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Exxon Mobil Funds Climate Change Denier Years After it Claimed to Have Stopped

Via: Jerry Verlinger  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

Last week, we reported that Wei-Hock "Willie" Soon, a leading climate change denier, was paid upwards of $1 million by energy companies to conduct scientifically spotty research....
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Sun Is Extremely Quiet, Scientists Worry We Are Entering Ice Age

Via: Jerry Verlinger  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

The sun is currently experiencing its weakest solar cycle in over a century according to scientists. Posted bySean Adl-Tabatabai The sun is flatlining.For the 6th...
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The 2014 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners

Via: Que  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

The picture at the right was taken from the Apollo spacecraft as the Earth rose above the horizon of the moon. It reminds us of how beautiful the Earth is, how small and finite it is...
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Help Keep Electric Rates Low – No Extra Fees On Solar Energy

Via: Que  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  0 Comments  •  9 years ago

Many states are now seeing laws being introduced like Oklahoma SB 1456 , dubbed the Sun Tax. It is not a tax, but allows power companies to assess an extra fee ondistributed generation...
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The Republican Fetish With Water Bottles

Via: Jerry Verlinger  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

Credit:Eleanor Taylor The National Park Service has a cautious, sensible policy that allows parks to ban the sale of plastic water bottles. Those that do so are required to...
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An Integral Design Perspective on Climate and Ecological Crises

Via: J Martin  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

I've spent much of my adult life studying and learning about the ecological crisis, including climate change (anthropogenic global warming) from a response / solutions perspective. My studies have...
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The Citizens' Climate Lobby: A Better Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Via: Que  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  30 Comments  •  9 years ago

The article Obama orders steeper cuts from power plants described how the EPAs proposed limits on carbon pollution could cost $8.4 billion annually by 2030. The Citizens Climate Lobby...
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Seed: How Much Will Ignoring Climate Change Cost? Here’s the Alarming Answer

Via: Que  •  Climate Change & Environment  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Although many people are concerned about what addressing climate change might cost us , Citibank predicted the cost of ignoring climate change. Here is what they came up with : $44 trillion....
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