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France Delays $7-Billion LNG Import Over West Texas Methane Emissions
France is slamming on the brakes on a US$7-billion liquefied natural gas import deal by energy trader and utility Engie, out of concern that ... -
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Maui Files Lawsuit to Recover Climate Damages from 20 Fossil Companies
Maui County in Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against 20 oil and gas companies, including colossal fossils ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, and ConocoPhillips, ... -
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#TBT: Six-Year-Old Wildland Filmmaker Visits 2015 White House, Gets High-Five, Finds Decency
It’s been 5½ years and feels like half a lifetime since six-year-old wildland filmmaker Noah Gue visited Washington, DC, got a high-five, and encountered ... -
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Wilkinson Interested in Carbon Border Adjustment as Analysts Scan Biden Trade Policies
The Trudeau government is expressing warmer interest in carbon border adjustments (CBAs) as a way to control industrial greenhouse gas emissions without putting Canadian ... -
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Coloradans Urge Canadian Pension Holders to Stop Investing in Denver-Based Fracking Company [Video]
With the Canada Pension Plan’s biannual public meetings under way this week, people from across Colorado have put together a series of video messages ... -
Exxon Wants You to Know that Trump Didn’t Shake Them Down for a $10-Million Campaign Donation
ExxonMobil was scrambling Monday to clarify that it never received pressure from Donald Trump for a US$10-million campaign donation, after the rapidly-fading presidential candidate ... -
Coney Barrett Refuses to State ‘Views on Climate Change’ En Route to U.S. Supreme Court Appointment
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett dodged and weaved through two days of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but “created perhaps the ... -
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In Run-up to U.S. Election, Youth Activists Bring Politicians a Literal Wake-up Call
As the United States election campaign enters its final weeks, youth climate activists are out in force, “naming and shaming” politicians who are ignoring ... -
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‘Guilt Trip Tips’ in Climate Education Drive Down Public Support for Climate Action
Well-meaning “eco-tips” are often received as nagging guilt trips, triggering resistance to climate action just when it is needed most, says a new study ... -
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New York Looks to Replace Six Gas Peaker Plants, Brings Environmental Justice Groups Into the Process
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is considering replacing six gas-fired peak power plants in the New York City area with battery storage and ... -
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Methane Emissions Rise 32% Despite Economic Slump as EU Considers Mandatory Import Standards
With global methane emissions rising sharply, by 32% so far this year despite the pandemic-driven recession, the European Union may consider mandatory emission standards ... -
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P&G Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly for Action on Deforestation, Climate Impacts
Boreal forest campaigners at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) were taking a victory lap this week, after Procter & Gamble shareholders voted overwhelmingly ... -
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Navajo Ranchers Endure in the Face of Relentless Drought
Navajo Nation ranchers in the southwestern United States are holding resolute in their work despite two decades of drought, centuries of abused or broken ... -
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Hurricane Delta Hits Louisiana Just Six Weeks After Hurricane Laura’s Devastation
Hurricane Delta tore into a part of Louisiana that was still recovering from Hurricane Laura just six weeks earlier, landing as a Category 2 ... -
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2020 Ties U.S. Record for Most Damaging Climate Disasters
2020 has already tied the U.S. record for the largest number of climate disasters that produced at least US$1 billion in damage. And the ...
