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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

Happy Earth Day 2021! When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil

DeSmogBlog

On Earth Day and during the United Nations Climate Week, it published 85 letters to the editor in local newspapers on “behalf” of cattle farmers proclaiming that beef is sustainable. The United Nations Environmental Programme’s assessment found that methane has accounted for more than 30 percent of global warming in the modern era.

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Earth Day History: Transformation of a Celebration – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

Earth Day History and Transformation. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 kg/person in 2013. Earth Day History – A Look Back at the First 50 Years.

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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

How Earth Day Has Transformed Through Changing Trends. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 kg/person in 2013. Earth Day in the U.S.

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COP26: The current state of play

Business Green

2C global warming threshold target of the accord. More on that may become clearer in the coming days and weeks as UN discussions over potential mitigation plans continue, but in the immediate term, attention will turn the virtual Leaders Climate Summit being hosted on Earth Day next week by USA. Inclusive action.

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Republican Resistance in the Face of Polls that Show Americans Support Climate Action

Green Market Oracle

As reported by Religion News , only 32 percent of white evangelical Protestants see global warming as a very serious problem (that is still 7 percent higher than the 25 percent of Republicans who accept the veracity of the climate crisis). In 2013 only 17 percent of white evangelicals saw climate change as a serious problem.