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Des Moines, Iowa commits to 24/7 clean electricity

Renewable Energy World

Though it’s insulated from sea level rise, the state of Iowa faces many dangerous climate change impacts — which in turn threaten the nation’s food supply. Josh Mandelbaum, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, was elected to Des Moines City Council in 2017. Originally published on ILSR.org .

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposal for a new 44.6

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

based Center for International Environmental Law has reported. But with their emails taken out of context and posted on climate denial blogs, the scientists suddenly found themselves under vicious attack — and public faith in climate science suffered a severe, albeit temporary, setback. There was no suggestion of a link with Shell.

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How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss’s Cabinet?

DeSmogBlog

And she has a more direct tie to the GWPF, too: her leadership bid was partly funded by a £10,000 donation from a company owned by Terence Mordaunt, who chaired the charity between 2019 and 2021. Ellis has indicated his support for climate action in a number of entries on his personal blog. Michael Ellis – Attorney General.

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

(Hi to my blog readers. Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well. Happy new year. Part of the reason may be the title, which attracted some heated exchanges. So even if U.S.