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The Stream, October 19, 2022: California City Approaches Water Supply Peril in Next Two Months

Circle of Blue

Mine Cleanup Law Weakened by Coal’s Decline — Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels. It is Syria’s first outbreak of the waterborne pathogen since 2007. Social and political circumstances in Syria may have aided the outbreak. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

The bench trial took place last month in the state capitol, Helena, where 16 youth plaintiffs ages 5 to 22 made the case that Montana’s unwavering promotion of fossil fuels violates the state constitution’s guarantee to a “clean and healthful environment.” The admission says a lot about political will.

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What’s Up With Water – October 18, 2022

Circle of Blue

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. The last cholera outbreak in Syria was in 2007. Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to prevent the planet from dangerously overheating, but the transition will not be easy. One complicating factor is water.

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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

In other words, the claim shows a lack of knowledge and is a well-known old argument that I commented on Realclimate.org in 2007. We know from previous experience that it is likely that such cases will be used uncritically and selectively for political and economic goals. See for instance Benestad (2016).

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

Coca-Cola: drinking the world dry War on Want | November 19, 2007 Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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Loss and Damage

Legal Planet

The first explicit use of the term L&D was in the 2007 Bali Action Plan , in a section on enhanced action for adaptation. Even before adoption of the 1992 Framework Convention, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) had proposed an “International Insurance Pool” to pay vulnerable countries based on observed sea level rise.