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Washington, D.C.Joined November 2008
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"We used to believe there was a big trade-off between protecting the environment and economic development. We now know that is not true," says @AndrewSteerWRI, President and CEO of #ForNature #WeDontHaveTime
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When countries emerge from #coronavirus crisis, as China is doing, they'll will look to boost the economy. Critical to avoid stimulus measures that then exacerbate other health crises - i.e. #AirPollution & #ClimateChange. See my blog on the alternatives:
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On this #IntlForestDay, here are some ideas for turning agriculture, the #1 driver of tropical deforestation, into the enabler of large-scale 🌳🌲🌳🌲 restoration. Read more: wri.org/blog/2018/12/h #sustfoodfuture
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"Infrastructure" - it doesn't mean what you may think it does. We’ve debunked 5 infrastructure myths here, just in time for #WorldWaterDay: ow.ly/i5ZJ30o8lvX #GreenAndGray
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Coldest temperatures on record hit the US Midwest, while on the other side of the world, wildfires rage in Australia during record-breaking heat. #Climatechange exacerbates extremes of all types of weather. Read more from WRI: bit.ly/2HHcnAe #polarvortex2019 #polarvortex
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Seeing a lot of arguing about the most effective ways to #ActOnClimate.
“Reduce food/ag emissions” doesn’t mean “let fossil fuels off the hook.”
“Be the change and do what you can” doesn’t mean “let politicians & businesses off the hook.”
It all has to happen. Carry on.
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This is a disgusting statement dripping with cruelty, contempt and inhumanity. Everyone who worked on it should be ashamed of themselves.
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DHS statement tonight on the death of a 7-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody:
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Blame the victim? Why was she in U.S. custody for 90 minutes without treatment Madam Secretary?
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NEW REPORT: How to sustainably feed 10B people by 2050?
1) Reduce growth in food demand
2) Increase agricultural productivity
3) Protect & restore forests
4) Increase fish supply
5) Reduce GHGs from agricultural production
In 21 charts: bit.ly/2AS6fOY #sustfoodfuture
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#Trees can provide fruits for eating, wood for harvesting, and shade to protect soil. Help 60 Rwandan students improve their lives by planting them: ow.ly/K4u030j0hHe #Money4Trees #IntlForestDay
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Great blog by : women are disproportionately affected by impacts of #ClimateChange but are also leading efforts to tackle it. DYK that countries with more women in parliament are more likely to set aside protected land? See: wri.org/blog/2018/03/b
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One Rwandan man wants to pull 60,000 villagers out of poverty by planting trees--but he needs your help wri.org/blog/2018/03/c via
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Stopping deforestation, restoring forests and improving forestry practices could remove 7b tons of CO2 annually—the same as taking 1.5b cars off the road ow.ly/j1GW30gSbCs
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Out today in Science, a paper on pan-tropical bleaching that hoped I'd never have to write. science.sciencemag.org/content/359/63
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How much water do power plants use? It's complicated. Our new blog explains: wri.org/blog/2018/01/p
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The past 3 years have been the warmest in the 138-year record. lays out this and other recent climate records here: wri.org/blog/2018/01/b
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“Today, it seems America has forgotten it is a nation of immigrants.” dailyclimate.org/t/801224185301 #climaterefugee #extremeweather
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How big is the "emissions gap"? 5 charts explain
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This is Zoey. She really likes the planet. Would hate to see willful ignorance and the denial of fairly elemental science destroy it. 13/10
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