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San Francisco Sues Fossil Fuel Industry Over Consequences of Climate Change

Guest Contributor — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:53:19 +0000

The US cities San Francisco and Oakland have filed a lawsuit against several big names in the fossil fuel industry, over the costs of the climate change that they’ve enabled. The companies that have been targeted are Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil. This decision comes after similar legal actions were taken last […]

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Apple – “We Want to Stop Climate Change”

Sarah Higman — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:49:11 +0000

Apple Inc. new Environmental Responsibility Report doesn’t mince words. Unlike many governments around the world this corporation states the debate about whether climate change exists is over. “We don’t want to debate climate change. We want to stop it,” the report states. Apple is a big advocate of renewable energy and is willing to put […]

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Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Would Be Inefficient, Princeton Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:40:50 +0000

The carbon dioxide that we emit can be reduced in several ways, out of which some are more or less effective. A study performed by Princeton engineer Robert Socolow reveals that as much as we'd want to, we simply can't remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by means of "Direct Air Capture" technologies.

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