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The Environmental Effects of Natural Disasters

The Environmental Blog

Long after a hurricane, landslide, earthquake or wildfire has ended, the ecological effects these disasters cause can linger. If you’ve ever followed the news coverage of a major hurricane, you’ve probably already seen some real-world examples of how natural disasters can harm the environment.

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In Troubled Times, Pride Matters More

Front And Centered

Twenty years ago, we saw the same sort of moral panic over gay marriage, which ended up being used as a wedge issue during the 2004 presidential elections. Twenty years ago, we saw the same sort of moral panic over gay marriage, which ended up being used as a wedge issue during the 2004 presidential elections.

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ESG and Sustainability: Your 101 Guide for Understanding Corporate Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

This move away from short-termism by financial institutions and capital markets has created a new buzzword in the corporate world: ESG. This move away from short-termism by financial institutions and capital markets has created a new buzzword in the corporate world: ESG. ESG and Sustainability. What Is Corporate Sustainability?

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The disease after tomorrow

Grist

Many of us have spent the last two-and-a-half years worried about the health risks posed by other people. In the United States alone, more than 1 million have died from COVID-19, a painful consequence of how ill-prepared the nation was (and, in many ways, still is) for an infectious disease outbreak. We’re equally unprepared to handle those.

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Investigation: Majority of Directors of World’s Top Insurance Companies Tied to Polluting Industries

DeSmogBlog

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies.

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Danger looms as world’s largest iceberg heads toward a critical wildlife habitat

AGreenLiving

In 2004, a giant iceberg identified as A38 grounded on the British Overseas territory of South Georgia Island. The same scenario is unfolding with the world’s largest iceberg, A68a, as it appears via satellite imagery to be moving toward the island. A68a is the largest iceberg on Earth today at about 4,200 square kilometers.

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Rainfall prediction app helps Indonesias farmers

AGreenLiving

A collaboration between Bandung Institute of Technology , USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and an international development nonprofit called World Neighbors is giving farmers important data on maximizing their crops. Armi Susandi then earned his doctorate in climate change from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 2004.