By Renee Lewis Source Earther.com Wooden skyscrapers are fast becoming a trend in sustainable construction, with dozens planned across the … More
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The inside story of how this U.S. city just denied the world’s largest methanol plant
[Wikipedia] [Source: Fusion.net] By Renee Lewis TACOMA, Wash. – Local residents in the Pacific Northwest town of Tacoma, Wash., celebrated … More
Engaging local peoples helps climate-shielding forests, study says
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 3, 2014 Just after the recent Paris climate talks pinpointed tropical … More
Detroit refinery poised to increase air pollution to make cleaner fuel
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Jan. 6, 2016 A Detroit refinery’s plan to increase pollutant emissions — … More
Political will, not wealth, key to real improvements in energy efficiency
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 21, 2015 At the end of this year, the targets set … More
Indigenous groups want changes to plan for Amazon biodiversity corridor
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct.7, 2015 Indigenous leaders representing some 250 Amazon Basin tribes said Tuesday that … More
New climate report says Earth in hotter water
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 16, 2015 Sea levels, greenhouse gases and both land and sea … More
Exxon knew of human role in climate change in 1981, then funded denial
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 9, 2015 Exxon deliberately deceived the public about the human impact on … More
Tar sands protest group appeals to Obama after 3 members jailed
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 7, 2014 President Barack Obama traveled to Michigan’s Ingham County on … More
Environmentalists say strong legal case could derail Keystone XL permit
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 1, 2014 Environmental groups vowed Saturday to challenge the legality of … More