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UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

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  • – Associated Press – 12/2/20
Daniel Shaffer December 4, 2020 Big Picture Read more

‘Bleak’ U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks

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  • – The New York Times – 11/26/19
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  • Global CO2 footprint to break another
    record in 2019
Daniel Shaffer December 6, 2019 Big Picture Read more

New Report Predicts Dire Consequences From Climate Change

A new report issued October 8 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body within the United Nations, found that a continuation of greenhouse gas emissions at their current rate could warm the atmosphere by as much as 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) by 2040.

Daniel Shaffer October 18, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040

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  • – The New York Times – 10/7/18
Daniel Shaffer October 18, 2018October 19, 2018 Big Picture Read more

UN Puts $2.4 Trillion Annual Price Tag On Mitigating Climate Change

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  • – OilPrice.com – 10/9/18
Daniel Shaffer October 18, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news

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  • – The Washington Post – 10/3/18
Daniel Shaffer October 5, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Solar power eclipsed fossil fuels in new 2017 generating capacity: U.N.

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  • – Reuters – 4/5/18
Daniel Shaffer April 14, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Biggest Threat to Humanity? Climate Change, U.N. Chief Says

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  • – The New York Times – 3/29/18
Daniel Shaffer April 6, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Protesters Jeer as Trump Team Promotes Coal at U.N. Climate Talks

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  • – The New York Times – 11/13/17
Daniel Shaffer November 17, 2017 Big Picture Read more

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Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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