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Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

Frontiers

A new study published in Frontiers in Environmental Science has revealed that, in addition to the influence of gradual global heating, Antarctica is increasingly affected by extreme environmental events; a recognized and predicted outcome of our heating world. Prof Martin Siegert in Antarctica.

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Climate Action for Earth Day

Legal Planet

Cara Horowitz: US greenhouse gas emissions shrank in 2023, while our economy grew. Mary Nichols: The most surprising, interesting article I read recently was “Carbon accounting without life cycle analysis ” from the journal Energy & Environmental Science. That’s the first time this has happened since before the pandemic.

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Speaking Truth to Corporate Power

Legal Planet

Management approved her shift in emphasis, hoping that she would prove that aerosols in the atmosphere (including those from auto exhaust) would completely offset the greenhouse gas effect. He talked her into studying climate change. Her research didn’t come out that way. You can’t fairly call these scientists heroic.

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ESA Policy News: March 6, 2023

ESA

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring & Information System.

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

ESA

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award Do you know someone who has made positive efforts toward environmental sustainability in Portland, Oregon? This bill sets a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for U.S. Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure.

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Eat for the Planet!

Academy of Natural Sciences

Land use, water use and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming all affect the environment. The report, issued in conjunction with EAT Forum, also called for curbing food waste, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and improving agriculture so it lessens deforestation and reduces water use. Reduce food waste.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. million acres of the Arctic Ocean from oil and gas exploration.

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