Tag: climate change
New study analyzes biggest threats to Southeast Asian biodiversity
Southeast Asia is a global biodiversity hotspot – but with about 4 billion people living in the region, the pressures on that biodiversity are severe.
Climate change: The potential impacts of collective inaction
Such irresponsible, reckless behavior adds grist to the mill of those both inside America and throughout the world.
Here’s a review of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson’s Secretary of State...
Tillerson said he does not see climate change as a big national security threat.
It’s been 25 years since world’s prominent scientists released ‘warning to...
Forewarned is forearmed. We can’t let the lure of the almighty buck blind us. We must come together, speak up and act for the good of all humanity.
New study confirms findings of faster global warming, despite what the...
After publishing their results in 2015, the NOAA became under attack from GOP members of the House. Now their findings are being validated.
The Chinese solar juggernaut that Donald Trump can’t stop (video)
India is now the third-largest solar market after China and the US. Will it use Chinese panels and other technology? Or American?
How America’s ego could save the planet
We need some of America’s ego now, just like 60 years ago, when the Soviet accomplishments in space drove us toward a singular world-changing goal.
How to save $23 trillion per year: 100% renewable energy for...
Political obstacles would make this plan difficult to implement, but a solution to global warming is technically and economically feasible.
2017 – A thunderous clash of politics, economies and policies
The Paris agreement may face a major test and even an existential challenge in 2017, if Trump fulfils his election promise to pull the US out.
10 most important environmental stories of 2016
No matter how much ink and airtime they earned, all of these stories revealed some larger trend about the state of the environment and environmental advocacy.
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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...
Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.
Trump sends more troops to Los Angeles than to Iraq and Syria, escalating crackdown...
As thousands of troops descend on Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations against ICE raids, critics warn the unprecedented deployment signals a shift toward authoritarian rule and militarized governance.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
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.
Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private schools
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.