Writing Prompt 295 – nothing and completely, personal
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clean power
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“The Clean Power Plan gives states the opportunity to ensure that communities share in the benefits of a clean energy economy, including energy efficiency and renewable energy.”
from — FACT SHEET: Overview of the Clean Power Plan | Clean Power Plan | US EPA. (n.d.).
clean fuel
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“Consumers must accept the new vehicles and fuels, and government and industry must cooperate to ensure their availability. It will take a concerted effort by all sectors of society, but a switch to clean fuels may be the most viable way for many cities to attain clean and healthy air.”
from — Document Display (PURL) | NSCEP | US EPA. (n.d.).
changing climate
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“In a series of UN reports, thousands of scientists and government reviewers agreed that limiting global temperature rise to no more than 1.5°C would help us avoid the worst climate impacts and maintain a liveable climate. Yet policies currently in place point to up to 2.8°C of warming by the end of the century.”
from — from — United Nations. (n.d.). What is climate change? | United Nations.
CEC
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“CEC Publishes Factual Record on the Effective Enforcement of Environmental Law Regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale Submission
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 6 January 2026—On 19 December 2025, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) published the factual record regarding submission SEM-21-003 (North Atlantic right whale) filed by Oceana (“Submitter”), who asserted that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) from collisions with ships, known as “vessel strikes,” and from entanglement in commercial fishing gear.”
— from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Writing Prompt 294 – telling the truth
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Read Morecarbon sequestration
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“Carbon sequestration is a natural process of storing carbon in a carbon pool.[2]: 2248 It plays a crucial role in effectively managing the global carbon cycle and limiting climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. There are two main types of carbon sequestration: biologic (also called biosequestration) and geologic.[3]”
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2026, January 2). Carbon sequestration. Wikipedia
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