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Louisiana Activists Charged with Felonies After Delivering Box of Formosa Plastic Pollution to Lobbyists

DeSmogBlog

The women are accused of terrorizing oil and gas lobbyists by giving them a file box full of plastic pellets found in Texas bays near a plastic manufacturing facility owned by Formosa Plastics,” NOLA.com reports. Tags: Louisiana Bucket Brigade Formosa St. The two posted bond and were released later the same day. “

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As Climate-Fueled Wildfires Worsen, Communities Wrestle With Paying the Costs

DeSmogBlog

Plant, the co-founder of Idle No More SF Bay, a group led by Indigenous women dedicated to climate activism, is no stranger to climate-fueled disasters, including California’s growing wildfire crisis. Tags: COVID-19 california wildfires climate change climate liability

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What’s It Like to Be a Lawyer at an Environmental Nonprofit?

GreenTechMedia

We also hope it makes cleantech opportunities more visible and accessible to those groups, including women and people of color, who are underrepresented in our growing industry. Typical programs have a price tag of several hundred thousand dollars. What do lawyers at major environmental nonprofits do? This is a major transformation.”

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89 groups endorse the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act

Front And Centered

Defenders of Wildlife | Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition / TAG | E3 Washington | Earthjustice | Earth Ministry . Got Green | Heart of America Northwest | IslandWood | League of Women Voters of Washington . Young Women Empowered | YWCA Olympia | Zero Waste Washington.

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Rascism, Hate and Police Brutality are Alive and Well in Canada

Green Market Oracle

These groups target Muslims, Jews, women, LGBTQ+, Indigenous people and people of color. The racist attitudes of some police towards indigenous people was in the news again recently when Chief Allan Adam of Fort Chipewyan First Nation was beaten by the RCMP in Alberta over an expired license tag.

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20 Sustainable Business Practices for Your Workplace and Office

Green Business Bureau

However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region. Allowing men to wear shorts in the summer and women to wear pants in the winter can significantly reduce the need to use your office’s climate control system.

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Girl Scouts Camp Trivera combines STEM and sustainable architecture

AGreenLiving

We have also identified several 100- to 200-year-old trees on the property that will be tagged and protected as a learning opportunity for girls. Girls also added a butterfly garden to restore natural habitats that were affected by construction.