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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Center for Biological Diversity v. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C., filed Oct.

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

Science Blogs

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. 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. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.15.