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Volkswagen Punished for Emissions Cheating

by JackSawyer // Student

In September 2015 a report came out stating that 11 million of Volkswagen's cars contained software that falsified emission data. Since then, the car manufacturer has been facing a great deal of scrut…

Filed under: News

Keywords: Environment,Emissions,Greenhouse Gas Emissions,Germany,cars,Volkswagen,Cheating,Software,South Korea,United States

0 replies | 1369 views | Posted on: 06/25/2016 | Last updated: 06/25/2016

The First US Climate Change Refugees - A New Reality

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

To many Americans, the idea of “climate refugees” and displacement due to rising sea levels and changing environmental conditions seems like an impossible fantasy that only happens in far off Isla…

Filed under: Environment

Related to: Education ,Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Information and Resources ,Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Climate Change,United States,Climate Displacement,Climate Refugees,Relocation Efforts,Isle de Jean Charles

0 replies | 2189 views | Posted on: 07/12/2016 | Last updated: 07/12/2016