Tag: climate change
Meet the activists with a plan to make climate change matter...
When we speak in terms of people’s needs and dreams rather than inanimate carbon-things, deniers don’t stand a chance.
We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline.
10 percent of U.S. electricity came from wind and solar in...
Solar jobs are growing 17 times faster than the general economy in the U.S.
Climate action: U.S. cities, states, and businesses step up and vow...
The U.S. could meet 60 percent of its Paris commitment through efforts of cities, states and businesses.
Trump’s climate-change sociopathy
Trump’s sociopathic behavior, and the corruption and viciousness of those surrounding him, has produced utter disdain for a world nearing the brink of human-made catastrophe.
We will soon be using more than the earth can provide
Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter.
The age of anger
As we sleepwalk into the future, the steady deterioration of the ecosystem will ultimately lead to total systems collapse.
U.S. Senators: Heartland Institute mailings to grade school science teachers ‘possibly...
This group of senators now wants DeVos to answer detailed questions about her contacts with the Heartland Institute.
Kids climate lawsuit heads to trial, judge denies Trump administration’s appeal
Juliana v. United States was brought by 21 young plaintiffs who argue that their constitutional and public trust rights are being violated by the government's creation of climate danger.
As climate change threatens food supplies, seed saving is an ancient...
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.
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From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.