What you can do to fight climate change
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
This excerpt from my book includes several ideas for how you can help move us closer to a zero-carbon future.
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Clean Air in California? Easier Than You May Think!
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Easier Than You May Think! In the run up to California Clean Air Day, join GreenBiz for a conversation about some of the available and affordable solutions that are delivering a real lasting impact in California’s fight against air pollution and climate change. . Jeremy Baines, President, Neste US. taylor flores.
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How we can fight the pandemic by embracing circularity. While the need for a circular economy has been growing for decades, especially as the impacts of climate change have begun to loom larger, this pandemic has caused that need to increase dramatically. Garry Cooper. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 01:30.
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How can farmers contribute to saving the earth?
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DECEMBER 2, 2022
The biggest problem that the world is facing these days is climate change. The biggest problem that the world is facing these days is climate change. Many climate activists are working day and night to educate people regarding climate change and what effects it can have on human life.
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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about
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JANUARY 6, 2021
"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November.
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Hard truths about tough times
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In fact, I didn’t realize I was doing it until a senior engineer on my team told me, "You’re always so [expletive deleted] positive, it makes me want to puke." . When there is change — that is, nearly always — people often imagine the worst possible outcomes and the most deplorable motives by those in power. A Pollyanna, perhaps.
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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'
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JULY 22, 2020
What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'. How can we be sure? Climate TRACE will empower all of these actors." . Heather Clancy. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 02:00. Who is responsible for emissions? Where did they originate?
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Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them
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According to our latest polling of Americans in May, 43 percent of us are more concerned about climate change, 41 percent of us are more concerned about plastics in the ocean and 39 percent of us are more concerned about deforestation and environmental destruction than we were a year ago. So what are we doing with that worry?
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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead
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Are you excited to be 70? There is so much going on, and I have so many things to do. Makower: Let’s talk a bit about how you got here. Makower: Let’s talk a bit about how you got here. I am sure there are some pivotal moments when you think about your journey to today. What is the Ma?" "The We had a war.
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How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era
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Sitting on both sides of the table, I’d like to share what you need to pay attention to in order to be part of the solution on the interconnected fronts of energy efficiency and social justice. What should energy professionals who care about these interconnected crises and operate in historically underserved communities do?
Is It Possible To Prevent Global Warming?
The Environmental Blog
MAY 19, 2021
Humanity has greatly affected the environment since ancient times and continues to do so. Have you ever thought about how I can prevent the effects of global warming, which we feel the effect of today ? What is Global Warming? lower and middle troposphere) can be defined as the temperature increase detected.
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5 Ways We Can Stop Ocean Acidification
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JANUARY 20, 2022
While the best way to stop ocean acidification is to reverse climate change, there are other smaller steps we can take that can make a difference. This guide will provide you with 5 ways that individuals can help combat ocean acidification. So what is causing ocean acidification?
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4 ways businesses can connect with their communities to create a clean economy
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Activist investors and public pension funds interested in justice and equity heard that message, and they began demanding companies do more to address systemic racial injustice, even if that means making fundamental changes to the way they make and invest money. We want you to look at your core business practices.
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The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth
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The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth. The last time I profiled a young technologist working to change the world, she went on to be honored as Time Magazine’s first Kid of the Year. Us youth are the ones who are being affected the most by climate change, and we need, as I say, all of our superpowers to fight it.
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Responsible Investing: How to Invest or Divest to Help Fight Climate Change
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The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events.
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‘Future of Workplace Sustainability Report’ explores how sustainability, climate change and COVID-19 are shaping the future of the workplace
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A new report appears to reveal how and why businesses can and should become more sustainable – and fast. “ The Future of Workplace Sustainability Report ” explores how sustainability, climate change and COVID-19 are shaping the future of the workplace.
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Why investor Green Century has taken an active interest in fighting deforestation
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Some fail to conceive, and some of the calves they do conceive die. Cattle in Elk Creek, Missouri, submerge themselves in a pasture pond to cool off in between grazing on non-native fescue grass, which can raise a cow’s temperature and give them a constant fever, one of the symptoms of fescue toxicity.
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Understanding The Connection Between Climate Change And Infectious Diseases
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Scientists, environmental experts, and advocates alike have talked about climate change and its impact on human life for decades. Fast forward to today, and you can’t help but notice the impact of climate change. Climate Change And Infectious Diseases. The Earth is Heating Up .
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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South
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OCTOBER 21, 2020
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Suck carbon out of the atmosphere and desalinate seawater at the same time? This startup is trying.
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JANUARY 17, 2024
. | Image courtesy of Capture6 A startup developing technology to take planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere just signed a deal with a state-owned water utility in South Korea to build a pilot project that combines the new climate tech with seawater desalination.
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These climate advocates don’t care about your carbon footprint. They care about whether you vote.
