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Coal doesn’t help the poor; it makes them poorer

Dana Nuccitelli Monday 31 October 2016 Climate denial often centers around myths about the importance of coal in alleviating poverty The coal-fired Castle Gate Power Plant is pictured outside Helper, Utah. Photograph: George Frey/Reuters A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a reportlast week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population…

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November 20, 2016

We’re on track to lose a huge chunk of the world’s animal populations

By Lindsey Pulse Oct 27th 2016 11:59AM The world's animal species are dying, and humans are a big reason why. The World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report shows global populations of wild mammals, fish, birds, amphibians and reptiles declined 58 percent on average between 1970 and 2012. Broken down, those numbers look like this: Land animals have declined by 38 percent, marine…

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November 20, 2016

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We Are All Noah Now

Thomas L. Friedman SEPT. 7, 2016 Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times HONOLULU — Robert Macfarlane, in his book “Landmarks,” about the connection between words and landscapes, tells a revealing but stunning story about how recent editions of the Oxford Junior Dictionary (aimed at 7-year-olds) dropped certain “nature words” that its editors deemed less relevant to the lives of modern children. These…

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September 21, 2016

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Will ExxonMobil Have to Pay for Misleading the Public on Climate Change?

Scientists at the biggest U.S. oil company understood as early as anyone that fossil fuel emissions were heating up the earth’s atmosphere. Paul Barrett Matthew Philips matthewaphilips Cover photo-www.iran-daily.com September 7, 2016 — 11:00 AM CEST Last fall, ExxonMobil executives hurried along the hushed, art-filled halls of the company’s Irving, Texas, headquarters, a 178-acre suburban complex some employees facetiously call “the Death Star,” to…

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September 21, 2016

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Top 12 Ways World Can End Hunger, Stem Environmental Damage from Food Systems

Latest IRP report lists 12 ways to use natural resources more efficiently, improve human health and reduce the environmental damage caused by food systems Photo Credit: Georgina Smith / CIAT CC Nairobi, 25 May 2016 - A major overhaul of the global food system is urgently needed if the world is to combat hunger, use natural resources more efficiently and stem environmental…

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September 21, 2016

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The World Now Protects 15% of Its Land, but Crucial Biodiversity Zones Left Out Sat, Sep 3, 2016

- Close to 15% of the Earth's land and 12% of its territorial waters are covered by national parks and other protected areas. - Coverage of marine protected areas more than quadrupled in the last decade. - Eight in 10 key biodiversity areas worldwide lack complete protection. Every year over a million people visit the Plitvice National Park in Croatia 2 September…

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September 21, 2016

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US to commit $100bn per year by 2020 to fight climate change in developing countries

Michal Szymanski, UN Environment News & Media Alessandro Badalotti, IUCN Congress media team UNEP News Center 1 September 2016 Yesterday, the US announced that by 2020, they would invest $100 billion per year to help developing countries fight climate change. India and the US committed themselves to the new agreement in a joint statement, which took place during the Second India-US Strategic…

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September 21, 2016

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Climate Science: Revolution is Here

A host of innovations in energy technology is transforming the climate-change outlook – one of the world's three required paradigm shifts. by Paul Rogers A wind farm in Elan Valley, Wales. (Photo: Richard Walker/flickr/cc) Heatwaves of more than 50⁰C in Iraq and India in recent weeks are yet further indications that climate disruption is a present-day reality, not something for the future…

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August 28, 2016

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Biofuels like ethanol could be worse than gasoline for the environment

The EPA hasn't released a study on ethanol or any other biofuel in years. By Erin Marquis Aug 25th 2016 A new study released by the University of Michigan on Thursday found the assumption that biofuels are better for the environment than gasoline is just that – an assumption. The new research shows that plant-based fuels might actually be worse polluters than…

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August 28, 2016

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An Updated Version of the “Peak Oil” Story

Scott Montgomery August 12, 2016 Originally posted on ourfiniteworld.com Written by Gail Tverberg The Peak Oil story got some things right. Back in 1998, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère wrote an article published in Scientific American called, “The End of Cheap Oil.” In it they said: Our analysis of the discovery and production of oil fields around the world suggests that within the next…

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August 28, 2016