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How is Ocean Warming Impacting the Shipping Industry?

Ocean Conservancy

As deeply troubling reports continue to come in about ocean waters hitting historic hot temperatures, sectors like global shipping are trying to understand the consequences of a warmer ocean and what can be done to stop the heating. So, we’re seeing the ocean heat up, lose oxygen and get bigger. as a national policy leader.

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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

Science & Climate

Shifting toward low-carbon clean energy requires major investments in electricity and hydrogen. Particulate matter harms lungs and hearts, while nitrogen oxide compounds contribute to ozone pollution and other health impacts. ← Previous Article: Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

ESA

Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill. Chief of Department of Energy’s science wing envisions it as an engine of change – Science. War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Public Meeting (online Nov. NOAA – U.S.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

Energy Conservation. We live in an age of dwindling fossil fuels and inaction on renewable energy. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet. It's a natural resource and an economic one; many problems blight our oceans today, not least of all overfishing and the dumping of waste. Consider an energy policy degree.

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Guest Essay: Our Addiction To Fossil Fuels Fuel War: ‘Only Truly Addicted People Chase After Their Next Hit With Singular Focus As The Consequences Of Their Addiction Pile Up Around Them’

PA Environment Daily

Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network This guest essay first appeared in the York Daily Record on March 11, 2022 -- “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9, NIV) While Putin’s war on Ukraine may rage an ocean away, skyrocketing gas prices have brought it to America’s doorstep.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2988 ) and the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy ( H.R.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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