Environment

Did you know that the Sacred Stone camp at Standing Rock was initiated by female tribal members?

The climate crisis requires us to flatten the curve of our greenhouse gas emissions and toxic, polluting society.

Climate scientists like me need to be clear about the global danger. Putting a price on CO2 would slow warming more effectively than any other policy tool we have available.

By 2035, San Diego intends to run on 100% renewable energy. Under the plan, 90% of all waste will be recycled and composted and 50% of all vehicles will be electric.

“Intact lands are relied on by biodiversity for habitat, and by people for ecosystem services such as climate regulation and clean water.”

Fracking has already harmed the state's drinking water, air quality, and increased the speed of climate change.

With 2020 left behind, there is hope in facing the climate crisis, for movement toward a just transition to an equitable low-carbon world.

Former Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry currently faces two Texas state-level felony charges for abuse of power, which he pleads not guilty. During this time, he has joined the board of directors at a natural gas and propane company and has showed interest in possibly running for president in 2016.

But there is something else lurking in the air we depend upon: tiny pieces of plastic.

Almost half of the world’s children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.