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[ad_1] Which side are you on? ???? ⁣EGO: The most important is that big oil bosses continue earning billions of dollars drilling for and burning more oil. Their business can harm people’s health and kill wildlife but this is not as relevant as money. ⁣ECO: People are at the same …

[ad_1] Michael Gove has acknowledged that the Government needs to do more to show leadership on global warming, as the UK prepares to host crucial UN climate talks. The senior Cabinet minister refused to be drawn on whether he would be given the role of president of the COP26 summit, …

[ad_1] Climate and the Personal Essay – A Reading List The Earth Institute recently announced Mary Annaïse Heglar as its first writer-in-residence, a newly launched joint initiative of the Earth Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Heglar, a noted climate justice essayist, will spend the next six months …

[ad_1] ClientEarth’s Board has announced that James Thornton, the organisation’s founding-CEO, will transition into the role of President & Founder. James will continue to be an integral part of ClientEarth, providing strategic vision and unrivalled legal expertise that support the organisation’s ambitious plans to increase its impact in the fight …

[ad_1] Get your daily dose of good news from Grist Subscribe to The Beacon In some parts of the country, climate change may be the most controversial subject that science teachers bring up in their classrooms. “People oppose environmental things because they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s just a bunch of hippie …

[ad_1] For Immediate Release:  Monday, February 10, 2020 WASHINGTON – President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal, released today, seeks deep cuts in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and other agencies, and shows the administration’s continuing indifference to growing environmental and public health threats, said EWG. The …

[ad_1] @janefonda walking her talk at the Oscars as she rewears the same Elie Saab gown she first worn at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival demonstrating to the whole world that you don’t need a brand new wardrobe each time even if you are on the world stage.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ But …

[ad_1] After a visit to the Bullitt Center in Seattle, Diana Blank was inspired to fund a similar project in Georgia. Taking action, she founded the Kendeda Fund and funded it with $30 million to donate toward the cause. Georgia Tech is the recipient of Blank’s vision with a project …

[ad_1] A research base in the Antarctic has recorded the hottest temperature ever for the continent amid rising concern about global warming that has caused an increase in the melting of ice sheets around the south pole. The Esperanza base on the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula recorded a …

[ad_1] The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) welcomes the announcement by the Chinese Communist Party to enforce the ban on illegal wildlife trade and increase regulation of wildlife markets. Evidence points to wildlife markets as a source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has resulted in human and economic costs. The …