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Houston Commits To 100% Renewable Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutrality

05/20/2020 Don Wallace

The City of Houston has committed to 100 percent renewable energy. Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city has teamed…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy, Renewables

Climate Crisis: Arctic Temperatures ‘Break Records’, As Ice Melting Season Starts Early

Don Wallace

A heatwave is underway in the Arctic unusually early in the year, with temperatures reaching record highs for spring and…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Arctic, Weather

The End of Plastic? New Plant-based Bottles will Degrade in a Year

05/17/2020 Bob Grove

Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles By Jillian Ambrose. Courtesy of Guardian News & Media…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Landfill, Plastic, Zero-Waste

Metro Leaders Seek Input For Kansas City Area’s First Climate Action Plan

05/16/2020 Don Wallace

Climate Action KC and the Mid-America Regional Council kicked off the public engagement process for a Kansas City-area climate action…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy

Climate Change, Pollution Impacts Hurricane Formation In The Atlantic, NOAA Study Says

Don Wallace

A decrease in aerosol pollution over the last 40 years, along with a couple of volcanic eruptions, played the largest…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Science

What Lifestyle Changes Will Shrink Your Carbon Footprint The Most?–How To Take Steps That Will Make A Difference

Don Wallace

To keep global temperatures from rising too quickly, we need to re-engineer our society away from fossil fuels. A 2015…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Food, Mass Transit, Recycling Filed under: Drawdown, Lifestyle

KCMO City Council Passes Resolution 200005 To Update 2008 Climate Protection Plan

Don Wallace

Capping the week for Kansas City, Missouri, on May 14, 2020, the full City Council in a nearly unanimous vote,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy

In A First, Renewable Energy Is Poised To Eclipse Coal In U.S.

05/14/2020 Don Wallace

The coronavirus has pushed the coal industry to once-unthinkable lows, and the consequences for climate change are big. The United…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: Coal, Renewables

Tracking The Environmental Rules Reversed Under Trump

05/13/2020 Don Wallace

Shortly after coming into office three years ago, President Trump began to undo many of the major climate and environmental…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Environmental IMpact, National Policy

St. Louis’ Building Efficiency Standards Pave Way For The Midwest

Don Wallace

St. Louis last week became the first Midwest city to pass a Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) to advance the city’s goal…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Building Construction, Local Policy

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