Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Repeating mistakes: why the plan to protect the world’s wildlife falls short

If the plan goes ahead in its current form, it will fall short in safeguarding the wonder of our natural world.

What Trump and his team have wrecked so far

Here's a round up from the "While He Was Tweeting" series.

Children born in 2020 will see spike in climate disasters, study says

“We know very well scientifically that these extreme events are not only increasing in frequency, they’re also increasing in duration and intensity.”

Biden administration is ‘rubber stamping’ Oil and gas permits on public land, activists say

“Congress and the Biden administration must resist that pressure and push aggressively to move the nation—and the world—away from planet-destroying fossil fuels.”

The US Defense Department is losing the battle against climate change

"None of us have any clue as to how bad it's going to be."

Here’s why you can’t afford an electric car

The U.S. is aggressively keeping cheap Chinese-made EVs off the market. We are all paying the price for this protectionism.

Dungeness crabs’ shells are dissolving from the severity of Pacific Ocean acidification

"We were really surprised to see this level of dissolution happening."

Earth is shaking a lot less now that everyone is staying home

The reduction in seismic activity, like reduction in air pollution, also show that people are adhering to social distancing guidelines from governments around the world.

After Trump elected, nearly 200 nations proclaim “urgent duty” to implement Paris Climate accord

This comes just over a week after the election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull the United states out of the Paris Agreement and has called climate change a Chinese-created hoax.

Why in the world would Trump tap Perry to be energy secretary?

Rick Perry has zero expertise or experience for the job he's being handed.