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An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

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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. It’s déjà vu all over again in 2023, with BP rolling back its climate pledges after record-breaking 2022 profits since Russia’s unjust war on Ukraine.

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HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

Circle of Blue

” These figures have barely budged since 2014, despite billions in federal investment. Canada will need to spend significantly more to solve the decades-long water crisis in its Indigenous First Nations, according to a new report from the country’s federal budget officer. . By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — December 13, 2021.

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The Stream, January 25, 2022: Agricultural Experts Ask For Proactive Climate Investment in British Columbia

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Experts say British Columbia should be proactively investing in climate adaptation measures within the province’s agricultural sector. In Recent Water News. bombing campaign during the war against the Islamic State, the rising cost of water in Chicago’s communities of color, and U.K. Mike Parson has proposed setting up a $10.4-million

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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.

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April 15 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

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Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1

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Summer Heat Is Coming: Will New Policies Protect Workers?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Our advocacy efforts were part of a larger Public Citizen campaign to unite a national network of organizations to protect workers from heat stress in a warming climate. This is the question Justin Udo with Philadelphia’s KYW News Radio asked me after the Vice President’s announcement. What more needs to be done?

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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.