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Why people still fall for fake news about climate change

Grist

Yet almost 30 years after that warning, during the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years , people are still arguing that the science is unreliable, or that the threat is real but we shouldn’t do anything about climate change. climate conference in Dubai. Part of the problem is the genuine appeal of fake news.

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In NC, Economic Impacts of Climate Change Hit Home

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

In NC, Economic Costs of Climate Change?—?And North Carolinians are beginning to realize that climate change is no longer just an environmental issue, but also an economic issue. Now, North Carolina has the opportunity to enact other policies to keep those jobs and investments growing while also combatting climate change.

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In D.C. Defamation Trial, Climatologist Michael Mann Confronts the Climate Deniers Who Maligned His Work

DeSmogBlog

Guided by Fontaine, Mann set the record straight, testifying that he had received a certificate from the IPCC acknowledging his contributions towards the group’s receipt of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, which it shared with Al Gore. Many other scientists on the IPCC panel have also said they won the 2007 award, Mann testified.

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How using space tech helps humanity move toward a sustainable future today

The Environmental Blog

The interest in precision farming among the industry players is driven by their intention to withstand competition amid increasing risks of crop failure caused by climate change-related weather extremes and ever-growing food demand. A National Forest Law prohibits lumbering in these areas adopted at the end of 2007.

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Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests

Grist

From 2007 to 2017, land-based ecosystems like the vast boreal forests of Canada and the Amazon rainforest removed roughly a third of anthropogenic carbon emissions from the atmosphere. A new study from a research team at the University of Michigan found that even a relatively small temperature increase of 1.6

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Greentech Media’s Last Ride on the Solar Coaster

GreenTechMedia

Greentech Media launched in 2007 before the solar industry as it looks today even existed. Residential solar prices more than halved from 2007 to 2021, reaching $2.97 New financing options have flooded the market for home installations and large-scale projects, changing how projects are funded and expanding markets.

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Zoom in on Net Zero with Professor Michael E. Mann

Business Green

Mann has been a hugely influential figure in efforts to further global understanding and awareness of human-caused climate change for more than 25 years. He contributed - along with other IPCC authors - to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, which was given to Al Gore for helping to boost awareness of climate change.