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Dahr Jamail | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration Has Passed the Point of No Return
Human-caused climate disruption is causing “unprecedented” melting in the Arctic, and record wildfires and temperatures.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 600,000 Miles of Arctic Sea Ice Have Disappeared, and More
Since 1979, more than 600,000 square miles of winter sea ice have disappeared — an area larger than twice the size of Texas.
Watching the Rails: One Community’s Quest for Safety
Faced with a deadly new threat, residents in one predominately African-American community are organizing their neighbors and allies from far and wide.
What’s a Carbon Farmer? How California Ranchers Use Dirt to Tackle Climate Change
Scientists believe that simple land management techniques can increase the rate at which carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored in soils.
Disproving Our Preconceived Notions of Animal Intelligence
One of the “great minds of science” discusses how research continues to disprove preconceived notions of animal intelligence.
West Coast Cities Sue Monsanto to Pay for Chemical Cleanup
Cities take a new tack to fight pollutants: targeting companies who make them.
Protests Against Drilling on Public Lands Are Escalating
In Colorado, another showdown at a government auction for oil and gas leases.
Will 712 Democratic Officials Decide the 2016 Election? The Secret History of Superdelegates
Hillary Clinton began the primaries with a more than 400-delegate lead by securing support from superdelegates.
There’s No Time to “Debate” Climate Change: We Need Global Transformation
The reality is that we're already seeing the victims of climate change.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Beekeepers Lost 44 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies in 2015, and More
In today's On the News segment: US beekeepers lost 44 percent of honey bee colonies in 2015; microplastics might be contaminating the air we breathe; an atmospheric measuring station …