Tag: fossil fuels
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ExxonMobil Ignores IPCC Warning, Vows to Burn All Oil Reserves
Yesterday the world’s leading climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published their final report in their recent trilogy of warnings about climate change. The latest authoritative document, produced by 1,250 international scientists and approved by nearly 200 governments, argued that climate change can be avoided if we move fast to decarbonise the…
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93 Members of Harvard Faculty Call on University to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Today, 93 faculty members of Harvard University sent an open letter to the president and fellows of the school, calling on the corporation to divest from fossil fuel interests. [caption id="attachment_330119" align="alignnone" width="500"] Graphic courtesy of Harvard Faculty for Divestment’s Facebook page[/caption] In signing the letter, faculty members expressed disappointment with the April 7 statement from President Drew…
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4 Potential Fossil Fuel Sources That Would Negate Climate Action
A new report, Dirty Fuels, Clean Futures, released today by the Sierra Club reveals four major potential sources of carbon pollution that, if developed, could dramatically alter the world’s climate. Data shows that the oil, gas and coal from these potential sources, including the Arctic Ocean, the Green River Formation, the Powder River Basin, and the…
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Industrial Fossil Fuel Use Drives Climate Chaos
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have grown exponentially. ncreasing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a heat-trapping gas, are pushing the world into dangerous territory …
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The World Bank’s False Promises of Clean Energy
On Tuesday, the World Bank announced its support for universal access to “reliable modern energy” and that it would limit the financing of coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances” in an effort to address climate change concerns …