Unsustainable

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In 2006, flooding in Surat left more than 75 percent of the city underwater, causing major economic and other losses. The city took a series of coordinated action so that the experience of 2006 was not repeated. And most of the cities, which are still rapidly expanding, are not prepared for it, although there are a few exceptions.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. billion in health-related costs per year. [xv] xii] [xiii].

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change. Credit: Laura Mangan.

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Living Green Technology

APRIL 9, 2020

But today’s politics are ignoring science data and gives preference to decisions supporting economic gain and/or status. This is followed by health, then culture, and finally economics. Washington State appears to have proactively worked at managing the disposal of e-waste going back to 2006.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

in Maternal and Child Health from University of California, Berkeley. She is a DrPH candidate at UCB, as well as Associate Director of Emergency Obstetric Research in West Africa for the Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability. In 2006, Wentworth along with her husband, Stuart Wentworth, created Quick Mount PV.

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

The Environmental Defense Fund, the American Forest Foundation, American Forests, and TNC are also members of the Forest-Climate Working Group, a political advocacy organization, alongside scores of wood product companies, including Enviva and Drax, biomass energy behemoths whose carbon-intensive operations have polluted U.S.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. to participate in and contribute to the cultural, political, and economic shift to a new carbon economy.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These pollutants, which include particulate matter, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, and toxic substances such as benzene, have been linked to health problems ranging from respiratory disorders to reproductive problems to cancer. Some feel uncomfortable about the source of these funds, because they often come at a cost to community health.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

The political economist and policy fellow at Harvard University likens the industry’s techno-fix mentality to the fossil fuel industry’s sustained push for carbon capture and storage, a technology as yet unproven at scale. “We In 2006, he famously challenged the methodology of the UN’s landmark Livestock’s Long Shadow report.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ, has not told residents about the health risks they face. TCEQ documents obtained by Public Health Watch show that some of those early readings were double the level Texas considered safe at the time. Emerging research also connects it to diabetes and reproductive problems.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Every week between May and October, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health in Arizona releases a heat morbidity report. is gravely underestimating the health impacts of climate change. isn’t just good practice, public health officials and researchers told Grist — it’s also essential for preventing future deaths.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading climate science body, states it is “unequivocal” that human influence has caused “unprecedented” global warming. “Climate denial has no place in our politics,” Liberal Democrat climate and energy spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP, told DeSmog.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Thanks to the university's new environmental literacy gen-ed requirement, students sign up for courses like Politics of Oil and Insects, Food, Culture. It all adds up to an impressive six-spot leap since last year’s rankings.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2020

Today, the government spends about $6 billion every year on the problem, but all that money has not made a detectable difference in the dead zone, the regular algae blooms in Lake Erie, and the health risks posed by fertilizer. Shut off this firehose of waste, and we’d be improving habitats, health, and the makeup of the atmosphere.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. This was no doubt a political win for Earth Day. However, by the turn of the century, Earth Day once again faced turbulent political opposition. political arena as president, a period said to have a concerted assault on many green organizations. “

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. This was no doubt a political win for Earth Day. However, by the turn of the century, Earth Day once again faced turbulent political opposition. political arena as president, a period said to have a concerted assault on many green organizations. “

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

Here is a brief introduction to 50 young activists that fighting for the health of our planet and our communities. He is also concerned about health problems in black communities due to poor air quality. Media is ever reporting politics and celebrity gossip. org after a powerful cyclone devastated her community.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 24, 2020

” In 2006, Joe Exotic’s GW Exotic Animal Park was fined $25,000 by the USDA for not providing adequate veterinary care or sufficient staff. Even Emmy Award-winning comedian and political commentator John Oliver recently recalled learning about Joe Exotic in 2016. Tiger abuse in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Boma Brown-West, Director of Consumer Health, EDF+Business. We want to call attention to how the biggest environmental impacts and the biggest health impact of products is really due to the products themselves and the creation and the use of a product," Brown-West noted at the time. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Without politically viable options on the table to address climate change, the ITC is the strongest policy we have to create clean energy jobs, invest billions into our economy, and power our country with carbon-free and reliable solar energy. We already have proven, successful policies on the books that can help. solar energy industry.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 26, 2020

Although the network took a hiatus in 2006 after executive director Damu Smith died , the network just announced that it’s making a comeback against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed calls to fight racial injustice. Policy & Politics. Environmental Justice. Equity & Inclusion. Sponsored Article.

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Front And Centered

MARCH 8, 2024

Beirut, Lebanon (2006) — Deric Gruen (left) spends time sheltered in a hostel as jets streak overhead and drop bombs. On July 10, 2006, I arrived in Beirut, Lebanon for the first time. Separating people from the land and water they steward has had disastrous consequences for human and environmental health everywhere it occurs.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 26, 2020

Although the network took a hiatus in 2006 after executive director Damu Smith died , the network just announced that it’s making a comeback against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed calls to fight racial injustice.

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