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U.S. Backing for the UN Resolution for Healthy Environment Would be a Game Changer

Posted: 02 Jun 2022 11:06 AM PDT

In 1972, environmental activists, government leaders, and industry experts met in Stockholm, Sweden, for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Conference) to plot out a new direction for international environmental governance. Over the ensuing 50 years, countries negotiated successful agreements to shrink the ozone hole and expanded protections for wildlife and ecosystems."But […] Related posts: Women Transforming Peace: Evaluating Progress 20 Years After...

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Two-Spirit People Reclaim Their Place as Water Protectors

Posted: 31 May 2022 09:01 PM PDT

It was time to take a stand. That's the conclusion Sharon Day, an Ojibwe and Two-Spirit elder, came to after hearing that the Minnesota Department of Transportation intended to transform Hiawatha Avenue into Highway 55, linking the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with downtown Minneapolis. The proposed expansion, Day worried, could pollute Coldwater Spring, a natural […] Related posts: Fully Protecting the World's Land, Water, and People Through 30 by 30 Native American...

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Deep Seabed Mining and the Green Energy Transition

Posted: 31 May 2022 10:55 AM PDT

On March 8, 2022, the price of nickel doubled overnight. Fueled by the war in Ukraine, fears of supply disruptions briefly drove the cost of nickel contracts over $100,000-a-ton. The London Metal Exchange, the main global market for industrial metals, suspended trading for a week, canceling billions of dollars worth of trades.Russian mines accounted for […] Related posts: The Challenge of Securing Access to Minerals for the Green Transition Cobalt is Critical to the Renewable Energy...

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