Real Climate

MAY 21, 2023

A new paper by Ben Santer and colleagues has appeared in PNAS where they extend their previous work on the detection and attribution of anthropogenic climate change to include the upper stratosphere, using observations from the Stratospheric Sounding Units (SSUs) (and their successors, the AMSU instruments) that have flown since 1979.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 7, 2024

By Jake Bolster In July 2002, 18 miners working at the Quecreek mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, entered a chamber 240 feet below ground and accidentally broke through the wall of an abandoned, flooded mine, unleashing millions of gallons of trapped water.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 8, 2023

However, climate change has sucked the air out of the room leaving almost no meaningful opportunity for businesses to talk about potable water quantity and quality or humanity’s other environmental impacts, leaving businesses at risk of being single minded to the point of being subject to jeopardy.

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A Greener Life

MAY 23, 2022

Their annual ‘State of the Global Climate’ report indicated that the accelerating pace of climate change was to blame for acidification and that the melting of ice sheets contributed to pushing sea level rises to new heights in 2021. Oceans bear much of the brunt of the warming climate and increasing climate emissions.

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Scientific American

APRIL 19, 2023

Iceberg B-22A, which first broke off from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier in 2002, is finally moving away from the South Pole after being freed from its seafloor tether

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

These fish used to be an unusual sight in northern Norway, but in 2002, they expanded their range pole-ward. Suddenly, people were seeing these “rare” fish in big numbers, likely due to changes from warming waters. This species is not alone in that distinction—scientists have seen plenty of range shifts in the face of climate change.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 25, 2022

Stalin, who served as mayor of Chennai between 1996 and 2002, vowed to fix Chennai’s chronic flooding issues, and has been seen visiting construction sites to ensure proper measures are being taken before next monsoon season. Stalin will personally oversee the infrastructure restoration in Chennai. In Recent Water News.

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HumanNature

APRIL 14, 2022

But one of the main reasons that drought is getting worse over time is simply climate change. The last step is to combat climate change itself. Climate change 2014. Page Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Global Change Biology 25: 3193–3200. Nature Climate Change 2002.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2024

In His Grip, With Profits And Maybe Higher Gas Bills On The Horizon -- Reuters: Blackstone To Buy Stakes In EQT’s Pipelines For $3.5

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

Take Action: Tell Enbridge shareholders that you care about climate change and want Enbridge to stop lying about the cost and climate pollution associated with gas. A very reasonable request, we thought. Enbridge, in response, urged its shareholders to vote against the motion.

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Physics World

APRIL 27, 2021

The rotation of the Earth has been affected over the past 25 years by the rapid melting of glaciers caused by climate change, according to a study done by scientists in China and Denmark. Grace comprised two satellites that followed the same orbit, separated by about 200 km.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The effects of climate change on farmers are becoming ever more apparent. All farmers need access to high-quality research, and investing in research at the intersection of agriculture and climate change is critical to both short-term and long-term efforts to protect the viability of the agricultural industry.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

See his 2002 book, two decades before the spate of recent national hydrogen plans. The idea of controlling and managing everything in order to maximise efficiency is unravelling in the face of challenges such as climate change or global pandemics. Rifkin wrote a book about that in 1995. He’s also influential.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

2009 – 2010 TC Energy Corporation: 2002 – 2008 Villain Career Profile Climate Villain Susannah Pierce works hard to raise global temperatures on behalf of the oil and gas industry, with two decades of experience marketing, developing, and lobbying the government for further expansion of fossil fuels. 2010 – 2013 Shell Oil Company Inc.:

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

Since 2002, ACCD and the ACALPB have preserved over 4,000 acres, ensuring that communities will have access to locally produced vegetables, crops and meats for generations to come. Family farms operate under difficult and unpredictable conditions, including market shifts, climate change, and development pressures.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 24, 2024

” Climate change, fueled by the burning of fossil fuels, coupled with the emergence of the natural El Nino climate pattern, pushed the world into record territory in 2023. In the last decade, the rate of sea-level rise doubled as compared to the previous decade of 1993-2002, WMO explained.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It was the Coal Seam Fire that erupted outside Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 2002, when I was in middle school. By comparing changes in diffuse fraction and total radiation across the US to crop productivity data, we will answer these questions. Climate change is causing wildfires to occur more often and burn larger areas.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 6, 2023

