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State Supreme Court orders Exxon to comply with subpoena in climate fraud investigation

Oct 28, 2016

The New York State Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Exxon must comply with a subpoena issued as part of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s climate fraud probe, following up on allegations that Exxon l...

Report highlights prospective business opportunities in sustainable food and agriculture practices

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Oct 26, 2016

Environment, Innovation, Science

A new report by the international nonprofit Business and Sustainable Development Commission highlights the financial advantages of taking a sustainable approach to food and agriculture. The group has sought to ...

Airbnb announces partnership with SolarCity to offer cash incentive hosts who install solar energy

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Oct 24, 2016

Business, Environment, Science

Airbnb has announced a new partnership with the SolarCity solar-panel company, giving financial incentive to Airbnb hosts who want to install solar panels on the homes they are renting out. SolarCity will give ...

Internal EPA report suggests agency had information to act on Flint water crisis months before it took action

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Oct 24, 2016

Environment, Policy

A new report released by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general says that the agency should have issued an emergency order to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan seven months before act...

Scientists discover breakthrough method to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol fuel

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Oct 22, 2016

Environment, Innovation, Science

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have inadvertently discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can be used as fuel. This new method...

UN report highlights carbon emissions from agriculture, outlines steps to reduce emissions and adapt to warming trends

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Oct 20, 2016

Environment, Science

A report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization indicated that global agriculture accounts for roughly one fifth of carbon emissions, arguing that this amount needs to be reduced. The ...

Nasa scientists report 2016 may already be locked in as hottest year on record

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Oct 19, 2016

Environment, Science

With more than two full months still left in the year, Nasa officials have indicated that 2016 may already be locked in as the hottest year on record. According to an analysis by researchers at Nasa’s Goddard I...

170 nations agree on measure to limit HFC greenhouse gases, leaving experts optimistic about effect on rising temperatures

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Oct 18, 2016

Environment, Science

On Saturday, representatives of more than 170 nations met in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, and successfully negotiated a legally binding measure to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a coolant used in...

Article mourning death of Great Barrier Reef goes viral, scientists clarify that the reef is alive and still in need of protection

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Oct 17, 2016

Environment, Science, World

A sensationalized obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, written by Rowan Jacobsen, went viral after its publication in Outside Magazine last Tuesday, leading scientists to clarify that the massive coral reef is ...

UK company unveils affordable and efficient kite-based wind power

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Oct 11, 2016

Business, Environment, Science

UK based company Kite Power Solutions is planning to use giant kites to supply renewable energy as soon as March of 2017. The company expects to open the UK’s first kite-based power plant next spring, in Stranr...