Tag: climate
Food at risk as third of plants face extinction
“Extinction is forever, which is a loss not only in terms of their evolution and persistence on the planet, but also a loss to the future of our food.”
‘A win for the planet!’: Dutch supreme court issues landmark ruling...
The nonprofit that brought the case called it "a groundbreaking decision that confirms that individual governments must do their fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Westward heave-ho: How a federal agency’s move to Colorado threatens public...
The Bureau of Land Management relocation to Grand Junction reflects a widespread pattern of destabilization under President Trump.
In a major win for the environment, world’s largest bank says...
The bank's decision to end all financing of oil, gas, and coal projects after 2021 will make it the first multilateral lender to rule out financing for projects that contribute to the climate crisis.
Trump’s decision to hamstring California’s climate authority is illogical and uninformed
Revoking California’s ability to set stricter air-pollution standards also misses three important benefits to California and the nation.
Focusing on cutting emissions alone won’t halt environmental decline, we must...
There is no free lunch when it comes to halting climate and environmental breakdown.
“Empowering women and indigenous peoples” will help us more effectively combat...
Recognition and use of indigenous and local knowledge are "important for long-term sustainability."
Previewing the democratic debates: Every flavor of NBC, trusting corporate media...
The Democratic National Committee has announced the lineups for its first two presidential primary debates, which will be hosted by NBC on June 26...
Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles – our Congress controls their...
The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.
Earth Day, planetary boundaries, and the Green New Deal
We need system change, not business as usual.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.