Category: International
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Postcards From the Frontlines: A Global Campaign for Climate Change Refugees
Today the Environmental Justice Foundation, in collaboration with ByPost and with the support of Dame Vivienne Westwood and Gillian Anderson, is launching an innovative postcards campaign …
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Setting the Record Straight on Tar Sands and Water Use
Big Oil is spending millions of dollars to try to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution. A new report, Reality Check: Water and the Tar Sands, sets the record straight on industry …
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Tigris River Flotilla Begins Historic Voyage Highlighting Importance of Water in Turkey and Iraq
Nature Iraq Foundation, Nature Iraq and Waterkeepers Iraq officially launched the Tigris River Flotilla outside of Hasankeyf, Turkey on Sept. 15. The launch was the first leg …
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Incinerating Trash is a Waste of Resources
Many urban areas have built or are considering building waste-incineration facilities to generate energy. At first glance, it seems like a win-win. But it’s a problematic solution …
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Effects of Climate Change on the Spread of West Nile Virus
The varied influence of climate change on temperature and precipitation may have an equally wide-ranging effect on the spread of West Nile virus …