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USG gives Shell clear sailing to exploit the Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approved Shell’s final drilling permits, which was the final hurdle before the company can begin drilling exploration wells in…
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Green Climate Fund faces worrisome developments with big banks, bad process
Developing countries urgently need money — and lots of it — to address climate change. To tackle this tremendous challenge, the international community is looking to the newly established…
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Green Climate Fund: Course correction needed?
Originally posted on Reuters The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is meant to be a new, innovative institution that will directly support climate action in developing countries, with a particular focus on the…
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Getting climate finance right
Successful examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the world UN climate watchers are eager to see what projects and programs the Green Climate Fund finances out of the starting gate. The impli…
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Kayaktivists launch demonstration in front of White House
Citizens nationwide demand rapid end to Arctic Ocean drilling on “SHell NO” Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kayaktivism will spread across the country as citizen activists in 13 states gather f…
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Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: Study
All bees — all pollinators, actually — are under stress these days, but bumblebees are especially affected by climate change, according to a new study. Other species are mitigating the effects of…
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Court upholds ban on contractor pay-to-play donations
Earlier this week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a challenge to the 1974 ban on campaign contributions by federal contractors. Ruling on Wagner v. FEC, the 11-member court col…
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Worlds largest palm oil trader comes under scrutiny for land grab in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report scrutinizes leading global palm oil trader Wilmar International Ltd. (WLIL.SI) for abuses of human and environmental rights in a large-scale land acquisition in Cross…
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BP pays largest environmental fine for Gulf oil spill, but offshore drilling continues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – BP has agreed to pay a $18 billion (USD) in fines, to settle its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Spread out over 18 years, the record fine will…
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Getting Climate Finance Right
Successful Examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the World