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Nearly 200 Environmentalists Were Murdered for Their Work in 2022

DeSmogBlog

Pereira and Phillips were two of at least 177 environmental and Indigenous land rights advocates killed last year, according to the non-profit organization Global Witness in its latest annual report on risks to environmental activists, while many more were threatened with violence or attacked. They would not make it back alive.

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DOE requests info on Li-ion battery recycling and second-life applications

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 authorized $335 million for battery recycling and second-life programs. Organizations interested in providing information, and/or participating in the various programs offered under the BIL, can respond between now and October 14, 2022.

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Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company

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He compared it to the Indian Act of 1876, a notorious federal law that attempted to erase the culture of First Nations peoples. DeSmog previously reported that Buffalo’s group received $200,000 from CNRL between 2020 and 2022. The IRC received $250,000 from CNRL in 2022 alone. But he’s just one perspective.”

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

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“The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release. In the U.S.,

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Where Was Exxon Planning to Inject CO2 in Louisiana? It’s a Trade Secret.

DeSmogBlog

That’s because a state law passed in 2021 regulating carbon capture includes a provision allowing companies to claim a wide range of project information — including location — as trade secrets. Freshwater City site after the wastewater disposal well was plugged on Exxon’s property in April 2022. To where, the state couldn’t say.

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ESG Reporting – Accelerating Transparency & Process • 11/17/22

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

November 17, 2022. ESG reporting experts deliver a 2022 update with a focus on building transparency and streamlining the reporting process. The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022 directly supports ESG principles and incentivizes ESG investing, allocating $369 billion for climate change and green energy investment.

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Revealed: Meetings Blitz Between Big Ag and Anti-Green Lawmakers in Europe

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The first, the Nature Restoration Law, includes plans to restore 20 percent of degraded ecosystems in the EU. The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse.

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