Monthly Archives: May 2016

G7 nations pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 | Environment | The Guardian

Leaders of the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the EU urge all countries to join them in eliminating support for coal, oil and gas in a decade Source: G7 nations pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies by … Continue reading

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World Farmers Need to Do More to Stop Catastrophic Climate Change

further Source: World Farmers Need to Do More to Stop Catastrophic Climate Change

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America Now Has 27.2 Gigawatts of Solar Energy: What Does That Mean? | InsideClimate News

One million solar power installations now dot America’s rooftops and landscape, an achievement being hailed as a milestone by advocates of solar energy. There were just 1,000 such projects at the turn of this century, and only six years ago, … Continue reading

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5 Huge Climate Success Stories 10 Years After the Release of Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’

Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth brought the issue of climate change out into the open and into mainstream culture like never before. From Pope Francis Source: 5 Huge Climate Success Stories 10 Years After the Release of Al Gore’s … Continue reading

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Monsanto weedkiller faces recall from Europe’s shops after EU fail to agree deal | Environment | The Guardian

Leading Monsanto, Dow and Syngenta products could be withdrawn from shops by July after committee fails to agree on whether glyphosate poses a health risk to humans Source: Monsanto weedkiller faces recall from Europe’s shops after EU fail to agree … Continue reading

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Climate Change Activists Either Prod Exxon Mobil or Dump It – The New York Times

Whether to negotiate new policies reflecting climate change or adopt a scorched-earth strategy has divided groups seeking change within the energy company. Source: Climate Change Activists Either Prod Exxon Mobil or Dump It – The New York Times

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The fight for mandatory GMO labeling | Atlantic Chapter

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Scientists critiquing media climate reports – Yale Climate Connections

A group of loosely organized climate scientists now have a website through which they can evaluate the scientific accuracy of media news and opinion columns addressing climate change science. Take as an example the recent U.S. Global Change Research Program update on … Continue reading

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Choosing a President in a Time of Climate Crisis

Our next president must be someone who understands the science of climate change and can build a clean energy future. Source: Choosing a President in a Time of Climate Crisis

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