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Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.
Grist
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
On his Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave , he’s played a range of oddball characters: a contestant on a replica of The Bachelor who’s only there for the zip line; a man in a hot dog costume who claims he’s not responsible for crashing the hot dog car through the window of a clothing store; a guy wearing a really weird hat at work.
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JULY 26, 2023
This story was originally published by The Energy Mix , and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. What that means is that there’s no intention to harm but the negative consequences can be just as powerful.”
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Fighting Climate Change: How We Can Have a Positive Impact
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OCTOBER 4, 2022
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Responsible Investing: How to Invest or Divest to Help Fight Climate Change
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JANUARY 27, 2022
The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events.
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals
Grist
MARCH 27, 2023
As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like reforestation and grassland restoration to sequester carbon, it may be overlooking a crucial ally: animals. Restoring animal populations, or “trophic rewilding,” can accelerate the rates of sequestration and storage in a process called “animating the carbon cycle.”
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Join Us for Community Education in Action!
Front And Centered
APRIL 16, 2024
As Amnesty International states, “The climate emergency is a human rights crisis of unprecedented proportions. The climate crisis threatens civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of present and future generations and, ultimately, the future of humanity.” What is Community Education in Action? Their mission?
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Big Oil Clouded the Science on Extreme Weather. Now It Faces a Reckoning.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 2, 2024
The county argues oil companies’ “campaigns to deceive and mislead the public about the damaging nature of their fossil fuel products” delayed climate action for decades, robbing communities of precious time to mitigate the climate-driven disasters they now face. Global Change Research Program during the George W.
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Mel Baggs and the Intersections of Neurodivergency, Disability Justice, and a Just Transition
Front And Centered
APRIL 26, 2024
What does and what should that mean for climate and environmental justice? If you were on YouTube in its early days, you might remember “ In My Language ”—Mel’s video that went viral on the platform in 2007. Mel Baggs (left) and James Lee (right) take photos at a holiday “semi-formal” high school dance.
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Shareholder Activism Faces Big Oil Obstruction Playbook When Pushing for Climate Action
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 22, 2023
A proposal to limit HSBC bank climate risk exposure by ending coal financing, a resolution to cut Chevron’s supply chain emissions, a move in support of a climate risk lawsuit against Polish energy company Enea SA.
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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa
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APRIL 23, 2024
Before we can implement energy transition solutions, we first need to tackle the problem that is affecting our daily lives. Before we can implement energy transition solutions, we first need to tackle the problem that is affecting our daily lives. The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate.
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Ed’s note: Is the Inflation Reduction Act a Green Deal for the US?
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 16, 2022
What has been addressed as the most important climate legislation in the US, has a budget of 369 billion dollars. Of that number – because at this level it is not money anymore, it is just a huge number – about half will be used on climate and the environment. Have you read? What about you?
How To Use a Sustainability Scorecard To Manage Your Company
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 27, 2022
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Good health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship teaches health professionals how to advocate for both.
Grist
JANUARY 24, 2024
And it’s not hard for people who were trained as clinicians to see that there’s another practice that they can learn, which is community organizing.” From the perils of extreme heat to the spread of infectious diseases, climate change is a health crisis.
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Companies Must Find the Courage to Back Up Statements on Climate Action
Andrew Winston
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The issue of companies saying one thing on climate for their own goals, and saying a different thing through their silence or trade associations, is a critical issue, right now in the U.S. I’m also working on my annual year-end wrap up ( last year’s was “How Did Business’s Role in Society Change in 2020”).
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Welcoming Cheryl Martin, David Crane, and Maxine Burkett to Elemental’s Board of Directors
Elemental Excelerator
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
We’re seeing new allies and longtime champions gathering together to accelerate action on the intertwined challenges of climate change and social inequity. As we all work to redesign the systems at the root of climate change and halve emissions in the coming decade, we’ll be sharing their insights over the coming months.
Solar panels don’t have to be ugly
Renewable Energy World
JULY 29, 2021
Most people today know home solar can help you save on energy costs while reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, when you combine solar panels with a battery you don’t have to suffer through a power outage whether it’s caused by a storm, overwhelmed power grid or cyberattack. It isn’t expensive.
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How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
In addition, its oil is some of the most carbon-heavy in the world, with up to 20 percent higher emissions, and that has drawn the attention of climate advocates. As he explains in the book, “Canada could slow down climate change, or it could tap one of the world’s largest oil reserves — but it couldn’t do both.”
Q&A: The Causal Relationship Between Inequality and Climate Change
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 3, 2022
Climate change has worsened global inequality, with poorer countries less able to withstand and adapt to climate change’s effects. But new research suggests the reverse is also true: Not only is climate change contributing to greater inequality, but inequality is also fueling climate change.
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