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Public Concern for a Cleaner Energy Grid vs. Corporate Interests: Who Will Win?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Everyone will suffer greatly from sea-level rise and climate change if policymakers cede decision-making to corporate interests. Active public policy to support the broader economic well-being is a hallmark of democracies and modern economies.

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We should not sugarcoat the reality of climate impacts

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen The former Chief Scientist for the UK Government, Sir David King did not hold back the scientific reality of years of climate inaction when he addressed the audience at the Net Zero Festival in London, organised by Business Green, a clean energy publication.

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Change Policy in Rhode Island: A Personal Perspective

Vermont Law

Upon starting my internship, I was immediately brought into a long process that had been ongoing since 2007. I looked into what states like Connecticut and New York were doing, such as creating Green Banks and Clean Energy Investment Finance mechanisms, to provide the DEM with recommendations moving forward. By Allen Smith.

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No Word on Climate from Presidential Candidates Stumping in New Hampshire Amid Record Global Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

When I met former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, I asked about his clean energy solutions and explained that his predecessor Governor Mike Huckabee spoke at a New Hampshire climate conference I organized in 2007, where he affirmed his support for mandatory limits on carbon emissions.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order on climate change and clean energy. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels.

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Back in 2007, the Supreme Court reached a landmark judgment in Massachusetts et al. establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase.

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Back in 2007, the Supreme Court reached a landmark judgment in Massachusetts et al. establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase.