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Sempra LNG Lobbyists Ghost Wrote Louisiana Officials’ Letters Supporting Gas Storage Project

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Sempra LNG has been trying to build the project in Cameron Parish since 2006 , when the company planned to store gas in the caverns from its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility. natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Farnum with a request. Farnum on Friday, September 24, 2021.

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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

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Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. New research published in Nature Climate Change in March, which was able to pinpoint the warming caused by livestock emissions for the first time, has added to the pressure.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Introduction Climate Change. Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Bottom line; lab-grown meat might be the biggest impact on reducing or eliminating climate-change and relieving animal suffering. Deforestation. Loss of biodiversity.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

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Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Home to the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, UMass Amherst works with regional researchers and graduate science students to develop tools needed to help fish, wildlife, and ecosystems adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.