

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Natural Lands Partners To Preserve Forest Around Historic Isabella Furnace In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

The woodlands and floodplain of Isabella Furnace are now permanently protected through a conservation easement with Natural Lands. When Ted Flint passed away in 2016, his wife Debby began to explore options to preserve the unique site and its natural resources.

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DEP Blog: Abandoned Coal Mine Reforestation Initiatives Healing The Land

PA Environment Daily

Since 2004, ARRI has reforested thousands of acres of reclaimed coal mined land throughout Appalachia to restore the areas to their natural appearance while gaining the many benefits the newly planted trees seedlings will provide, such as removing carbon dioxide from the air and helping to conserve water resources.

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Hunters And Wildlife Enthusiasts In PA Are Finding Many Benefits In Streamside Forests

PA Environment Daily

On hunting grounds, those same trees improve water quality by reducing polluted runoff, sequestering carbon dioxide, and providing food and habitat for wildlife. We were trying to increase our hunting capacity and wildlife and thought it would be cool if we had 20 acres of land that we could hunt. Through the U.S.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1