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20 Apr 2018 |
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The Carbon-Free City Handbook
This handbook, developed by the Rocky Mountain Institute, is organized around 22 recommendations for no-regrets actions that will help cities become carbon free. The recommendations are numbered continuously and are divided among five sections
20 Apr 2018 |
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Let’s Lead on Climate
This guide features stories from organizations and communities across America that have successfully engaged their constituents in programs and initiatives to elevate climate leadership, action, and solutions. From nurses to pastors to local leaders, these stories allow others to see how Americans just like themselves have led on ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Declaration of the Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility
This declaration is based on the data and concepts presented at the workshop: Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibilty; Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health
20 Apr 2018 |
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Fumes Across the Fence-Line: The Health Impacts of Air Pollution from Oil & Gas Facilities on African American Communities
The oil and gas industry dumps 9 million tons of methane and toxic pollutants like benzene into out air each year. Methane is a greenhouse gas 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide at driving climate change and the oil and gas industry is now the largest source of methane pollution in the U.S. But […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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It’s Happening: True Stories, Healthy Climate Solutions in Action
Climate 911 presents a series of videos sharing true stories of healthy climate solutions in action.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Healthy Planet, Healthy People | Courtney Howard | TEDxMontrealWomen
For too long we’ve put health and the environment in different boxes. The work of our generation is to bridge the two, to understand that in fact, they belong in the same box- that planetary health defines human health- ans that as we improve one, we will improve the other as well.Courtney Howard is a […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Lessons from Success Stories
By leveraging cross-sectoral collaboration, it is possible to design and implement projects that improve local health, produce financial savings, and advance long-term climate goals all at once. These “multisolving” initiatives deliver improvements in multiple sectors with the same investment of time, money, or political ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency
People are harmed by power plant pollution even when they cannot see the smoke stacks. A report by the American Lung Association found that in recent years more than 125 million people – 4 out of every 10 Americans – were exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, much of which came from power plants. […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Tampa Declaration on Climate and Health
At the Climate and Health Equity Symposium sponsored by the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, National Medical Association, the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, and Physicians for Social Responsibility – Florida, on January 27, 2018 in Wesley Chapel, Florida, members of health professional organizations, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health and Sea Level Rise: Impacts on South Florida
There exist on-going local efforts by universities, government, and non-governmental organizations researching the issue of sea-level rise adaptation in Florida. The focus of much of this work in South Florida has been to understand the physical and economic vulnerability, as well as to develop adaptation strategies for the natural ...