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Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Approximately twenty years after the publication of UNESCO’s Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, the need to protect the earth for the future generations has finally received a significant consideration in the field of ethics. 3. Application of Ethics.

Ethics 247
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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change. Harris said that to address this systemic problem, Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change.

Law 99
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Why people still fall for fake news about climate change

Grist

Why, after all this time, do 15 percent of Americans fall for the lie that global warming isn’t happening? Spreading lies about global warming like these can further social divisions and undermine public and political support for action to reduce emissions, according to the Climate Action Against Disinformation’s report.

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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

DeSmogBlog

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. In 2006, he famously challenged the methodology of the UN’s landmark Livestock’s Long Shadow report. Mitloehner is a controversial figure.

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GAMING THE SYSTEM HOW SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSFORMS THE PUBLIC SPHERE, UNDERMINES CLIMATE ACTION AND THREATENS DEMOCRACY

Green Market Oracle

This paper explores how governments and private interests have hijacked public narratives to serve political or corporate agendas. This applies to the fossil fuel and other industries as well as political.parties and most notably, political leaders like Donald Trump. Media and politics are intimately intertwined.