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Big Oil’s Denial and Delay Is Endangering Our Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Despite the scientific consensus on the cause and urgency of the issue, the fossil fuel industry has used disinformation and delay tactics to slow down the enactment of climate policies, resulting in our current reality, where increases in global average temperatures are rapidly approaching 1.5 Approaching 1.5 Approaching 1.5

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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

Circle of Blue

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. In international news, this week marks the start of a critical UN climate conference, known as COP26. Amid these negotiations, water groups will press the case for integrating climate policy and water policy. Transcript.

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British celebrities lining up to back offshore wind – video

A Greener Life

The Greenpeace action was a part of a wider coalition campaign which the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Marine Conservation Society are also part of. It’s the best news I’ve had in years. Now that offshore wind is more than cost-competitive with every other energy option, we have a way forward for UK energy policy.

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An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2021, an ExxonMobil lobbyist described API as a “ whipping boy ” that takes the heat for bad policy positions while allowing the oil and gas giant to appear reasonable. B is for Beyond Petroleum In the 1990s, BP famously rebranded itself as “ Beyond Petroleum ,” then backpedaled from its plans to invest in renewable energy.

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ExxonMobil Shows Its Lobbying Hand, But Hides Some Cards

Union of Concerned Scientists

on Friday, with no news alert, press statement or announcement, ExxonMobil for the first time revealed who received its lobbying money and how much. They include the Western Energy Alliance , a Denver-based oil and gas industry trade association that funds several pro-fossil PR campaigns, including the Western Wire.

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What Americans Actually Think About Plastic Pollution

Ocean Conservancy

This research was shared by several news outlets, and although finding microplastics in these food items was not much of a surprise to us , plenty of people were shocked by our results and began to ask more questions about microplastic pollution and human health impacts.

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Politicians Are Still Using the Disinformation Playbook and It Makes Me Mad

Union of Concerned Scientists

The diversion On Wednesday, March 23, a story from Energy News Network (EEN) described how one Jerry Cirino, state senator of Ohio, has introduced legislation that would require Ohio college and university instructors to include “false and misleading counterpoints” when teaching climate science. Source: Google maps. Let me count some ways.