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How Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels May Contribute to Bee Die-Offs
A number of new and accumulating pressures are threatening bee populations.
BP Pursues Egyptian Oil Deals While Sponsoring Blockbuster Egypt Exhibition at British Museum
The oil giant is in negotiations with the Egyptian government over the recently discovered Atoll offshore gas field.
Exxon Shareholders Issue Calls for Climate Accountability
Climate justice activists are now pointing out the limits of shareholder activism — and calling for a larger movement to divest from the company.
Seven Myths About GMOs Debunked
A global battle is being fought over the future of the world's food.
Burned by Slow Government Response, California Residents Mistrust Cleanup Efforts
Exide Technologies leaked lead and other carcinogens into the soil, air and water in surrounding residential neighborhoods.
How Coal Shipping Accidents Are Damaging Coral Reefs Around the World
A few kilometers off the coast of Madagascar, the coal-laden New Mykonos ship has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
How a Trump Presidency Could Wreck the Paris Climate Deal
Donald Trump's energy adviser is a climate denier urging the candidate to scrap the Clean Power Plan and pursue more dirty energy policies.
Protesters Blockade Planned Pipeline Site Near Nuclear Plant Outside New York City
Peekskill residents and activists escalated the campaign to stop this pipeline's construction.
Three Takeaways From New Study on GMOs
A report from the National Academies of Sciences on GE technology was met with cheers from the biotech industry.
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.