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ClientEarth CEO James Thornton to transition into role of President & Founder

ClientEarth

[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 …

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How a program in Washington state is bringing climate change into the classroom

How a program in Washington state is bringing climate change into the classroom

[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 …

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Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Disastrous for Public Health, Clean Energy Investments

Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Disastrous for Public Health, Clean Energy Investments

[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 …

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Kendeda, a net-positive Living Building, opens at Georgia Tech

Kendeda, a net-positive Living Building, opens at Georgia Tech

[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 …

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Antarctica records hottest temperature ever, amid rising concern over melting ice sheets

Antarctica records hottest temperature ever, amid rising concern over melting ice sheets

[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 …

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EWT responds to China’s illegal wildlife trade ban

EWT responds to China’s illegal wildlife trade ban

[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 …

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£11m project to remove plastic from the English Channel

£11m project to remove plastic from the English Channel

[ad_1] Organisations across the South West are coming together as part of an international project to remove and prevent plastic pollution in the English Channel.  The £11m project was approved by the Interreg France England Programme, who have committed the funding thanks to the European Regional Development Fund. The project …

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Hope, solutions and the future of conservation

Hope, solutions and the future of conservation

[ad_1] January 27, 2020 Fieldnotes is WWF-Canada’s newsletter about our science-based work finding solutions in the face of an unprecedented crisis in climate change and wildlife loss. If Fieldnotes was forwarded to you, please click here to subscribe to future issues. WWF-Canada’s Megan Leslie on hope, solutions and the future …

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BP’s new CEO says he’s serious about climate change. So why is BP still in the oil business?

BP’s new CEO says he’s serious about climate change. So why is BP still in the oil business?

[ad_1] Yesterday was Bob Dudley’s last day as CEO of BP. Unfortunately, this quarter’s results, issued on the same day, were not particularly good, but he has nevertheless been declared business person of the year by the Sunday Times. Is it possible that Bob Dudley is indeed the businessman of …

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The Myth Of Sustainable Fashion

The Myth Of Sustainable Fashion

[ad_1] “Fashion and quality at the best price, in a sustainable way!” shouts H&M’s Twitter bio. That’s how the Swedish company wants its customers to think of the brand.  The fast-fashion behemoth has gone to great lengths to claim sustainable status in recent years. Its Conscious Collection features garments made …

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