Environment

Why the coal lobby's reverse auction push might be an attempt to 'blow up' the debate

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Craig Kelly’s argument that a reverse auction would allow coal power plants to compete doesn’t stack up

June 22, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Lobbies & Special Interests

Global banks reduce lending to dirtiest fossil fuel companies by billions in 2016

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World’s largest banks lent $87bn to oil, coal and LNG companies in 2016 – a 22% drop from a collective $111bn worth of lending in 2015

June 22, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Canadian First Nation Battles Pipeline Expansion

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Charlene Aleck, spokesperson for the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, discusses the indigenous group's fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline and the struggle to protect its traditional way of life.

June 21, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Activism

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A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate change

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Study shows risks have climbed steadily since 1980, and the number of people in danger will grow to 48% by 2100 even if emissions are drastically reduced

June 19, 2017
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Coastal Cities Unprepared for Major Floods As Sea Levels Rise

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The Trump Administration is making it even harder for coastal cities to defend themselves against increased flooding brought about by climate change, says Michael Oppenheimer, professor of Geosciences and International…

June 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Sea Level Rise

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Pruitt Reorients the Purpose of the EPA

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Scott Pruitt, Drumpf's director of the Environmental Protection Agency, presents massive budget cuts to the agency, which will reorientation of the EPA's purpose, explains Janet Redman of Oil Change International.

June 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Type: Video