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A conservative think tank just sent 8,000 teachers a new climate denial ‘textbook

Grist

This shift has forced fossil fuel companies — and the organizations they fund — to alter their tactics to avoid regulation. The institute’s last big mailout was in 2017 when it sent out 350,000 copies of its “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming.”

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How oysters and seagrass could help the California coast adapt to rising seas

Grist

Nichols oversees Coastkeeper’s living shorelines program, a project in partnership with California State University, Long Beach, and California State University, Fullerton, that restores ecosystem structures like oyster beds and eelgrass meadows, which protect shorelines from waves, erosion, and sea-level rise.

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Empty labs, abandoned research: Coronavirus puts climate science on hold

Grist

In the two long weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, research into our warming climate has been put on hold. We down here at the Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas are just finally recovering from Hurricane Harvey’s effects,” McClelland said, referring to the storm that thrashed Texas in 2017. “We

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You Can't Say You Haven't Been Warned

Green Market Oracle

The world's leading scientific organizations have also repeatedly warned us about climate change. In 2017 two scientific warnings stand out, the U.S. A 2019 IPCC report warned that we are seeing accelerated ice melt and sea level rise. Five years ago the wisdom of action was explained in the Risky Business Report.

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Des Moines, Iowa commits to 24/7 clean electricity

Renewable Energy World

Though it’s insulated from sea level rise, the state of Iowa faces many dangerous climate change impacts — which in turn threaten the nation’s food supply. Kari Carney is the Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Iowa , a non-profit organization “engaging local residents around responsible and equitable land use.”

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2019 is Another Data Point in the Constellation of Hot Data

Green Market Oracle

Nine of the ten warmest years have all occurred in the last decade and the five warmest years have all occurred in the past five years (NOAA's current global average yearly heat rankings: 1st: 2016, 2nd: 2015, 3rd: 2017, 4th: 2018, and 5th: 2014). In 2019 we saw heatwaves break records all around the world.

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After the Hurricanes: Asking the Hard Questions to Ensure a Stronger & Healthier Tomorrow.

Earth Gratitude

Many of us acted quickly upon our heartfelt desire to be of service and to help, donating to the Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the Hand in Hand benefit and other organizations that are on the ground helping with the recovery and rescue. cities most vulnerable to sea level rise. Organic Gardens. Map of U.S.