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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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However, the world could avoid the more extreme scenarios in the report if governments sharply reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Biden earlier this year pledged to transition the current gas- and diesel-powered federal fleet to “clean energy” vehicles. Commerce, Science and Transportation. Chair : Sen.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

ESA

Amid competing House and Senate proposals to increase funding levels for the National Science Foundation, the House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill covering NSF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. The bill includes $9.63 The Biden administration requested $10.2

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Its agenda states that the event will drive global action needed to address biodiversity issues, and offer a unique platform for government, business, and civil society to collaborate for nature conservation. 28, organized by Open Communications for the Ocean, will address how to conduct marine science that impacts policy.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

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Rick Perry blames ocean for climate change: Energy secretary once again denies scientific consensus. Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Supreme Court Stymies Science. . Energy Secretary Rick Perry Makes Massive Mistake During Visit To Coal Power Plant. 2017.06.19.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

This will be problematic while carbon emissions continue to increase, and world governments will need to do something about it in the future. Deserts are also useful sources of wind power. There are always desert winds, but at certain times of the year wind is much higher which can also generate energy (34).