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Planet or Profit
Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.
Not Going Gentle Into the Night: On Climate, Trade, Brexit and Trump
TTIP, TPP, and CETA are bad for the climate, equality, democracy and social justice. So is Trump.
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Bolivia Is in a Drought State of Emergency
Over 2 million residents of Bolivia are at risk due to severe drought caused by glacial melt in the Andes.
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Trump’s Climate Plan: Add Fuel to the Fire
A Trump administration is bad news for a planet that is already burning.
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This Year Will Be the Warmest in 136 Years of Record-Keeping
Drought is affecting at least one quarter of the 48 contiguous US states and over a third of the population.
Dahr Jamail | For the First Time in Human Existence, CO2 Rates Break Records Two Years in a Row
CO2 levels in 2016 are expected to increase at an unprecedented rate, taking us to levels not seen in 15 million years.
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Dahr Jamail | US Military Plans to Dump 20,000 Tons of Heavy Metals and Explosives Into the Oceans
Over the next 20 years, the US Navy plans to inject 20,000 tons of toxins harmful to marine and human life into our oceans.
Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s Legacy: Megadroughts, Extinctions, Obituaries for Reefs
As the planet continues to warm, studies show that global wildlife numbers have fallen by 58 percent since just 1970.
Communities Across the Globe Mobilize to Support #NoDAPL
Activists are strategically targeting the Dakota Access Pipeline's corporate bankrollers in a show of solidarity.
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The Navy’s Use of Depleted Uranium in Our Coastal Waters Threatens Humans, Wildlife
The Navy told Truthout that the depleted uranium in its munitions was “extremely stable,” contrary to the science.
“We’ve Never Seen the Government Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry”: Tim DeChristopher on Our Climate Future
Tim DeChristopher is a leading climate activist in the US today and a thorn in the side of the fossil fuel industry.