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Tag: environment
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Brazil’s Congress Passes Bill to Pave Highway Through Heart of Amazon Rainforest – EcoWatch
The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. Spanning eight countries, it has been called the “lungs of the planet” for its vital service of converting enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen.Now, Brazilian lawmakers have approved a bill to allow conservation funds to be used to pave a highway — BR-319 —…
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Alberta, Sask. Governments Isolate Themselves as Off-Fossil Transition Begins: Guilbeault
The Alberta and Saskatchewan governments are isolating their provinces and their populations from a shift off fossil fuels that was already under way before this year’s UN climate negotiations, and will be accelerated by the final COP28 declaration, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Source: Alberta, Sask. Governments Isolate Themselves as Off-Fossil Transition Begins: Guilbeault
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Crucial ‘Stumble’ on Renewables Moratorium Could Cost Alberta ‘Forever’
“It’s unlikely to think this kind of pause and decision will have no impact on investment,” said Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. “It’s hard to know how large (the impact) is—but we’re in a competitive market to attract capital.”As recently as last summer, the sun shone bright and the…
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Democracy for Humanity and the Environment Worldwide
Right-wing fascism is a dangerous ideology that has been used to oppress and control populations for centuries. It promotes authoritarianism, racism, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination. Right-wing fascists have often sought to limit the rights of individuals in order to maintain their power over them. This type of oppressive rule cannot be tolerated in…
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Brazil Experts ‘Surprised’ at Bolsonaro Forest Pledge, Demand Urgent Action against Criminal Loggers – The Energy Mix
The pledge to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro made at COP 26 is worthless, forest experts say, unless he acts now to clamp down on his own Congress, which is currently passing laws that make it easier to destroy the forests.Two of Brazil’s foremost forest experts have a…