Original post on Earther Robots will take all our jobs one day. Until then, we’re stuck working and in the coming decade, the percentage of Americans finding employment in two fields, in particular, will explode: wind and solar energy. The Trump administration may be doing its best to rain on renewables’ parade, but it appears […]
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Original post on Environmental Leader More resources need to be dedicated to sustainable agriculture if the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement are to be met, according to sector leaders and experts speaking at the UN Climate Change Conference. During a session on Friday, a key takeaway was that investing in agricultural climate action,
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Original post on Lad Bible A leading climate change academic has announced that Scotland is likely to meet its target of creating 100 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. Speaking at the Citizen’s Assembly event in Dublin, Professor Andy Kerr of the University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences said that said that
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We use materials, throw the remnants in our garbage and they leave our home, but where does this garbage go? What does it do to our environment and who suffers the consequences? According to these articles (1)(2)(3)(4), we do. Solid waste management is a global issue, and while some countries have found ways to manage
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Original post on EcoWatch Flint, Michigan doesn’t just have a water problem—it has a water bottle problem. Ever since the 2014 lead contamination crisis, city residents have had no choice but to turn to bottled water for their daily H2O needs. The state is required to give each Flint resident 14 bottles daily, and when you multiply that with
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Original post on TriplePundit A hurricane’s wrath has often been measured in the cost of insurance claims, particularly when it comes to private property damage. For this year’s largest two storms, Harvey and Irma, this figure is destined to be a whopper. More than $25-30 billion (at the low end) are expected to be paid out by
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If you are a frequent visitor to our website then you must have probably heard of Maria Okese’s story and how we tried to get a camera for many months with no luck. No luck until we found about Lensational, Uk and reached out to them to support this young woman’s dreams. After several discussions
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Original post on The Telegraph The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that unless the Saudi-led military coalition lifts its blockade on Yemen the war-torn nation will face “the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims.” Mark Lowcock told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors that
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Original post on Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation As nations gather in Bonn at COP23, scratching their heads over why the U.S. would be the only nation on earth to deny climate change science and to withdraw from the landmark agreement that was reached two years ago in Paris (in case you missed it, even Syria has now joined),
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Original Post on DW Syria plans to join the Paris Climate Agreement, attendees of the UN climate conference COP23 in Bonn said, the Associated Press news agency reports. A spokeswoman for the Syrian delegation said her country planned to sign up for the pact that seeks to limit global warming to maximum 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees
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