WMO warns greenhouse gases and El Niño to push global temps to record levels
"...WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5°C level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.”
Environmental education is falling short. Activism can help
n an environmental studies class in a secondary school in a South African township, the teacher takes the students outside into the...
U.S. Senators introduce Bear Protection Act
While 40 states currently have laws to address this heinous type of trade, having national legislation would make a global statement about the wrongfulness of this abuse towards bears.
Fake news about energy, clean and dirty
I used to listen to Freakonomics, an interesting podcast, until it called nuclear energy clean and nonpolluting. I haven’t listened to any...
Fossil fuel industry and Koch network fighting Pennsylvania’s move to join regional greenhouse gas...
Together these interests broadly representing coal and petroleum producers are trying to prevent Pennsylvania from joining regional programs to curb carbon pollution.
Prosecutor sought funding from oil giant Enbridge to jail line 3 water protectors: report
With Canadian oil giant Enbridge pouring more than $4 million into a fund that was used by the law enforcement agencies which...
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
Radical Realism About Climate Change
If we fail, we should not be surprised if, just a few years from now, the planetary thermostat is under the control of a handful of states or military and scientific interests.
Did senators rush through Rick Perry’s energy dept hearing to attend corporate-sponsored inaugural lunch?
It looks like Perry has the votes necessary to become the next Secretary of Energy.
Climate denier Lamar Smith holds rare congressional hearing on geoengineering
“Geoengineering is not a silver bullet, and treating it as one could greatly increase already severe climate change risks.”