Tue.Nov 22, 2022

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Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry

PA Environment Daily

Previous efforts circa 2015 to create an "energy hub" at the Port of Philadelphia ("PhillyPort") were put on hold after intense advocacy and pushback by local and regional organizations, including Green Justice Philly. The law deliberately excludes the public from the Task Force's membership.

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Guest Commentary: Indonesian Human Rights Commission’s first human rights complaint on the impacts of climate change

Law Columbia

From 2000 to 2015, Indonesia lost an average of 498,000 hectares of forest annually, making it the world’s second-largest driver of deforestation after Brazil. Indonesia is now the seventh largest cumulative emitter in the world, having emitted 41.59 Gigatonnes of CO 2 equivalent emissions from 1990 to 2018.

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Sustainability at Retail

So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop!