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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

DeSmogBlog

Britain is facing calls to impose import controls on China after an investigation revealed that supermarkets are sourcing seafood from companies exploiting forced labour by minority Uyghurs. government has described China’s actions in Xinjiang as a form of genocide. Canada, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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Maine Signals Readiness for Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind

Energy and Cleantech Council

Late last month, the State of Maine published the final version of its Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap , which sends a strong, positive market signal that the state is increasingly ready for commercial-scale floating offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. The state’s executive branch has not yet weighed in on the draft procurement bill.

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Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note

Energy and Cleantech Council

Maine’s offshore wind energy potential is ranked seventh in the nation, with more than 411 TWh/yr of offshore resource-generating potential. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a proposed floating offshore wind research array. In 2021, the State of Maine submitted a research lease application to the U.S.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

Private PR companies seeking to control access to information and public debate on behalf of the government about projects as consequential as the MBSD is dangerous — and is part of a larger concerning trend. Ironically, had I been invited, I wouldn’t have been driven to write this report.

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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

While commercial mining of the deep seafloor is not yet happening, momentum is building and the world is now seriously entertaining the possibility. But who benefits and how from this new rush to seabed mining remains unclear,” said Kristina Gjerde, high seas policy advisor for the IUCN Global Marine Program.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

But it’s difficult to link specific instances, like what happened at McClymonds High School, to changes induced by rising seas — that would require more monitoring wells to track groundwater levels at a granular level and to map the flow of contamination. It’s likely to be a hot spot where these things will happen early,” Hill said.