Tag: climate change
2023: A year of unprecedented heat, Copernicus Climate Change Service reports
C3S revealed startling global temperature highs, marking a concerning milestone in the ongoing narrative of climate change.
Organizations call on banks to end financing of metallurgical coal
An open letter was sent to 50 banks asking them to end “business as usual” practices.
Fossil fuel giants’ record payouts amid deepening climate crisis
The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.
2023 has been a big year for climate accountability in the...
From a groundbreaking trial in Montana to a “truly historic” human rights hearing in Europe, climate change litigation took big steps forward this year.
2023’s record-breaking climate fury: Scientist reveals how global warming is supercharging...
Unraveling the ties between global warming and catastrophic weather patterns.
The US Constitution may hold the key to solving the climate...
Drawing from U.S. case law and legislation, an argument for climate action centered on birthright equity is building momentum.
Black Louisianans grapple with a climate change-denying governor-elect
Black activists fear that Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry may stifle the state’s much-needed climate adaptation efforts as they seek to protect their quickly disappearing homes.
IUCN reports 44,000 species threatened with extinction on Earth
These species threatened with extinction were added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and makes up 28 percent of the 157,190 species listed.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.