Sunday, August 10, 2025

Tag: environment

Renewables generated 43% of electricity used by Australia’s main power grid...

It was the highest first-quarter share of renewables in the 25-year history of the National Energy Market.

North American bird populations are collapsing in places they once thrived:...

The analysis of almost 500 species of North American birds indicates that three out of four species are suffering declines across their ranges, with two in three shrinking significantly.

Millions of people depend on the Great Lakes’ water supply. Trump...

Cutbacks have gutted the staff at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Climate-change summer or nuclear winter?

The dangers on planet Earth in the age of Donald Trump.

Imagine you are a poor nation, trapped by debt and strangled...

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

5 ways cities can become more resilient to climate change: Study

While adaptation is critical to tackling climate change worldwide, “the real challenge is to deal with the impacts of climate change while simultaneously creating communities that are fairer, healthier, and better equipped to face any manner of future risks.”

Fossil fuels within electricity sector falls to all time low in...

The low was generated by an uptick in wind and solar power reaching a record high of 24.4 percent of generated electricity in the U.S. in March 2025.

$28 trillion in climate damage traced to 111 top polluters, study...

New research links fossil fuel giants to trillions in heat-driven economic losses, offering fresh momentum for climate liability lawsuits worldwide.

From wind farm bans to coal expansion: Trump’s fossil fuel agenda...

The burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of climate change, but Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax.” 

How lab-grown meat could bring an end to needless animal cruelty

Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.

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US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia

Leaked State Department drafts show significant omissions of abuses, including against LGBTQ+ people and political corruption, in reports on key U.S. allies.

How city-owned grocery stores can tackle food insecurity

As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.

As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion in profits

Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.

America the FUBAR

After all, the few can do little without the consent of the many. It’s up to the many (that’s us!) to reclaim and restore America.

Trump’s IgNobel Peace Prize

As if these six victories are not enough, stay tuned for new peace treaties that will end the Wars on Science, Education, Rational Thought, a Free Press, and "the big one"!—Habeas Corpus.