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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Introduction Climate Change. Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. Added to this are notes and additions from Mr. Sustainability. Literally.

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Waves of Abandonment

DeSmogBlog

A nascent but growing body of research suggests that these sorts of leaks make oil and gas wells significant contributors to climate change — especially if they’re not plugged. Since then, its lease has changed hands six times, according to state records. A drill rig in the setting sun. Ector County, Texas. May 28, 2020.

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Waves of Abandonment

DeSmogBlog

A nascent but growing body of research suggests that these sorts of leaks make oil and gas wells significant contributors to climate change — especially if they’re not plugged. Since then, its lease has changed hands six times, according to state records. A drill rig in the setting sun. Ector County, Texas. May 28, 2020.

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How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning

DeSmogBlog

Their climate “advertorials” appeared in the op-ed page of the New York Times and were part of what scholars have called “the longest, regular (weekly) use of media to influence public and elite opinion in contemporary America.”. Controlling Climate Science. Big Oil also saw climate change coming.

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In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics

Grist

Pilots flew through alpine valleys, where ribs of electric green growth emerged from a blanket of snow. Compounding that, climate change is altering the tundra ecosystem the animals rely upon. State data shows over 1,000 wolves and 3,500 brown and black bears have been killed since 2008 alone. In 2022, the 9th U.S.

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Marginal gains - what does a climate 'win' in 2020 look like?

Business Green

It's biblical - and that's before we even mention the non-climate related Coronavirus. Then the scientists: like the analysts you see at sporting events monitoring players' heartbeats and movement - warning in the 2018 UN IPCC climate science report the game for the planet is winnable - but slipping out of reach.

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Did Congressional Lawmakers Create the Most Complete Climate Policy Plan Ever?

GreenTechMedia

A group of House lawmakers recently released a 547-page report on climate change. Reporters at E&E News called it “arguably the most comprehensive climate policy plan in American politics.” We’ll also look at a companion infrastructure bill from House Democrats that makes clean energy a centerpiece.