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Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s “Confederacy of Dunces“
Given that over 97 percent of climate scientists agree on the matter, the fact that anyone is questioning the reality of human-caused climate disruption remains an amazing phenomenon.
How Carbon Is Changing the Price of Everything: An Interview With the Author of “Carbon Shock“
Author Mark Schapiro explains how climate change is affecting the cost of everything, but the wrong people are paying the price.
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Winged Warnings: Built for Survival, Birds in Trouble From Pole to Pole
Globally, one in eight - more than 1,300 species of birds - are threatened with extinction, and the status of most of those is deteriorating.
East Asia: A Farewell to Arms
With climate change upon us, it's time to bury the hatchet in one of the world's most volatile regions.
The Obvious Relationship Between Climate and Family Planning – and Why We Don’t Talk About It
Policy makers need to recognize that family-planning policies affect a host of other issues.
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The Global Climate Strike: Why We Can’t Wait
A global climate strike can stop the machine responsible for creating the climate crisis.
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Don’t Blame Climate Change Deniers
The dominant story of the US mass media, “doom-sayers versus deniers,” is far too narrow to reflect the true complexity of the political landscape.
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Why the Web of Life Is Dying
As climate change continues to rear its ugly head, our planet will lose more and more species.
Mobilizing Youth Through Hip Hop to Fight Climate Change
The Hip Hop Caucus, led by Reverend Lennox Yearwood, releases their “Coming Home” album in effort to promote climate change awareness in the upcoming generation.
The United States’ New War in the Middle East
As Congress skipped town and avoided a vote on war, President Obama announced this week that the US was taking the lead in bombing jihadists in Iraq and Syria.