Tag: climate change
Ireland bans onshore fracking and joins France, Germany and Bulgaria as...
On Wednesday, the Irish Senate "passed legislature" to "outlaw the controversial drilling technique."
Extreme weather is exploding around the world. Why isn’t the media...
We host a panel discussion on the media’s role in the climate change crisis, the fossil fuel industry and global warming-fueled extreme weather across the globe.
Koch-funded groups mount PR and media campaign to fight carbon pricing
Worried about momentum for carbon taxes, climate deniers go on attack via right-wing media.
Trump’s long-delayed pick for science adviser believes in climate change
"Kelvin will be a good science advisor, but so much of what makes an effective science advisor depends not on the person, but on the president and the White House."
At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, financiers trade carbon while the...
At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts.
Noam Chomsky: Survival of organized human life is at risk due...
Scientists have linked increased flooding and rainfall to climate change.
‘Unprecedented’ heat wave fueling Arctic fires made more than twice as...
"But equally there is no doubt that we can and should constrain the increasing likelihood of all kinds of extreme weather events by restricting greenhouse gas emissions as sharply as possible."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 26, 2018
Federal lawsuit against President Trump's business interests allowed to proceed, deadly wildfires rage around the world, Betsy Devos is hurting students again, and more.
As heat wave sweeps the globe, new study warns of deadly...
The study warns up to 26,000 more people could die by suicide in the United States by 2050 if humans don’t reduce emissions of greenhouse gas pollution.
‘This is zero hour:’ Youth-led marches across the globe demand immediate...
"Climate change is our last chance to either fix colossal systems of inequality or reach a chaotic state where your privilege ultimately decides if you live or die."
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Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Children among hundreds found in new mass grave at Gaza hospital
A horrifying discovery in Khan Younis raises alarms about the profound toll of ongoing hostilities on the most vulnerable.
Senator Sanders proposes major cuts to Israeli military aid amid human rights concerns
Amid accusations of genocide and widespread human rights abuses, Senator Bernie Sanders champions amendments to halt offensive military funding to Israel, sparking a critical Senate debate.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.
How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics
In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.