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Both Utilities and Fossil Fuel Companies Are to Blame for Western Wildfires

Union of Concerned Scientists

In short, the study concludes that fossil fuel companies are in part to blame for the extraordinary damages resulting from western wildfires (including those sparked by utilities). And as a result, those fossil fuel companies should shoulder some of the costs related to wildfires. That equates to 19.8 million acres.

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A Summer Job, Record Heat, Climate Hope

Legal Planet

In June, as the Held case was going to trial, a thick haze of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed cities as far away as New York and Washington D.C. The smoke-filled skies from near-constant summer wildfires forced Olivia, then 16 years old, to stay inside during the summer. Unprecedented weather events have become the standard.

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March 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Photo: Lehigh Gorge State Park , Luzerne & Carbon Counties by Jenna Nicole Chrysczanavicz) NewsClips: -- WeConservePA: Federal Fish & Wildlife Funding Used To Expand Existing State Parks In Pennsylvania -- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Fire Companies Battle Wildfire Along Rt. Click Here to read the entire newsletter.

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‘Big Oil’s profits go through the roof?

A Greener Life

The world’s largest oil and gas companies have recorded yet another record-breaking set of profits. Instead of using profits to reduce energy bills or funnelling them into low-carbon projects, the companies are largely using them to reward shareholders and buyback programmes.

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HotSpots H2O: Trouble Areas Emerge as Summer Looms

Circle of Blue

Alberta, Canada Alberta is currently battling roughly 90 wildfires, a quarter of which are categorized as out of control. The province, which produces 80 percent of Canada’s oil, declared a state of emergency as energy companies made the decision to shut in over 3 percent of Canada’s oil output as a protective measure against the fires.

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Happy New Year from BreezoMeter’s CEO

Breezometer

2021 has been another trying year for many of us: COVID-19 has lingered on, and we've seen devastating and unprecedented environmental disasters affect thousands of lives- record-breaking wildfires and unseasonal winter tornadoes to name a few. From every crisis though comes new opportunity. New Funding, New Growth!

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Sustainable Finance 101: The Impact of Climate Change on Your Money

Enviromental Defense

In part one of this series we introduced you to the huge role that the Canadian financial sector plays in exacerbating the climate crisis. But what these analysts ignore is that there is far more oil and gas on companies’ balance sheets that can ever be unearthed if we hope to limit climate change to a livable future. billion.