DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Jane Patton, a campaign manager for the Center for International Environmental Law, told me on a recent call that comparing the CO2 Air Products plans to capture and inject to beer is a typical example of how the fossil industry gaslights those questioning the safety of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

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Grist

JUNE 15, 2021

According to Molly Melius, program manager at Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, seawalls can reduce beach width, decrease sand replenishment of beaches, and also accelerate erosion at the ends of seawalls. That portion could increase to one-third by 2100 if current rates continue.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We look forward to proceeding with our case and having our day in court to show how Exxon is breaking the law and to put an end to the deception once and for all,” Attorney General Healey responded in a statement. Huge Win in Court Against Formosa Plastics’ Giant Petrochemical Complex. Discovery in the case is currently underway.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It taught Esso and other Standard Oil companies how to sell derivative products (like plastic and pesticides) that made the company and the brand a household name in the minds of the public. The campaign ran for 17 years in the 1940s and 1950s, at the time an unheard length of time for an ad campaign. In its day, “Quick, Henry, the Flit!”

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In June 2022, Clarke delivered a speech during a House of Commons debate saying that a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was “really devastating”, noting the threats of sea level rise and biodiversity loss if global temperatures aren’t limited.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 11, 2019

Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well. Brown also signed aggressive new laws committing to carbon-free electricity statewide by 2045 and requiring solar on all new homes.

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