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Shifting the Burden of Proof: Why It's Now On the Fossil Fuel Industry to Defend Itself

3BL Media

That happened recently when I thought to myself, “Huh…it seems to me that the burden of proof on climate change has finally shifted in America.”. Climate Scientists and Advocates Have Satisfied Their Burden of Proof. Heck, it didn’t even seem to be enough in 2013 when John Cook and other researchers determined that 97.1%

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

And a good thing that is, with climate scientists predicting sea level rise of at least a foot by 2050, which will make the Rockaways more prone to climate change-fueled flooding and storm surges than they already are. . It also extends to climate justice. Climate Change. Contributors. Judy Fahys.

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Advancing Climate Justice Priorities Over Profit-Led Research

Stanford Social Innovation

In the late 20th century, US environmental policies were influenced by a mix of inflamed climate anxiety (surrounding, for example, the 1990s acid rain policies and ozone debates) and powerful, Big Oil-funded climate change denialism that hindered necessary action.

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Russia’s War From a Climate Perspective

Richard Matthews

Both climate change and Putin’s invasion are directly tied to fossil fuels. This point was made in a Guardian article by Svitlana Krakovska, Ukraine’s leading climate scientist, and the head of a delegation of 11 Ukrainian scientists that contributed to the latest IPCC report. “I

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Zen and the art of saving the planet in the Trump era

Corporate Knights

As grief and fear spilled onto social media feeds, one climate leader held space for hope. There is an antidote to doom and despair, the architect of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change posted. How many times do we not agree with colleagues who are also doing the utmost to address climate change?