Truthout
Planet or Profit
Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.


Gulf Fishermen Still Struggling Five Years After the BP Spill
Truthout goes onboard a small fishing boat in the Gulf to find out how the catastrophic spill is still impacting the region.

Rounding Us Up and Exposing Us All to Cancer
Cancer is only one of many health consequences of the growing scourge of herbicides, pesticides and GMOs.

Oceans in Crisis: One Woman Will Cross the Pacific to Raise Awareness
Sonya Baumstein hopes to raise awareness of climate disruption's impacts on the oceans.

Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Preempt Local Control
Denton, Texas, banned fracking and incurred the wrath of the GOP, which seeks to curtail local control.

Greenland Reels: Climate Disrupting Feedbacks Have Begun
Since 2000, ice loss has increased over 600 percent.

Should We Experiment With Climate Geoengineering?
Climate geoengineering to address climate disruption may result in further harm to the planet.

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Dahr Jamail | Addressing Population Growth – Through Freedom, Not Control – Is Crucial to Confronting Climate Disruption
Population-related problems, which exacerbate climate disruption, stem from overuse of resources in the West.

Hottest Year Ever
The 2014 average global temperature was very likely the highest ever recorded, but this is really beside the point.

Dahr Jamail | Species Extinctions, Human Chronic Disease on the Rise, as Climate Disruption Mounts
Scientists are predicting more species extinctions, and rising rates of chronic disease in humans related to air pollution.

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Dahr Jamail | The “Mega-Drought Future,” the Disappearance of Coral Reefs and the Unwillingness to Listen
Scientists are now mapping a world and climate that is changing rapidly in often terrifying ways.