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KCMO Finance and Governing Committee To Vote on Carbon Fee and Dividend Resolution 190420

05/21/2019 Don Wallace

On Wednesday, May 22, 8:30 a.m., the Finance and Governing Committee of the City Council of Kansas City will consider…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Carbon Tax, Local Policy

Pouring It On: How Climate Change Intensifies Heavy Rain Events

Don Wallace

In the spring of 2019, floodwaters overwhelmed levees across the Midwest, drenching towns and causing billions of dollars in infrastructure and crop damage.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Science, Weather Event

Review Of Two Books Dealing With The Struggle To Save The Planet— We Will Be Living With Climate Change Forever

Don Wallace

This article provides an overview of two recent books. The premise of David Wallace-Wells’s The Uninhabitable Earth is seen as attempting…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Activism, Climate Action, National Policy, politics, Science

Missouri Outlaws Rural Residents’ Last Line Of Protection Against CAFOS

05/18/2019 Don Wallace

Missouri’s legislature voted this week to prevent counties from passing more stringent laws regulating concentrated animal feeding operations, many of…

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Posted in: Food Filed under: Agriculture Practices, State Policy

From “Climate Change” To “Climate Emergency, Crisis Or Breakdown:” The Guardian Changes The Environmental Language It Uses

Don Wallace

 On Friday, May 17, The Guardian announced that it’s also changing the language it uses to describe what is happening to…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Media Coverage

12 Excuses For Climate Inaction And How To Refute Them—Using Moral Clarity To Counter Defeatism Around The Climate Crisis.

Don Wallace

Greta Thunberg is just one of many great minds helping us summon moral clarity to address the tricky problem of…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Activism, Denialism, politics, Public Opinion

The Question: What’s The Problem With Plastic?

05/16/2019 Mary Ann Warfield

“According to the Environmental Protection Agency, over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed in the U.S. each…

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Posted in: Climate, Food Filed under: Packaging, Plastic

In Flood-Hit Midwest U.S., Mayors See Climate Change As A Subject Best Avoided

Don Wallace

In places like Davenport, where floods are a troubling reality and not an abstract concept, debating water vapor levels can…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Climate Change, Local Policy, politics, State Policy

A Decisive Year For The Sunrise Movement And The Green New Deal

05/15/2019 Don Wallace

The Sunrise Movement joined by the incoming congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have helped to push climate change to the center of American politics,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Green New Deal, National Policy, politics, sunrise

UN Chief Outlines ‘Intertwined Challenges’ Of Climate Change, Ocean Health Facing Pacific Nations On The ‘Frontline’

Don Wallace

Visiting Fiji for the first time as United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres outlined two “fundamental challenges” facing leaders attending the Pacific…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: International Policy, Island Nations, Sustainable Development

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