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At Supreme Court, Corporations Misuse History in Cases on Agency Power | Brennan Center for Justice

Source: At Supreme Court, Corporations Misuse History in Cases on Agency Power | Brennan Center for Justice

January 18th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

NewYork will replace gas pipelines to pump clean heat – Canary Media

Drilling equipment arrives at the site of the Framingham Geothermal Pilot Program in Massachusetts. (HEET/Business Wire)

Last month, utilities in New York state submitted plans for 13 pilot projects meant to replace fossil-gas pipelines with infrastructure that can power clean, carbon-free heat pumps.

These underground thermal networks range from dense midtown Manhattan commercial centers to low-income housing, and […]

January 17th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

COP28 Breakdown: Striving for a just transition amid human rights hurdles – Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

For those promoting a just energy transition, two general developments from COP28 stood out: at the conclusion of the conference, parties committed for the first time to transition away from and reduce their demand for fossil fuels. The final text also evidenced agreement on a common goal, as parties called to triple global renewable energy […]

January 17th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries – Inside Climate News

Source: How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries – Inside Climate News

January 16th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

DroughtTouchesaQuarterofHumanityU.N.SaysDisruptingLivesGlobally-TheNewYorkTimes

January 16th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

GreatunknownsninetopscientistsontheonemysteryonEarththeydliketosolveGlobaldevelopmentTheGuardian

January 16th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

2023WasHottestYearonRecordbyaLot-TheNewYorkTimes

January 16th, 2024 | Category: Climate Change | Leave a comment

DroughtTouchesaQuarterofHumanityU.N.SaysDisruptingLivesGlobally-TheNewYorkTimes

January 16th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment

Dickson Despommier Wants Our Cities to Be Like Forests –TheNewYorker

n 2000, Dickson D. Despommier, then a professor of public health and microbiology at Columbia University, was teaching a class on medical ecology in which he asked his students, “What will the world be like in 2050?,” and a follow-up, “What would you like the world to be like in 2050?” As Despommier told […]

January 15th, 2024 | Category: Issues | One comment

Should we let AI take our jobs…if it generates less carbon

Most jobs have a hefty climate impact. By the time you add up your commute, your computer, heating and lighting, your employment may be responsible for more emissions than your personal life. Now some research suggests that AI systems could replicate some work without the carbon overhead. A company striving for net zero could be […]

January 15th, 2024 | Category: Issues | Leave a comment
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