Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.
4 major environmental treaties the US never ratified—but should
“The United States has disproportionate power in global governance. Or it used to. It has to regain the credibility and the legitimacy that it lost.”
When do the ‘primal, profit-driven forces of nature’—racked with buyer’s remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA...
If you credit mass buyers’ remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.
Republicans, Democrats; solemn oaths of office, the US Constitution
Will the American people, becoming fully aware of all the elements of this impeachment process and the extensive evidence presented, then stand by and support Democrats and also castigate Republicans for their disloyalty to their country?
California passes law to fine oil companies over price gouging
The new law prohibiting fuel price gouging will go into effect June 26.
Treading water, Biden needs what energizes progressives: vision
Rethugs corrupt politics as war,/ Sucker punching with doom, gloom and gore.
Scientist Daniel Swain on ‘unprecedented climate conditions’ contributing to deadly CA wildfires
More than 11,000 firefighters are battling the wildfires, with the support of hundreds of fire engines and dozens of helicopters and airplanes.
Trump’s alleged billion-dollar deal with oil magnates
Trump is reported to have offered a rollback of President Joe Biden’s environmental regulations in return for a staggering $1 billion towards his presidential re-election campaign.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Medical heroes, anti-maskers, and rotten politicians
We know who the Good are, they are exemplary, the very best of Americans. We know that the bad and ugly are personified by one Donald. J. Trump, someone who bends or breaks any law that stands in his way.
The U.S. is stockpiling nuclear arms, and the cost is astonishing
We're spending $1.2 trillion on weapons that invariably make the world a more dangerous place.