However, by the beginning of the 21st century the pernicious effects of fossil fuel emissions–in terms of both conventional air, water and ground pollution and the discharge of greenhouse gas emissions that profoundly disrupt our climate–were well-established and widely acknowledged.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When the Samish Indian Nation established an internship to fund students’ college expenses in 2002, Marco began studying at the University of Washington (UW) with the goal of “incorporating Indigenous knowledge in the marine sciences.” Today, he leads a resurgence in clam gardening, a sustenance staple for Samish people.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

Westmoreland County; Meeting July 13 -- City & State PA Guest Essay: Hydrogen Energy Sounds Too Good To Be True - Because It Is - By Clean Air Council -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What The Wildfire Smoke From Canada Tells Us About Climate Change - By Larry Schweiger -- Penn State Hosts Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Support for resilient and diversified seed systems is critical in the upcoming Farm Bill and can also be a direct pathway to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and climate change strategies. Publicly funded research institutions include not just work at land-grant universities, but at USDA itself.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

With announcements from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) growing bleaker by the year, climate change activism has become increasingly bold and desperate. [1] To avoid the agony of perpetual disappointment, we may need to learn how to embrace despair while actively willing social change.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There is international pressure for countries to stop burning coal because the climate impact is so great on a global scale,” says Shigueo Watanabe Junior, a climate change and energy expert at the Climainfo Institute, a Brazilian environmental information organisation. Coal sector apprehensive.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Congress could better target these programs to address climate change. To be most effective, easements should also be tied to using climate-friendly practices.) Among other things, Congress could increase funding for the ten regional climate hubs that link U.S.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Those embracing the analytical connection between the environment and security have since adapted their terminology to speak to a wide spectrum of environmental “threats” including climate change, transboundary pollution, natural disasters, and resource scarcities. Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the ocean, 19 marine heatwaves have been recorded between 2002 and 2018. Several floating ice shelves – the massive slabs of ice that push back grounded ice from flowing into the ocean – have catastrophically broken up in a matter of days because of such melting.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

formal notice ) The Plan update, required every five years by Act 220 of 2002, serves as a policy and guidance document providing information, objectives, priorities and recommendations to be considered in a broad range of state, local and private water resource decisions. For more information, see page 19 of the Plan update. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) delivered a landmark decision in Daniel Billy and others v Australia (Torres Strait Islanders Petition) finding that the Australian Government is violating its human rights obligations to the indigenous Torres Strait Islanders through climate change inaction.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2024

6 -- Inquirer: Federal Agency Is Pushing Urban Agriculture As A Climate Change, Social Issues Solution -- The Heinz Endowments Commits $9.3 Million To Improve Region’s Climate, Environment, Health Outcomes -- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Awards $9.3 4-9 In State College For H.S.

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CEQA Developments

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (2002) 535 U.S. The published portions of the 51-page opinion found faults in the EIR’s description of the environmental setting and related water and air quality impact analyses, and errors in its analysis and mitigation of construction noise impacts.

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HumanNature

APRIL 26, 2021

Human exploitation of natural resources has resulted in accelerated climate change, ecological imbalance, and pest resistance & outbreaks that affect global food production (Deutsch et al., 2002, Pilbeam D.J., Breeding crops for improved mineral nutrition under climate change conditions. Drug Discovery Today.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Advisory Committee And Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee, Deadline Oct. 31 -- DEP, Partners Join In Luzerne County Litter Cleanup, Call On Pennsylvanians To Help Pick Up Pennsylvania This Fall [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Pick Up Pennsylvania Targets Local Litter -- DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Natural Areas Assn. 25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Natural Areas Assn. 7 [PaEN] -- Penn State Oct. 22 [PaEN] -- PA Sea Grant, DEP Host Oct. 7 [PaEN] -- Penn State Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2022

The Growing Greener Program was established by law in 1999 and re-established in 2002 to fund local water quality improvement, recreation and State Park safety and maintenance projects. In addition to the Growing Greener grant, funding for the stream and agricultural BMP work at Shirk Farms was provided by PennDOT and the landowner.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Of Energy Awards DEP $3 Million For Energy Efficiency Code Technical Training -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Schools And Duquesne Light Subsidiary’s Energy Efficiency Projects Ensure Safety While Saving Money -- PPL Electric Utilities’ First-Of-Its-Kind Dynamic Line Rating Technology Improves Reliability, Reduces Costs -- NextPittsburgh: How Duquesne (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2021

Here are 27 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Conservation Leadership NewsClips: -- Inquirer: Wharton Professor Running For U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Reducing Air Pollution DEP Air Quality Engineer Vince Pascucci was recognized for his work to fight climate change and protect and improve air quality throughout Pennsylvania. The Governor’s Award for Excellence was created in 2002 by Gov. Wolf for exceptional accomplishments in 2021.

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