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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his address at the COP28 climate summit in December to claim that “climate politics is close to breaking point”, while stating that the UK will meet its net zero targets, “but we’ll do it in a more pragmatic way, which doesn’t burden working people.”

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

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While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. Many feel that their communities would have seen greater progress if the state had regulated emitters directly, says Katie Valenzuela.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

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million from 2002-2004. NW Natural acknowledged these “improvements in gas measurement and estimating” in its 2004 annual report. Based on gas cost data in company SEC filings from 2002-2004, if NW Natural reported 1 percent unaccounted-for gas to the OPUC during this period, it would be overestimating its gas costs by $4.3

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

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While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. Many feel that their communities would have seen greater progress if the state had regulated emitters directly, says Katie Valenzuela.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

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Gutierrez joined NRG from Dynegy in 2004 as an energy portfolio director. She is a chicken farmer, a zoo doctor, a firefighter, a polar marine biologist, a park ranger and a political candidate. The engineer holds master’s degrees in mineral economics and petroleum economics. One in five is Black.

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Fossil Fuel Advocates Spread Disinfo About Canada’s False Advertising Bill

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Angus is a long-serving legislator, having represented his Northern Ontario riding of Timmins-James Bay since 2004. If passed into law, the bill would be a valuable step toward limiting misinformation about fossil fuels and countering greenwashing.” “The