Tag: climate change
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Carbon Offsets Could Create Loophole for Industry to Pollute as Usual
The denuded clearing is on a tract of private forestland owned by timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries that is close to being approved as a sort of carbon bank under California’s new cap-and-trade scheme. It will soon grow into a plantation …
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Carbon Offsets Could Create Loophole for Industry to Pollute as Usual
The denuded clearing is on a tract of private forestland owned by timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries that is close to being approved as a sort of carbon bank under California’s new cap-and-trade scheme. It will soon grow into a plantation …
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Declaring Our Independence from Carbon Pollution
If we want to solve climate change, we have to stand up and get involved. We have to talk with our friends, families and networks, and help them …
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Expect an ‘Angry Summer’ of More Wildfires, Drought and Extreme Heat
The Southwest is facing first-hand the role of climate change in increasing wildfires, droughts and extreme heat. The region is trending towards drier and warmer conditions in recent years, consistent with climate change projections that show …