What you can do to fight climate change
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
This excerpt from my book includes several ideas for how you can help move us closer to a zero-carbon future.
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"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November.
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Are you excited to be 70? There is so much going on, and I have so many things to do. Makower: Let’s talk a bit about how you got here. Makower: Let’s talk a bit about how you got here. I am sure there are some pivotal moments when you think about your journey to today. What is the Ma?" "The We had a war.
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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'
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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'. How can we be sure? Climate TRACE will empower all of these actors." . Heather Clancy. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 02:00. Who is responsible for emissions? Where did they originate?
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books about a planet in peril
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Within FutuREstorative I included a list of books that have inspired me on my sustainability journey. We need and we have, an updated library of climate change sustainability texts and novels. ” The very act of writing about the devastation can sometimes create a kind of coherence.
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How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
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In addition, its oil is some of the most carbon-heavy in the world, with up to 20 percent higher emissions, and that has drawn the attention of climate advocates. As he explains in the book, “Canada could slow down climate change, or it could tap one of the world’s largest oil reserves — but it couldn’t do both.”
Looking back on the future
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Looking back on the future
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NOVEMBER 8, 2021
A new book deals with the psychological, cultural and practical changes many believe will be necessary to avoid climate catastrophe – or, if it’s too late to avoid it, to advance strategies of adaptation. Since then, the term has gained currency in the climate community, and financial support.
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GBB Launches New Podcast and Video Blog Series, Approachable Sustainability
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We discuss key topics and terms within their industry, challenges they’ve faced along the way, and what gives them a competitive advantage. Beyond business operations, we also discuss why their work is meaningful to them and what gives them hope for the future. Why Approachable Sustainability?
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Companies Must Find the Courage to Back Up Statements on Climate Action
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The issue of companies saying one thing on climate for their own goals, and saying a different thing through their silence or trade associations, is a critical issue, right now in the U.S. I’m also working on my annual year-end wrap up ( last year’s was “How Did Business’s Role in Society Change in 2020”).
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This One’s For Your White Friends
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Now, I know the first person you want to hear from about this month is a white woman, right? But, alas, here I am to talk to my fellow white people about how we can… well, suck a little less. So buckle up for some hot tips on how you, as a white person, can celebrate, uplift, and be an ally this month (and also all the time).
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Why Words Matter in the Fight Against Climate Change
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What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
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negotiations, that she sees as the hidden culprit behind 30 years of missed chances to confront the climate crisis: the legacy of collective trauma. It’s well established that individuals can suffer lasting consequences from traumatic experiences, whether they be a child who survived abuse or a soldier returning from combat.
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I hope everyone is doing as well as they can in these hard times. Like all of you, I’ve spent the last 7 weeks at home with family, trying to stay safe…and so far we have. With so much thinking time, I’ve been trying to figure out What it All Means. The last point is what I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge
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OCTOBER 29, 2021
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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours
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Recent extreme weather across the globe is showing us how rapidly the climate is changing in an increasingly warming world. The author of the article is, as director of the climate science website Carbon Brief, Leo Hickman, noted , a consultant for “companies operating in the energy sector.”. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.
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The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.
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Stuck at Home? You Can STILL Change the World!
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A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry
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In defence of net zero
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AUGUST 7, 2019
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Why people still fall for fake news about climate change
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