carbon neutrality
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American Politicians Reckon Planting a Trillion Trees Will Allow Them to Continue Pumping Gas
The idea became popular after a 2019 study was published, but the authors have since clarified that planting trees won’t stop climate change.
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Biden Admin Makes Multibillion-Dollar Carbon Dioxide Removal Promise
The federal government is banking big on the idea of a climate change “undo” button.
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GM’s Dr. Evil Super Bowl Commercial Is a Little Too Literal
GM went all-in for this year’s Super Bowl, recruiting Mike Meyers, Seth Green, and other actors from the Austin Powers series for a spot that uses the iconic Dr. Evil character to talk about, of all things, electric vehicles and climate change. But GM’s long history of climate denial makes this ad painfully literal —…
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Exxon “Cares”
There’re ch-ch-ch-changes at ExxonMobil. On Monday, the oil giant announced major shakeups in how it will do business moving forward — and continued its attempts to convince the public that it’s working towards a brighter climate future. The company is relocating offices, restructuring, and touting a new flashy but dubious “low carbon” division.