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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

Marine CDR Governance under the London Convention and Protocol Two key international laws applicable to certain forms of marine CDR are the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to the Convention (London Protocol).

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DEP Assesses $600,000 Penalty For Illegal Disposal Of Over 1,800 Truck Loads Of Oil & Gas Waste Drill Cuttings In Fayette County

PA Environment Daily

Joseph – individually and doing business as Joseph Contracting, John Joseph Contracting, and Perry Stone Supply LLC – to settle violations of the Solid Waste Management Act and Pennsylvania regulations that occurred between 2012 and 2015 in Dunbar, Perry, and South Union Townships, Fayette County.

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Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Union of Concerned Scientists

But as I showed in my 2013 and 2021 reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today. And if the SMR were located closer to populated areas with no offsite emergency planning, more people could be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.

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The Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

Among the international legal instruments that might apply to ocean CDR are the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention or LC) and the 1996 Protocol to the Convention (London Protocol or LP). But, in 2013, the parties to the LP adopted an amendment that is intended to be.

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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

The most important problem with the sun-climate explanation is that there has been no long-term change in either solar activity or cosmic radiation over the last hundred years that can explain the global warming we are now seeing. We have to spend time and resources to review them and explain why they are wrong.

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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion and Marine Geoengineering: More Questions, Few Answers

Law Columbia

The second category of marine geoengineering activities, known as solar radiation management or modification (SRM), do not directly target GHGs. Later, in 2013, the parties to the London Protocol adopted an amendment on marine geoengineering. The 2013 amendment is intended to be binding but has not yet entered into force.

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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

Circle of Blue

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. million tons of uranium waste left over from milling ore to supply power plants and nuclear bombs. It didn’t happen. Video, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons and Ed Ou.

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