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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Former Heads of State and Government Call on President Biden and Fellow G20 Leaders to Back Global Deal to Tax the Ultra-Rich
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 12 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Close to 20 former heads of state and government of G20 and higher-income countries, including former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, former Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gilliard, former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin and former President of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, called on current G20 leaders -- including US P  more

Fossil Fuel Companies Must Be Held Accountable: New Climate Fund Highlights Hypocrisy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 12 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: Azerbaijan, 11th July 2024 - In response to today's announcement of a "climate investment fund for the future", by Azerbaijan - who hold the Presidency for COP29, climate campaigning organization 350.org is raising serious concerns over the effectiveness and legitimacy of the fund. 350.org demands urgent accountabil  more

GBH: Acclaimed Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Documents Climate Change Impact on the Gulf of Maine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Boston public media producer GBH today announced the new three-part documentary series Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation will premiere Wednesdays, July 24 - August 7 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS, the PBS App, and NOVA on YouTube. A first look clip can be found HERE [View clip in the link at bottom.]. Sea Change explores a body of water that is wa  more

Marine Biological Laboratory: What Can Cephalopods Teach Us About Adapting to Climate Change?
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: By Alex Megerle When it comes to climate change research, a lot of the news is bad. The planet is warming, seas are rising, and much of life on Earth is struggling to respond--but there are a few examples of organisms swimming against that current. Most of the scientific literature is "flooded with doomsday situations of how everything is just   more