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Fossil Fuel Firms Use Permitting Loopholes to Fast-Track LNG Export Projects Near Black Communities

DeSmogBlog

Because the LNG would be trucked a quarter of a mile to a port for export, the facility does not fall under FERC’s jurisdiction, which only applies to terminals where natural gas is cooled to a liquid and directly loaded onto ships, according to the commission’s decision.

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'The next decade will determine our future': A business guide to IPCC's atlas of climate impacts and resilience

Business Green

Coastal communities face habitat destruction and sea level rise. Everywhere is being impacted, but parts of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic regions, and small island states are at particular risk. People living in cities face worsening heat stress, reduced air quality, food, and water shortages.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Even if Earth does not have had Arctic sea ice in most of its history, it plays a crucial role in regulating our current climate. Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents. Sea level rising (not because of melting).