Tag: climate change
Voter suppression is the new climate denial
Will the proposed Freedom to Vote Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act or any other version of voting-rights legislation currently stalled in Congress and the Senate solve these problems?
The US and China must find a way to cooperate at...
Biden has pledged to reverse the climate policy damage wrought by the Trump presidency; he will pursue ambitious national initiatives and international cooperation, including with China.
The path to a livable future
For the past several decades, Noam Chomsky has been one of the most forceful and persuasive voices confronting injustice, inequity, and the threat posed by human-caused climate chaos to civilization and the Earth.
Corporate giants promote climate action, but work with oil lobbyists in...
The overlap raises questions about the sincerity of corporate climate commitments.
New study shows oak trees’ positive increase of carbon capture ‘essential...
“Our work adds to the small body of results from laboratories-in-the-forest that are essential to guide climate policy.”
99.9% of scientists agree on human-caused climate change
“Our study helps confirm that there is no remaining scientific uncertainty about the urgency and gravity of this task.”
Seeing the future
“We need to be whipped into action. Your mobilization has been powerful, and rest assured, we are listening.”
To find out if ExxonMobil really supports a carbon tax, just...
Despite claiming to endorse a carbon tax, ExxonMobil has funneled millions of dollars to lawmakers who oppose the idea.
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Youth climate activists slam political inaction at UN...
The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
How an ancient irrigation method makes sustainable life possible in the...
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests
Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
How banks and investors are fueling a global biodiversity crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.