Tag: climate change
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Why Custom Home Builders Favour Rammed Earth Construction
If there is one method of building a green home that has gained popularity among custom homebuilders, it is rammed earth construction. This construction method is not necessarily new, having been used by various civilisations in the past. Today, many designers and builders favour its use because of its natural beauty, versatility and numerous other…
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Activists Challenge TD Bank on Keystone XL Investments
On Saturday, activists from Climate First! entered in succession and without incident two TD Bank branches in Washington, DC, attempting to initiate discussions with the bank about its investments in the Keystone XL pipeline …
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Renewable Energy Activists Unite Worldwide to End the Age of Dirty Coal
This weekend, activists showed they would not longer stand by allow the advancement of coal to threaten their futures. Standing together, they called for an end to …
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Insurance Firms Warn of the ‘Uninsurable’ Future of Climate Change
Ocean warming from climate change could make some parts of the world “uninsurable,” according to a new report from global insurance trade body, the Geneva Association.
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Six Arrested Attempting to Block Oil Train to Canada
Yesterday, members of 350 Maine attempted to block a Pan Am train as it passed through downtown Fairfield, aiming to prevent roughly 70,000 barrels of crude oil from reaching the Irving Refinery in New Brunswick, Canada. The blockade was staged …