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by Wire Reports — April 21, 2021 . CARY – SAS will work with the Amazon Conservation and the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People (HR4HP) Initiative led by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, with three objectives: stopping rainforest deforestation, improving reef health, and reducing the carbon footprint of the Cary-based company. SAS announced the news earlier today in a press statement. “We feel a responsibility to use our technology and our resources to find answers to the world’s most pressing needs.” said Susan Ellis, Brand Director and Head of Social Innovation P...

SAS strives to combat deforestation, improve reef health and lower emissions Analytics leader working with the Smithsonian and Amazon Conservation to help protect the planet News provided by Share this article Share this article CARY, N.C., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS' commitment to creating a more sustainable future through social innovation is highlighted this Earth Day, as the analytics innovator works with the Amazon Conservation and the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People (HR4HP) Initiative, led by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, to help address three critical en...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 8, 2021 10:40am U.S. President Joe Biden in January (Twitter Photo: @POTUS) The Lead The Treasury Department estimates that eliminating subsidies for fossil fuel companies would create more than $35 billion in tax revenue over the coming decade. It also said the current subsidies undermine energy independence, hinders the fight against climate change, and harms air and water quality across the country, especially in communities of colour. “Tax preferences for oil, gas and coal producers today decrease their tax liabilities relative to othe...

Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest Rose By 17% In 2020 08/04/2021 An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle after it was cleared by farmers in Para, Brazil on September 26, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Ricardo Moraes  Bogota: Deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, rose by 17% last year, with wildfires, beef production and logging causing forested areas roughly the size of El Salvador to disappear, according to new data published on Wednesday. The loss of primary forest – the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time – hit its third-highest ann...

Amazon deforestation rose 17pc in 'dire' 2020, data shows Published: Share Tweet Recipient's Name Send The loss of primary forest - the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time - hit its third-highest annual total on record since 2000, reaching 2.3 million hectares (5.6 million acres) in the nine countries spanned by the Amazon. File photo: Amazon forest Brasilia: Deforestation in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, rose by 17% last year, with wildfires, beef production and ...