Tag: climate change
First city in Kentucky passes resolution to be 100 percent renewable...
"My hope is that Louisville’s accomplishment will become a model for cities throughout Kentucky and an impetus for changes in state policy..."
‘Mass murder’: New report says air pollution from fossil fuel combustion...
“Moving our energy generation sector from fossil fuels to renewables is an essential step towards preventing catastrophic climate change and protecting our health.”
Bumblebees face extinction from the climate crisis
"Our results show that we face a future with many less bumble bees and much less diversity, both in the outdoors and on our plates."
Courts to decide fate of climate lawsuits brought against fossil fuel...
“Fossil fuel companies knew 40 years ago that their products would lead to stronger storms, rising seas, larger wildfires, and other climate disasters."
Trump admin exploited wildfires to encourage logging
Instead of stopping the burning of fossil fuels, which is an obvious way to reduce emissions and lower the risk of wildfires, the Trump administration chose a more corrupt route.
‘Uninsurable and unhedgeable’: Central Banks warn of financial crisis from climate...
The public is increasingly aware of the industry’s obfuscation.
Stopping climate change
We should “think outside the box” to arrive at solutions that eliminate climate change as best we can.
5 things you should know about the earth’s warming ocean
Climate change has caused record-breaking ocean temperatures, and that means more dangerous storms, trouble for coral reefs and big changes for our marine ecosystems.
57 scientists denounce Biden’s claim that Sanders’ Green New Deal doesn’t...
The scientists went as far as saying the Green New Deal is necessary to "solve our climate crisis."
Running for office in the age of Donald Trump and climate...
I found myself back in school on a crash course, discovering what’s wonderful (and not so wonderful) about my chosen hometown in the age of climate change and Donald Trump!
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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review
The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.
Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy in free speech ruling
In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.