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NAACP Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Deception to Conceal Damage to BIPOC Communities

DeSmogBlog

The report identifies 10 tactics that polluters, industry lobbyists, and politicians often deploy to deflect accountability for the impacts of fossil fuel production and pollution on the environment and human health. Tags: environmental racism racism environmental justice Misinformation fossil fuel companies

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Peers sought to build urban resilience platform

Envirotec Magazine

It is against this background that Isle set up its Urban Resilience Technology Approval Group (UR TAG) in 2019. Urban Resilience TAG meetings are an opportunity to pool project experiences, share best practice and collaborate. Technology pilots. The harvested rainwater can also be repurposed for irrigation and greywater domestic use.

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Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology

Envirotec Magazine

The programme, funded by the Scottish government funded advisory group Zero Waste Scotland and delivered in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, involves the use of RFID tags. These have already been used in Europe and in some other parts of the UK. The local authority is focused on raising that figure to 70% by 2025.

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British Airways Nearly as Polluting as All Vans on UK Roads Combined, Data Shows

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 5 mins British Airways flights emitted almost as much carbon dioxide in 2019 as all the vans on UK roads, according to newly released data obtained by non-profit group Transport & Environment ( T&E ). Tags: British Airways Lufthansa Air France

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'The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Terrified': Gas Company Sues to Destroy Small Town's Rights of Nature Law

DeSmogBlog

In a clear signal of how the fossil fuel industry feels about efforts to enact Rights of Nature protections that safeguard communities and the environment from the impacts of coal, gas, and oil development, an energy company has — yet again — filed a federal lawsuit challenging a local law in Grant Township, Pennsylvania.

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Australian Teens Bring Class Action Climate Lawsuit to Stop Coal Mine Expansion

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 6 mins This week, a group of eight Australian teens has brought a groundbreaking new climate change lawsuit against Australia’s Federal Minister for the Environment in an effort to stop a proposed coal mine expansion in the state of New South Wales, roughly 267 miles north of Sydney.

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How To Make Your Home More Environmentally Friendly

The Environmental Blog

While corporations are the biggest offender with inefficient use of resources, collectively improving the energy efficiency of homes can help reduce our personal impacts on the environment. Even bigger things like boilers and kitchen appliances can usually be upgraded to be more efficient, but they usually have a larger price tag.