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Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups

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One of Canada’s top political journalists and pundits served on the board of a foundation that gave $6.4 organization called the Atlas Network that for years has backed efforts in Canada and globally to vilify climate protesters as dangerous extremists. Coyne is listed as a director of the Aurea Foundation from 2006 to 2016.

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A New Chapter and New Look for DeSmog

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The critically urgent transition to a just and science-based clean energy system continues to suffer at the hands of well-funded operatives and organizations working to undermine progress and prolong global dependency on fossil fuels.

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Shareholder Activism Faces Big Oil Obstruction Playbook When Pushing for Climate Action

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This is “due to the sector’s role in driving global warming, and the seismic risks that climate change and the energy transition present to the industry,” he explained. The reverse is also true: litigation brought by outside organizations against oil and gas companies can influence shareholders and, in turn, increase pressure. “We

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change. This philosophy led Cole to structure CRPE so that community organizers were in the lead and lawyers would be accountable to the organizers. Credit: Laura Mangan.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. But now, with global warming knocking on our door, the case for mitigation and adaptation solutions is making more and more financial sense. to participate in and contribute to the cultural, political, and economic shift to a new carbon economy.

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Top 10 Women of Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

After graduating, she hatched the idea to combine her experience in social work with her knowledge of engineering through GRID Alternatives, “an organization that could have real impact in low-income communities.”. Raina Russo dependably organizes the live bi-weeky, interactive Twitter webinar #SolarChat as a valuable virtual solar forum.

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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

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percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. warming, we need to slash emissions dramatically – and at speed. In 2006, he famously challenged the methodology of the UN’s landmark Livestock’s Long Shadow report. At the last count, livestock production contributes 14.5