Tag: environment
This is what 2030 could look like if we win the...
If we consider what the future could be, picking up the mantle against climate change may not seem so bad after all.
How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
Extinction Rebellion’s car-free streets showcase the possibility of a beautiful, safe...
Standing in the middle of a usually busy central London street during Extinction Rebellion’s protests, the air noticeably cleaner, the area quieter,...
We’re just starting to learn how fracking harms wildlife
In January 2015 North Dakota experienced one of the worst environmental disasters in its history: A pipeline burst, spilling nearly 3 million gallons...
Caltech receives $750 million from bottled water industry billionaires
Billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who own The Wonderful Company which produces Pom Wonderful and Fiji Water, just announced they will be...
On the precipice
Worlds end. Every day. We all die sooner or later. When you get to my age, it’s a subject that can’t help but...
Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the first person to understand climate change...
As the world burns — and as kids sound the alarm — the original environmental scientist is worth revisiting.
First major U.S. insurance company to stop insuring and investing in...
It seems like every day there is a new story of a pipeline spilling crude oil or an oil refinery exploding. How...
Fueled by climate change, Hurricane Dorian devastates the Bahamas in “unprecedented...
Hurricane Dorian is continuing to wreak havoc in the Bahamas, where massive storms and flooding have killed five people and left many...
On David Koch’s passing and the Koch network’s ongoing war on...
Billionaire libertarian activist and oil industry tycoon David Koch died on Friday, leaving a toxic legacy that includes helping birth the climate denial movement,...
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Growing old with Donald Trump
Let’s face it, Donald J. Trump is proving to be a genuinely long haul of a president.
Health cuts strip coverage from nearly half a million New Yorkers
The first major coverage losses from HR 1 are hitting low-income New Yorkers who now face higher premiums, deductibles, or no insurance at all.
Democratic socialist topples 15-term Denver incumbent
Melat Kiros’ defeat of Rep. Diana DeGette marks another insurgent win for the party’s left wing and a warning to entrenched Democrats.
UN finds ‘overwhelming’ scale of children killed in Gaza
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
A recent United...
How Russia and China learned to love their border
Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration.