Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

But even in countries with strong free speech protections like the First Amendment to the US Constitution, governments have a right—indeed an obligation—to curtail speech that is harmful. Campaigns like this are exactly what’s needed to push political leaders in the United States and worldwide to confront the drivers of the climate crisis.

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Legal Planet

JULY 13, 2021

By 2009, environmental challenges–especially climate change–were severe enough that humans have obligations to understand how technologies can help overcome them and to use these technologies, as appropriate. Some of these appear both feasible and necessary to achieve important sustainability and human welfare objectives.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 3, 2021

One was to observe nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll as one of the two representatives from the Chinese Nationalist government. Zhao could have stayed in the US or followed the Nationalist government to Taiwan, but his allegiance lay with the land of his birth and its people. Great power rivalry. But loyalty to one’s own has its limits.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For decades the fossil fuel lobby has masterfully weakened, derailed, and outright blocked government climate policy. The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. We need governments to regulate industry.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 5, 2024

Denmarks incoming king Crown Prince Frederik attending the Nordic Climate Solutions in 2009. Impressive CV The 55-year-old crown prince already has an impressive CV, having gained an MSc degree in political science from the University of Aarhus, with the concluding year spent at Harvard University. dk via Wikimedia.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 27, 2023

And if you want to challenge the power that Brad Corson has you can help us hold Imperial Oil accountable for its recent toxic tailings disaster by clicking here to send a letter to the federal government and government of Alberta. hour leak of hydrogen sulphide gas ( more here ) 2009 — Norman Wells, N.W.T.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

Uber founded in 2009; Lyft in 2012), public micromobility systems such as scooters and bikeshares, electrification, shared automated vehicles : all came with the promise of “ faster, smarter, greener ” cities that would be “ connected, heterogenous, intelligent and personalized.” New ride hailing services (e.g.,

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The G20 group of nations provided nearly US$200 billion in support of fossil fuels in 2021, despite the worsening impacts of the climate crisis and their pledge in 2009 to phase out “inefficient” subsidies. She cautioned that the figures were likely an underestimate since they are based on self-reporting by G20 governments to the OECD.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

by Pascale Chamberland, Masters of Public Administration Candidate 2021, University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance From a massive social media campaign to plant 20 million trees to businesses planting a tree for each product sold, people seem eager to fight climate change using natural climate solutions (NCS).

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Take action by telling the government to hold the oil and gas sector accountable for its pollution by urgently implementing a cap on emissions. Pierce proudly boasts about “driving government policy at federal and state levels” for the benefit of oil and gas companies. Is that you? 2010 – 2013 Shell Oil Company Inc.: million gas cars.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The GST will set out the most important commitments and pledges made by governments during the negotiations, therefore sending an important political signal. Environmental Defence urges the Government of Canada to push for more ambitious action in the final text, expected to come out on December 12th. “The

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Their wellbeing budget and the kinder tone of its politics is an inspiration. I remember writing, all the way back in 2009, about an announcement from the New Zealand government that they wanted to be zero carbon by 2025. It is allegedly the country of choice for billionaires to build their doomsday bunkers.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Johan said the sewer line started to get blocked on a regular basis from 2009. Damningly, the A-G found the municipal infrastructure grant, which is provided by the national government for infrastructure to service the poorest households, was “not spent for its intended purpose”. Her friends don’t visit anymore.”.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Candidate in the Department of Political Science and Trainee in the CSU InTERFEWS Program In 2014 the Whanganui River in New Zealand was granted legal personhood. As the rights of nature gains ground legally, socially, and politically, around the world and here in Colorado, it is important more fully understand its limits and opportunities.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The EU is facing a key challenge in climate and energy governance. In a new open access paper , recently published in the journal West European Politics , we argue that the EU’s challenge has emerged from legislative change and the way in which the Member States contribute to achieving the EU’s overall renewable energy targets.

