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In Memoriam: Jim Brett - Conservation Educator, Naturalist, Recognized For His Local And Global Leadership

PA Environment Daily

The international intern program grew from a fledgling effort in 1976 to an internationally recognized conservation education program under Jim’s leadership. This fund has supported international interns from Africa, Cuba, the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

But a study published in the December 2022 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health calculated that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7 Fifty Years of Disinformation It’s no longer a secret that the US oil industry was well aware as early as 1957 that its products threaten the climate.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

It acquired oil fields and refineries in South America in the 1990s by taking advantage of the wave of privatizations of state-owned oil companies, pushed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, notably of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) in Argentina. Read More Image No to Oil Drilling photo arribalasqueluchan!

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Israel has just given BP licences to drill for gas off the coast of Gaza. So, people blockaded its head office.

Corp Watch

Activists try to occupy British Museum in protest against BP ties Aaron Walawalkar | The Guardian | February 8, 2020 Dozens of activists have coated themselves in plaster and are trying to occupy the British Museum overnight in a bid to pressure the institution to cut ties with oil corporation BP.

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BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners

Corp Watch

Activists try to occupy British Museum in protest against BP ties Aaron Walawalkar | The Guardian | February 8, 2020 Dozens of activists have coated themselves in plaster and are trying to occupy the British Museum overnight in a bid to pressure the institution to cut ties with oil corporation BP.

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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. CAPP is trying to buy and build the social license (ie. During her tenure the CPPIB increased its investments in domestic and international fossil fuels. It reported growing investment from $9.9

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New Report: How to Reduce Rail Transit Construction Costs and Timelines

Legal Planet

These state and nation-wide projects lag international peers. Some of the largest and highest-profile California projects, such as the second phase of the Silicon Valley Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) extension into San José, are particularly slow and expensive. For example, completed U.S.