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Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

Nearly five years after Hurricane Sandy hit New York to devastating effect, America’s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — and, with an office of recovery and resiliency and a city-wide strategy — is looking ahead to how best to...

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Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution

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07/20/2017

Senior representatives from 19 international agencies gathered this spring in Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. They came together to brainstorm how to halve death and...

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Health

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Q&A: Rockefeller's Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth

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07/18/2017

The Asian Development Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation launched the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund in 2013. Since then, the $160 million fund has helped mitigate the effects of climate change in cities across Asia.

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California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

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07/12/2017

The initiative will compile and quantify efforts from U.S. states, cities, businesses and other actors to address climate change in alignment with the Paris Agreement.

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies "Wayne Tracker" cannot be forced to testify under oath. He does not exist. But the man who used the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be...

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Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy

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06/23/2017

The tool, which is publicly available online, relies on estimating how much carbon-dioxide pollution is avoided as buyers want to know real environmental benefits of investments.

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Bloomberg-Supported Coal Documentary, “From the Ashes,” to Air June 25

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06/20/2017

Once there were fish, but then the coal mining began. The stretch of bone-dry, cracked land doesn’t look like much. Rancher L.J. Turner of Wright, Wyo., says, “It used to be, there was fish in there.” Now it’s one of 20 nearby springs that have...

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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

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06/15/2017

The Urban Land Institute announced a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), becoming a part of their Platform of Partners. In this capacity, ULI will be offering expertise on building for resilience...

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Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel

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06/12/2017

Under what conditions can nuclear waste management be both commercially viable and conducted in accordance with strict safety, security, and nonproliferation standards? What are the domestic and international implications of nuclear waste management...

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