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Vermont Law

JULY 6, 2020

The PKEMRA allowsFEMA to provide assistance to local governments before the state governors request aid. [8]. Under this scheme, the federal government’s relief in the event of a disaster is discretionary. [9]. This leaves the disaster preparedness plans vulnerable to the politics of government. Mitchell Hamline L.J.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

Through high school and college, I continued to spend my summers farming and eventually started my own mixed-vegetable operation, which I ran between 2009 and 2019. Yes, there are ecological factors at play, but human governance, or lack of governance, creates a stage for degradation. The work was very rewarding.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 6, 2020

The short version: A three year, multi-million dollar study has confirmed the science and policy underlying the 2009 Jordan Lake water quality rules. In 2009, the EMC adopted rules to implement the final nutrient management strategy. Later in 2009, the legislature adopted the first of.a Background. UNC Findings.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING). Federal Government (via SAM). The case was settled in 2014 after Argentina paid Repsol $5 billion. s refinery in Norco, La.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Even though INTERPOL's Constitution prohibits the use of Red Notices to target political opponents or to pursue groundless or improper claims, the procedures by which INTERPOL issues and reviews Red Notices—and the options for challenging them—have not always been clear. [[N: Id. , 83(1)(a)(ii).]] I/CONS/GA/1956 (2017). ]].

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Many governments and NGOs have already generated reports on the effects of climate change and security. First, scarcity of natural resources can change the political economy of a state. The drought was ongoing between 2006-2009 . The expensive food and water scarcity put external pressures on the political climate in Syria.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Government cost-share programs help fund BMPs, but they typically require investments from farmers. And while half of the state drains into the Chesapeake, most of its population lives elsewhere, with political power based outside of the Bay watershed in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The Bay was never a priority.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

By Adam Barnett DeSmog catalogues how oil and gas firms have forged ties with the highest levels of government, the media, and influential think tanks. Jolyon Maugham, director of the Good Law Project, told DeSmog: “Abraham Lincoln spoke of government ‘of the people, by the people and for the people.’ Graph credit: DeSmog.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is a positive development, given that the applicability of the 2009 Gas Directive to hydrogen has been discussed controversially in the past. While these numbers seem overly optimistic, due to technical as well as political and other reasons, it is clear that substantial gas storgae capacitzy in Europe exists.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. In 2009 the King of Bhutan proclaimed his Himalayan country was ‘carbon negative’ because all of its power was hydroelectric or solar buttressed with large forested areas. Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 14, 2008

Under the law, elected officials may still receive free tickets to civic, nonprofit, educational or political events when the official is part of the program as a speaker or panel member. Under the law, the Commissioner of Administration will post a monthly report of the appropriations and spending for each budget unit of state government.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). Having an expiration date creates political investment uncertainty and risk, which is precisely what the Taxonomy intended to remove.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a sub-agency within Interior, promulgated regulations in 2009 which set forth the procedure for leasing, siting, construction, and operation of offshore wind projects. Qualification is the entry to doing business with the federal government as to federal leasing. 556.400; 30 C.F.R.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 4, 2021

Of course, this flies in the face of the bedrock CEQA timing principle mentioned above, as well as the generally understood CEQA rules governing the role and limited options of responsible agencies. City of Sebastopol (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th CEQA Guidelines, § 15096(e).) City of Redlands (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 4th 1245; see also Pub.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2009). Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years (The Organic Center, November 2009). Government (via USA SPENDING). Government (via SAM).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2009). Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years (The Organic Center, November 2009). Government (via USA SPENDING). Government (via SAM).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2009). Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years (The Organic Center, November 2009). Government (via USA SPENDING). Government (via SAM).

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2009). Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years (The Organic Center, November 2009). Government (via USA SPENDING). Government (via SAM).

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2009). Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years (The Organic Center, November 2009). Government (via USA SPENDING). Government (via SAM).

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

for hiding information about acceleration problems from buyers and government officials, as well as $1 billion in compensation to car owners, after as many as 37 people were reported killed in runaway vehicles. Federal Government (via USA Spending) Toyota contracts with the U.S. It paid out a fine of $1.2 billion in 2014 to the U.S.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Political Influence OpenSecrets.org Profile of BP (British Petroleum) Image Similar Companies Related Gulliver Profiles Repsol SA Royal Dutch Shell Total SA Federal Contractor Misconduct Database Project On Government Oversight's list of U.S. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING). Photo Gallery Image BP Protester photo R.

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Law Columbia

JULY 16, 2013

Since 2009, however, the carbon market has experienced a significant imbalance between the supply and demand of emission allowances, largely due to the economic and financial crisis sweeping the entire world, but also to early over-allocation of allowances by national governments.

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