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COP22 – Time to get real about the Paris Agreement
The conclusion of the 21st Conference of the Parties left people in high spirits after the drafting of the Paris Agreement – the Plan Z for action on climate change. COP21 was largely regarded as a success; however it is down to COP22 held in … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon dioxide, change, climate change, COP21, COP22, emissions, Environment, global warming, government, greenhouse gas
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Who should be compensated for the UK’s decision to frack?
First, some background on UK shale oil and hydraulic fracturing. The UK Government has been investigation fracking since 2011, this idea has been getting increasingly closer to reality over the past 2 years. The interest in fracking sparks from the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, COP21, DECC, Environment, fracking, government, Paris, UK
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COP21 – They did it! A success and a failure.
On December 12, 2015, 196 nations unanimously agreed to work together toward a common goal; a goal established for the common good. They agreed to work cooperatively, sharing information, technologies and wealth. They agreed that each nation would establish and … Continue reading
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Once Again…
Once again oiled sea birds washed onto the beaches of Santa Barbara, California last week. The last time this happened was 1969 when an offshore oil platform spilled a large quantity of oil, an event that is often recognized as … Continue reading
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Tackling Our Fossil Fuel Addiction
24th February saw Obama veto the Keystone XL pipeline, however it seems as though the campaigners are aiming at a bigger issue. With the increasing urgency to fight climate change, it is possible that the campaign became a general protest demanding that all remaining … Continue reading
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Tagged alternatives, climate change, Energy, Environment, fossil fuels, renewable energy, sustainability
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What’s the Deal?
Barack Obama & Xi Jinping have recently struck deals to reduce carbon emissions in the coming decade. But is it just a new name for old targets?
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Who are the real ‘hooligans’ in the Arctic?
On the 18th September 2013, 28 Greenpeace activists and 2 journalists embarked on a protest against drilling for oil in the Arctic. Representing 18 nationalities, the Arctic 30 travelled to the Barents Sea to scale Russian oil giant Gazprom’s most recent … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Energy, Environment, Gazprom, global warming, oil
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President Obama Introduces A Climate Action Plan
In his February, 2013 State of the Union address President Obama challenged Congress to act on climate change, saying that "If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will". Congress has failed to act and yesterday President Obama … Continue reading
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Earth Day 2012
As we celebrate another Earth Day it is perhaps instructive to place today into perspective by looking backwards at the first Earth Day, held in 1970. In 1970, 20 million – 1 out of every 10 – Americans participated in … Continue reading
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The Gulf Oil Disaster and Climate Change Have a Common Cause
Human greed, arrogance and fallibility are the basic causes behind the Gulf Coast oil disaster and climate change. Continue reading
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Tagged BP, climate change, Deepwater Horizon, greed, Gulf of Mexico, human nature, oil
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