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‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion

DeSmogBlog

Morial Convention Center, a small but dedicated group of environmental activists affiliated with Sunrise Movement New Orleans protested the start of the 20th edition of the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition. But it was canceled without explanation by conference organizers several weeks before it was due to begin. It’s not new.”

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Why sustainability professionals should embrace Black Lives Matter

GreenBiz

At just 11, I thought I could stop global warming, so I created a blog with articles urging people, "Save the polar bears." The fact is, polar bears were (and still are) drowning due to global problems. Perhaps they eat organic, use public transportation, recycle or take military-style showers. The tigers.matter, too!

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Why California is Taking Big Oil to Court — and Why it Matters

DeSmogBlog

The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently filed against Big Oil on behalf of the people of California to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the effects of climate change. But California is the first fossil-fuel-producing state to do so. History in the making….

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Open source meet your biggest challenge yet: saving the planet

Renewable Energy World

Contributed by Shuli Goodman, executive director of LF Energy . Global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control, a U.N. And every company, every organization, every piece of the economy, needs to get on board. . As such, the first step to transform our economy has to be to decarbonize energy.

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Nobody is listening to climate scientists. What if they went on strike?

Grist

It’s been a wild start to 2022: Omicron cases are surging around the world, the oceans are hotter than ever , and a group of climate scientists are suggesting that the world’s leading global warming experts stop doing science. Scientific information is always viewed through a vortex of ideology, politics, and power.

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Sustainability Guide For Commercial Landscaping And Lawncare Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. The current standard for machinery and equipment is gas powered, which releases carbon into the atmosphere when in use. These surfaces make a big difference when it comes to the warming of the planet.

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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Grist

Overall, deaths from these so-called “modern” forms of pollution — pollution that’s associated with industrialization, the use of fossil fuels, and chemical exposure — have increased by more than 66 percent over the past two decades. exposure from 10 micrograms per square meter to just 5. named for their diameter of just 2.5