Hijacking the impeachment debate—for climate’s sake
Donald Trump has done many wrong things, both illegal and legal but grievously harmful, that could have been used long ago to impeach him—and by far the most dangerous of these is his aggressive worsening of the climate emergency.
Fossil fuel investments cost California and Colorado pension funds over $19 billion, report finds
The findings highlight how the poor financial performance of fossil fuel companies over the past decade stands to shift how debates over fossil fuel divestment are framed.
Italy’s public schools add mandatory climate crisis courses to curriculum
This move puts Italy at the forefront of environmental education.
11,000 scientists warn: Climate change isn’t just about temperature
A small group of scientists met at the world’s first climate conference in Geneva and raised the alarm about unnerving climate trends.
Native American leaders: Keystone spill highlights the need to oppose Dakota Access Expansion, KXL
“The era of fossil fuels must end."
Peruvian innovators launch banana leaf biodegradable dishes to combat plastic consumption
Chewa Plant aims to manufacture and commercialize the disposable dishes to help reduce plastic consumption and the pollution it causes.
Coal plants get a pass to pollute our waterways
"These dangerous attacks on the environment and our public health cannot be allowed to stand."
Bill McKibben on US withdrawal from Paris Accord, California fires, climate refugees & more
“The decision of the United States to be the only country on Earth …"
Study shows pension funds’ refusal to divest from fossil fuels cost retired teachers, firefighters,...
"As long as PERA's money remains invested in the fossil fuel industry, that investment supports an industry that has willfully denied its role in climate change, accelerating today's climate crisis in favor of profits."
Our vanishing world: Insects
Just one critical and largely ignored variable in this rush to extinction is our decimation of the world insect population denying us an ever-expanding range of ecological services.