Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Arctic ice melt could trigger uncontrollable climate change at global level

The effects of Arctic warming could be felt as far away as the Indian Ocean, in a stark warning that changes in the region could cause uncontrollable climate change at a global level.

The federal government’s cruel war against wildlife

USDA’s Wildlife Services will no longer use “cyanide bombs” to kill animals, but that’s just one of the inhumane weapons in their arsenal.

EPA approves the use of bee-killing pesticide on millions of acres

Trump’s EPA gave the okay to the ‘emergency’ use of sulfoxaflor, the bee-killing pesticide, on 13.9 million acres across 11 states. 
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‘It’s our future’: Meet the youth activists behind Fridays for Future Movements in Uganda...

"It is a very important issue for us because it’s us against our future. We either do something now or we don’t have a future."

How to respond to EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s lie about carbon dioxide and climate

Don’t argue with Pruitt or his Koch Brother-funded cousins. Close down the coal plants. End coal.

Nations to sign groundbreaking Arctic Ocean fishing ban

Signatories include the U.S., Canada, Denmark (for Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Norway, Russia, China, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Union.

Bernie and AOC urge Trump to stop delaying disaster relief aid for Puerto Rico

“Let us be clear: Postponing the disbursement of this vital assistance any longer—in the face of the humanitarian needs of Puerto Rico—is simply shameful.”

Earth Day, planetary boundaries, and the Green New Deal

We need system change, not business as usual.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 5

Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in, who talked to the FBI in the Kavanaugh investigation, Virgin Atlantic flies first commercial plane on recycled waste carbon gas and more.

Bernie Sanders calls for national ban on fracking

While scientific studies conclude fracking poses a threat to climate, air quality and water supply, Sanders said it is a major contributor to the world's climate crisis.