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Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

Science Blogs

Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development. The headlines are grabbing people's attention: CBC News: " Pollution causing more deaths worldwide than war or smoking " ; CNN: " Pollution linked to 9 million deaths worldwide in 2015, study says "; BBC: " Pollution linked to one in six deaths "; Associated Press: " Pollution killing more people every year than wars, disaster and hunger, study says "; The Independent: " Pollution is killing millions of people a year and the world is

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Our Interim Energy Options During the Energy Transition: Natural Gas, Solar Power, WTE?

Vermont Law

By Michael Hervey, 3L Staff Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Lots of environmentalists have difficulty balancing our need to provide efficient energy with reducing the effects of climate change. The slow shift from fossils fuels, like oil and coal, to more green sources of energy hasn’t been exactly met with a. warm reception. either.