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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic. As the chairman and co-founder of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Murray Edwards is the founder of CNRL and is one of the wealthiest people in Canada. Will you join the call?

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

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The Michigan Constitution, ratified in 1963, states that “ the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The statute outlaws conduct that is “likely to pollute, impair, or destroy” natural resources and the environment.

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

Law Columbia

These pressures are further compounded by social tensions , as Indigenous communities are frequently excluded from decision-making processes, raising concerns about environmental justice and the equitable governance of natural resources. Together with the CDE, they sued Minera Escondida Ltda., Albemarle Ltda.,

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Alaska’s Atmospheric Public Trust: A Right Without a Remedy?

Vermont Law

The Court affirmed that Kanuk’s specific policy requests are non-justiciable political questions. [9]. as trustee of the environment for the present and future generations”; and to “conserve, improve, and protect its natural resources and environment and control water, land, and. of Natural Resources. , Asplund. ,

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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. Status of Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Explainer: China launches first national soil survey in 40 years

A Greener Life

Reflecting its importance, the survey team will be headed by the vice premier of the State Council, Hu Chunhua, with deputy posts occupied by leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The last four decades have seen rapid, resource-intensive economic growth in China.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

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As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources. As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources.

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