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By Michael Howes, associate professor in environmental studies, Griffith University.
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Peer Repeatedly Asks Why Government Believes in Global Warming, Always Gets Same Answer: Because,...
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6 Charts That Show Trump Isn’t Stopping the Renewable Energy Revolution Any Time Soon
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GWPF Science Editor Promotes Freedom to Spread Inaccuracies, MPs Disagree
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Deadly Heat Stress Could Threaten Hundreds of Millions Even if Climate Targets Reached
Deadly heat stress is projected to affect hundreds of millions more people each year under relatively little additional climate warming. The Paris Agreement commits...
How Much Will Brexit Cost? Billions at Risk for Energy and Environment Projects, with...
It’s very hard to know exactly how much Brexit will cost the UK — it depends on what kind of trade deal and exemptions...
Secretive Industry Conference Seeks to Persuade People Fracking is a Good Idea
A secretive fracking conference sponsored by Dow Chemical and Halliburton and featuring speakers from a range of publically-funded government agencies is taking place somewhere...
Lords Raise Concern Over UK’s Ability to Implement and Enforce Environmental Rules Post-Brexit
Questions about how the UK will set new environmental standards and effectively enforce these rules once the country leaves the European Union were raised...
Oil Giants Declare Climate Leadership, Immediately Find New Places to Drill
Oil giants Shell, Statoil and BP have been awarded exploration licenses for new areas of the North Sea, just weeks after declaring their commitment...
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