Shell Seeks Approval for Ethane Cracker Plant in Western PA

May 7, 2015

Mixed reaction to plan for Western PA petrochemical plant in Ohio River valley From Washington PA Observer Reporter, May 6, 2015 MONACA (AP) – A proposal by Shell Chemical to build a petrochemical plant in Western Pennsylvania drew praise from those who say it will boost the region’s economy, and criticism from those who fear [...]

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The Healthy Climate and Family Security Act (HR 1027)

May 6, 2015

From: Mike Tidwell, The Chesapeake Climate Action Network Dear Friend of the CCAN: Date: May 5, 2015 Tell Your U.S. House Representative: Co-sponsor the “cap-and-dividend” climate bill. What if we could click our ruby slippers and transport ourselves to a magical place where polluters pay for their pollution and every three months we get money [...]

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Latest Book & Video: “Afterburn — Society Beyond Fossil Fuels”

May 5, 2015

What Is A Resilient Society After Cabon Fuels Are Retired? Part four of a four-part video series. Released in conjunction with Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels. In this short video, Richard Heinberg asks and explores, ”what would a more resilient society look like?” First, it would be less prone to shocks in the first place. It would [...]

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Air Pollution from Marcellus Region Traveling to Atlantic Coast

May 4, 2015

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Wells Are Increasing & Traveling Far Downwind By Sheryl Ehrman, et al., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, May 01, 2015 PRWEB — Emissions linked to hydraulic fracking can be detected hundreds of miles away in states that forbid or strictly control the practice, according to a new paper [...]

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The Extinction of Species due to Climate Change is Increasing

May 3, 2015

TITLE: Accelerating extinction risk from climate change From an Article by Mark C. Urban, Science,  May 1, 2015, Vol. 348 no. 6234 pp. 571-573 By Mark Urban, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. ABSTRACT — Accelerating extinction risk from climate change Current predictions of [...]

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Corporate Challenges to University Research: Transparency vs. Harassment

May 2, 2015

Corporate Challenges to University Research: Transparency vs. Harassment Guest Editorial by Michael Halpern and Michael Mann, Science Journal, Volume 348, no. 6234, p. 479, May 1, 2015 Open records laws worldwide are critical to holding public institutions, including universities, accountable. Such laws protect against inappropriate influence on the scientific enterprise and promote public trust in the integrity of science and [...]

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The Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative — NY, OH, PA, VA, & WV

May 1, 2015

What Is the Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative? The Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative brings together independent, nonpartisan research and policy organizations in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to monitor employment trends, tax policy, economic development, and the community impacts of energy extraction in the Marcellus and Utica Shale. As part of this effort, [...]

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Fracking Risks Should Be Transparent to Neighbors & Investors

April 30, 2015

Investors pressure oil companies to disclose climate change risk From an Article by David Katz, Preserve the Beartooth Front, April 21, 2015 The request was made in a 10-page letter to Mary Jo White, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and signed by 62 institutional investors from the United States and Europe. The letter [...]

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Chesapeake Climate Action Network — Maryland, Virginia & DC

April 29, 2015

CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK From Mike Tidwell, Director, CCAN — Climate Action News, April, 2015 March for Calvert County, MD to be Dominion-Free on May 30th! Join Calvert Citizens for a Healthy Community and climate activists across the region for a peaceful rally, march and community picnic. We’ll reclaim the area surrounding Dominion’s Cove Point [...]

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Air Pollution Now Known as Cause of Lung, Heart & Brain Diseases

April 28, 2015

Air pollution increases risk of dementia From an Article by Laura Donnelly, April 23, 2015 A study of more than 900 adults found that those living near major roads suffered cerebral shrinkage, ageing their brains by the equivalent of one year, and increasing their dementia risk. The new research suggests long term exposure to air-borne [...]

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