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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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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

California had two other large reactors: Rancho Seco and San Onofre, but both suffered serious equipment failures and were shut down in 1989 and 2013, respectively. Lastly, SMRs wont meaningfully reduce the amount of nuclear waste thats created, and they wont use fuel more efficiently than conventional reactors.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

Edwards was also a key player in the Mount Polley tailings dam disaster of 2014 , where Imperial Metals, of which he is a controlling shareholder, experienced a catastrophic breach to one of its tailings ponds that released billions of liters of toxic waste into nearby waterways. The province and taxpayers of B.C.

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

Note: Data is for February 2003 to December 2013 and January 2014 to April 2024. Individuals can reduce water waste by changing simple routines: shortening showers or removing lawns. Graphics by Lucas Waldron/ProPublica. The first time period contains seven more months of data than the second. Graphics by Lucas Waldron/ProPublica.

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Registration Now Open! 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. 27

PA Environment Daily

This Conference has been a cornerstone of the LWVPA Straight Scoop on Shale educational initiative since 2013. The Conference will be held at the Power Center at Duquesne University , 1015 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a social hour. The sessions will also be streamed online.

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Kansas Farmers Dramatically and Profitably Pare Water for Irrigation

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In 2013, they became the first group in the state to adopt a new conservation tool, called a Local Enhanced Management Area. Before the LEMA went into effect in 2013, annual water level declines in the area averaged 1.5 Some areas on the aquifers fringe are already too depleted for irrigation. The dollars and cents penciled out.