Tag: climate change
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Science on Trial: Big Oil Funds Attacks on EPA Air Pollution Standards
By Farron Cousins Both the science behind climate change and the efficacy of life-saving safety standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a trying week in Washington, D.C., as industry-backed lawsuits and politicians attempted to undermine the entire scientific community. [caption id="attachment_315444" align="alignnone" width="500"] Last week, the EPA’s health standards on industry air…
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Teen Embarks on South Pole to Bring Awareness to Climate Change
Regardless what you were doing at age 19, there’s a great chance it differs greatly from Parker Liautaud’s experience. On Dec. 3, the Yale University sophomore began his attempt at breaking a world record for the fastest ski trip from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The 397-mile expedition is expected to take at…
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Students Escalate Divestment Campaign After Universities Refuse to Sell Fossil Fuel Stocks
Students across the country are escalating their campaigns for fossil fuel divestment after a number of high profile colleges and universities have rejected measures demanding they sell their stocks. Schools that have rejected requests for divestment include Harvard University, Cornell University, Middlebury College, Boston College, Vassar College, the City University of New York, Brown University and…
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Which Financial Funds Actually Consider Climate Change Risks?
[caption id="attachment_315012" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Is your pension fund or insurance company a leader or laggard when it comes to avoiding risky bets on the future impacts of climate change? A new survey released today finds that many major institutional investors, like retirement funds and insurance companies, are putting their investments…
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Obama’s New Special Adviser Is Outspoken Critic of Keystone XL
By John H. Cushman, Jr. By asking John Podesta to come to the White House as a special counselor at a time of turmoil and tough choices, President Obama has created an unusually close tie to an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands it would carry. Podesta is a…