Environmentalism

By Jon Christensen | (The Conversation) | – – There’s been no shortage of pessimistic news on climate change lately. A group of climate scientists and policy experts recently declared that we have just three years left to dramatically turn around carbon emissions, or else. Meanwhile a widely circulated New York magazine article detailed some […]

Climate Change

GOP Jet-setters in Climate Denial: It is getting too Hot for your Plane to take Off

contributors

By Ethan Coffel | (The Conversation) | – – Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disrupting heat is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching repercussions – including sea level rise inundating cities and shifting weather patterns causing long-term […]

Climate Change

The 6th Mass Extinction is beginning & there isn’t Much time

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Robert J. Burrowes | ( GlobalVoices.net | – – The sixth mass extinction is already here and the window for effective action is very short. Human beings are now waging war against life itself as we continue to destroy not just individual lives, local populations and entire species in vast numbers but also the ecological […]

Environmentalism

On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – * On one day in May, Italy met 87% of its electricity production needs from renewables. This statistic was a fluke, since ordinarily renewables supply less than a fifth of Italy’s electricity. Still, that on especially bright and windy days, the renewables can perform at this […]

Climate Change

Tesla 3 Arrives: Beginning of End of Climate Change? (Video)

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CBS SF Bay Area | (Video News Report) | – – “Tesla Inc. is set to deliver the new electric Model 3 compact car to its first 30 customers on Friday evening. Kiet Do reports from Fremont.” CBS SF Bay Area: “Tesla Set To Roll Out First Model 3s In Fremont”

Children

Is Scott Pruitt Helping a Corporation Poison Your Kids? (TYT)

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Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Does Scott Pruitt know how evil he is? Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Ben Mankiewicz, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. “Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly met Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris in March before his office announced […]

Drought

How Soon until we’re Using More Than The Earth Can Provide?

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By David Korten | ( Yes! Magazine ) | – – Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter. Four days after President Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the Global Footprint Network (GFN) reported that Earth Overshoot Day 2017 will fall […]

Climate Change

Don’t get mad over Trump’s Climate Policies, Get Even

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By Michael Brune | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – The White House may have accidentally sparked a revolution in efforts to address climate change. If it makes you mad that President Trump announced that he’ll withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, good. If that makes you outraged and disgusted, even better. […]

Climate Change

Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations: Carbonites v. Greens

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By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – That Donald Trump is a grand disruptor when it comes to international affairs is now a commonplace observation in the establishment media. By snubbing NATO and withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, we’ve been told, President Trump is dismantling the liberal world order created […]