According to a new study, from grain.org, the world’s food supplies are at risk from corporations and wealthy elites who are increasing their share of farmland. While the United Nations calculated that small farmers […]
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North Carolina legislators have pushed through a bill intended to speed up the approval of natural gas drilling in the state, while imposing criminal penalties on people who disclose the chemicals used in […]
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As renewables lag in North America, oil and natural gas are surging ahead in exploration, production, equity and investment. According to the Energy Department, fracking and horizontal drilling have crowned the U.S. as […]
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At HSBC Holdings AGM in London on Friday, the company was asked about HSBC’s willingness to match Deutsche Bank’s commitment not to fund the Abbot Point port expansion adjacent to the Great Barrier […]
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“Designing products for a circular economy”: this theme has been elected by the European Commission to be discussed during a panel session on June 4th at 2.30pm. For its event Green Week 2014, […]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in […]
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President Obama believes there is a moral obligation to lead the fight against carbon pollution. Share the details of his plan to help make sure people in your community know the facts, and click here for […]
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According to Bloomberg, India’s new government led by Narendra Modi plans to harness solar power to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019, a party official said. “We […]
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Here’s another lovely infographic from our friends at fix.com, this time about fisheries. Click on the image to go to the original article, which contains more information about fish and fisheries. Source: Fix.com […]
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Climate change could cost global fisheries as much as $41 billion by 2050, due to loss of landings, according to a new report. The report is based on the fifth assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel […]
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