Source: Natural Resources Defense Council

Articles from this source (7)

Looking for Climate Connections (and Berries) Through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge

  2023-10-31 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best. 

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Clearing the Air: The Benefits of the Clean Air Act

  2022-07-11 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

Despite the enormous success of the CAA in protecting public health, the law currently faces attacks on many fronts under the Trump Administration.

  Tagged under: Health

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Lithium Mining Is Leaving Chile’s Indigenous Communities High and Dry (Literally)

  2022-06-28 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

As the metal fuels the clean tech boom, companies race to mine the Atacama Region. At stake: fragile ecosystems, scarce water resources, and ancient ways of life.

  Tagged under: Lithium | Chile | Water Resources

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Exhausted: How We Can Stop Lithium Mining from Depleting Water Resources, Draining Wetlands, and Harming Communities in South America

  2022-06-28 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

Many green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium. Lithium may play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a climate-friendly future cannot come at the expense of destroying...

  Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lithium | Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Wetlands | South America | Water Resources

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Climate Misinformation on Social Media Is Undermining Climate Action

  2022-05-09 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

At their worst, social platforms are ideological echo chambers where falsehoods can’t be set straight. To fossil fuel interests, that sounds perfect.

  Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation

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Columbia Sportswear Eliminate PFAS Campaign Launched Today

  2022-05-09 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

  Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals

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NRDC

  2022-05-09 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense Council

Building a better future

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