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Posted by on in Sustainable Development
In the coronavirus age, issues like paid sick leave and climate impact take on a new, urgent cast. By Alexandra Kirkman   The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the problems with how many businesses operate: from inadequate sick leave policies and poor working conditions to continued attempt...
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Posted by on in General Environment
Apr 1, 2020 Conservation International  Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 900,000 people and killing more than 40,000 people to date. Protecting nature will be critical to preventing future pandemics, some scientists say. W...
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Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
Industry’s struggles raise concerns about orphan wells, flaring   By Aldo Svaldi
The Denver Post Colorado will delay hearings on a major revamp of its oil and gas regulations by several weeks, even as concerns mount about how much of the state’s petroleum industry will be left to regulate. ...
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Posted by on in Recycling
Toilet paper may be on our minds, but it’s still not on store shelves. Could you ever have imagined such high demand for TP? Just as you may be experiencing varying levels of TP shortages, so too have retailers and suppliers. They’re having a tough time meeting the surge in demand, but there is a hu...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Shared from the 4/22/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By Sue McMillin Columnist for The Denver Post Brown clouds have lifted, levels of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide have measurably shrunk, and public health warnings about poor air quality have declined. Not just in Denver, but worldwide.&n...
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Posted by on in Water Conservation
Shared from the 4/24/2020 The Denver Post eEdition WASHINGTON » The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route to rivers, oceans and other na...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Shared from the 4/23/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By Chris Hansen
Guest Commentary We are facing a challenge unlike anything we’ve seen in a century. When it’s over, we will face another one: how to recover. The economic and social recovery is likely to be slow. It will take time to adjust t...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
Josepha Eyre, Women’s Bean Project died of Covid 19, her obituary was lovely and I will pass along a quote, “You do not have to be great or important or famous to change the world.  If you can look around, you can be inspired by the situation or the challenges other people face and turn that i...
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Posted by on in Peace
The 50th annual call for environmental reform falls at a time when the health of people and nature has never been more urgent Fifty years ago today, the first Earth Day was marked in the United States as a peaceful call for environmental reform, following a massive oil spill off the coast of Califo...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
Celebrate Earth Day by donating to Earth Protect's work to help environmental nonprofits gain greater visibility and support. We host over 50 organizations working on many environmental solutions. Help us by making a donation, follow the link below. Thanks Earth Protector! Earth Protect exists to e...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
In 50 years of Earth Day's, people have gathered to celebrate our Earth and bring attention and action to  reducing our harm of the Earth so it is sustainable for future generations. This year we are facing a global public health crisis that keeps us physically apart BUT does not prev...
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Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
Shared from the 4/20/2020 The Denver Post eEdition DEEPWATER HORIZON By Kevin McGill and Matthew Brown
The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS» Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper an...
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Posted by on in Air Quality
Shared from the 4/20/2020 The Denver Post eEditionBy Ellen Knickmeyer
The Associated Press HOUSTON» Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest of her 9-year-old asthmatic son. On some nights, the ...
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Posted by on in Forestry
The Denver Post, April 10 The destruction of forests into fragmented patches is increasing the likelihood that viruses and other pathogens will jump from wild animals to humans, according to a study from Stanford University published this month. The research, which focused on contact between huma...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
SHERYL DEVORE LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN APR 16, 2020 The pandemic and climate change During the coronavirus pandemic, people are using their cars and flying in planes less, and that translates to less-polluted skies and healthier air. Indeed, copious photos can be found showing skies before the pandemic...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
By SHERYL DEVORE LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN APR 16, 2020 | April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. But there will be no large gatherings across the nation as there were last year and years before that. Though some environmental leaders think a sea change at corporate and political levels is req...
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Posted by on in Food
Good Afternoon, On behalf of our colleagues a the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) we would like to share the below message.   Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Purchase and Distribution of Food Eligible for Public Assistance Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be n...
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Posted by on in Solar
April 14th, 2020 by Tina Casey The National Renewable Laboratory just nailed down bragging rights to the world’s most efficient solar cell to date. The new PV device sails past the theoretical limit of 33% and gets pretty close to the 50% range, clocking in at an impressive 47.1%. The downside ...
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Posted by on in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines
BY BOB BERWYN, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS APR 13, 2020  For the third time in the last five years, the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast underwent brutal bleaching. A warming climate is responsible for the destruction of the largest coral reef on Earth. Credit: Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times vi...
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Posted by on in Human Health
Shared from the 4/13/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By John Flesher and Seth Borenstein The Associated Press As the coronavirus rampages, the public increasingly is turning to experts in academia and government — the educated, experienced “elites” that many Americans had tuned out. Ridicu...
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