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Maldives President Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Opposition Rally
The president of the Maldives has declared a state of emergency, giving sweeping powers to security forces ahead of an opposition rally planned by the … Maldives President Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Opposition RallyRead more
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Secretive donors gave US climate denial groups $125m over three years
The secretive funders behind America’s conservative movement directed around $125m (£82m) over three years to groups spreading disinformation about climate science and committed to wrecking … Secretive donors gave US climate denial groups $125m over three yearsRead more
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How mankind blew the fight against climate change
If historians someday need to explain how mankind managed to blow the fight against climate change, they need only point to last month’s shareholder meeting … How mankind blew the fight against climate changeRead more
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Exxon Believed Deep Dive Into Climate Research Would Protect Its Business
In 1981, 12-year-old Laura Shaw won her seventh-grade science fair at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Cranford, N.J. with a project on the greenhouse … Exxon Believed Deep Dive Into Climate Research Would Protect Its BusinessRead more
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The Climate Context for India’s Deadly Heat Wave
The broiling heat wave that suffocated parts of India with temperatures regularly above 110°F at the end of May — and killed around 2,000 people … The Climate Context for India’s Deadly Heat WaveRead more
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Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago
At a meeting in Exxon Corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text … Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades AgoRead more
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Exxon Confirmed Global Warming Consensus in 1982 with In-House Climate Models
Steve Knisely was an intern at Exxon Research and Engineering in the summer of 1979 when a vice president asked him to analyze how global … Exxon Confirmed Global Warming Consensus in 1982 with In-House Climate ModelsRead more
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Inside Exxon’s Great Climate Cover-Up
A new report by InsideClimate News reveals how oil giant ExxonMobil’s own research confirmed the role of fossil fuels in global warming decades ago. By … Inside Exxon’s Great Climate Cover-UpRead more