Tag: earth
A planet in crisis
Perhaps if we listen deeply enough and regularly enough, we ourselves will become the song this planet needs to hear.
2018 wasn’t a completely horrible year for the environment
There were bright spots and victories among the attacks on biodiversity, climate and public health.
How Native and white communities make alliances to protect the earth
Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.
El Niño likely to impact global weather in 2019
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) naturally occur every two to seven years and impacts global weather patterns, usually causing a rise in temperatures.
Ending pollution requires a major change in attitudes
Its up to us, each and every one of us to consciously live in an environmentally responsible manner.
3 Reasons to be hopeful about our planet in 2018
We've got a lot to do to protect our planet, but here is what to be hopeful for this year.
How much does climate change cost? Try $1.5 billion (and counting)
There are two choices: spend money on trying to reduce the problem or spend money on cleaning up the catastrophes.
25 percent of the earth could see a permanent drought by...
If Earth’s temperature goes up by 2 degrees Celsius by 2050, more than 25 percent of the world would live in a state of drought.
Let’s make 2018 a better time, not the end of time
We have the capacity for wonders as well as horrors. We have the ability to create as well as to destroy.
We have now consumed more resources so far this year than...
We’ll use 1.7 Earths’ worth of resources this year. Can six pledges make a difference?
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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.
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.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.