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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The President from Hell (and High Water)
Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.
Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson
The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground fire
State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.
Crystal Mason’s belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.
Credit Acceptance agrees to million settlement over unaffordable subprime car loans
Borrowers who lost cars to repossession will get million in debt relief, and the lender must cap vehicle prices at 109% of retail book value for seven years.