Tag: climate crisis
Toxic waste ponds dangerously vulnerable to climate change
“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste.”
Painting the world green
How committed is the Biden administration to reshaping U.S. foreign policy to save the planet?
Freaky weather past and present: Is this winter weather the new...
Storm Uri wreaked havoc last month and has left many wondering about how often these storms will happen and why.
Lockdown-size emission cuts are needed every two years to combat climate...
The concern now is whether countries can build on the reductions caused by the pandemic, or if emissions will increase again as economies reopen.
Keep thinking outside the box
Climate change is caused by too much reliance on fossil fuels – and yet the United States continues to rely upon them.
Youth climate activists will not stop fighting their climate case –...
“The 9th Circuit has deprived people in that Circuit the ability to seek a resolution of a real controversy with their government.”
Amazon rainforest will collapse by 2064, new study predicts
“A forest cannot survive if its canopy needs more than 4 years to recover from a yearly [drought] event.”
These are some climate stories that flew under the radar in...
“To put it simply, the state of the planet is broken.”
President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team
“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”
Major US bank promises not to fund Arctic drilling
“Nearly 30 major banks around the world (now including all 6 major U.S. banks!) have concluded that funding new Arctic drilling is far too risky and bad for business.”
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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.