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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. In 2010, the Central Government of China integrated the "Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality" into its 12th Five Year Plan. China’s new frontier for VOC regulations.

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SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors

GreenBiz

Si2 is a nonprofit organization that provides impartial research and analysis about corporate responsibility issues for institutional investors and maintains a rich database of information on shareholder resolutions, including support levels and the most detailed and precise issue taxonomy available in the marketplace.

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Environmental Masters Degrees from Vermont Law School

Green Market Oracle

Vermont Law School (VLS) offers three environmental masters degrees. A master's degree from VLS is different from other law degrees. Instead of studying theories about how policies work, VLS master's candidates learn the law and how to use it to effect change. MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY (MELP) Climate change.

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After Pandemic, New York’s Buildings Face Daunting Decarbonization Mandate

GreenTechMedia

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of perhaps the most ambitious law ever adopted by a U.S. Local Law 97, one of 10 bills in the sweeping Climate Mobilization Act , requires New York City’s 50,000 largest buildings to reduce their carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and by 80 percent by 2050.

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Atlas-Affiliated Think Tank Wants Canada to Pump Breaks on EVs

DeSmogBlog

Atlas Network Partners Both MEI and MLI have been listed as partners in Atlas Network, a global alliance of anti-regulation organizations that have played a leading role in climate change denial and campaigns against environmental regulations. Electric vehicles are better both for individuals as much as the national economy.

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Big Oil Clouded the Science on Extreme Weather. Now It Faces a Reckoning.

DeSmogBlog

One 1979 memo distributed to Exxon management , about a report conducted by Steve Knisley of Exxon’s Research and Engineering Department, accurately predicted the growth of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations by 2010 and referenced the “ecological consequences of increased CO2 levels.” southwest, increased rainfall, and “violent storms.”

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Summary of 2860 Sustainability Focused Academic Programs

Green Market Oracle

Here is an AASHE summary of 2860 sustainability focused academic programs comprising 672 organizations in 27 countries including 52 U.S. Related Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources 2010 - 2019 Subscribe in a reader States and Territories 9 Canadian provinces. Click here to access the summary.