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Dahr Jamail | Toxic Slime Spreads Across Oceans as Climate Disruption Continues
Alaska is the proverbial canary in the coal mine for a world experiencing rapid anthropogenic climate disruption.
A Test of US Climate Leadership Will Be the Treatment of the Standing Rock Sioux
Can we trust Clinton-Kaine promises of an energy future “where no one is left out or left behind”?
President Obama: Pull the DAPL Permit, Do the Climate Test
We should see DAPL as no different than Keystone XL, and treat it as such.
Study Finds Greenhouse Gases Doubled the Chances of Louisiana’s Flooding Rains
A new study finds that human-caused climate change doubled the chances of the torrential rains that caused deadly flooding in LA.
Cuomo’s Flint
Legislative hearings have begun about the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, New York, and many people have been dropping the F word: Flint.
To Stop Climate Change, Don’t Just Cut Carbon; Redistribute Wealth
Climate disruption is inextricably linked to economic inequality. Serious climate solutions must be, too.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.
We Can Have a Healthy Climate With Zero Warming in Our Lifetimes
A healthy climate is achievable in our lifetimes with atmospheric carbon removal, and we have the technology to do it.
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The Less Trash You Send to a Landfill, the Less You Pay
Here's an idea for the climate, and your wallet: If you waste less, you should pay less.
Tunisia: On the Front Lines of the Struggle Against Climate Change
Kerkennah islanders are faced with a double threat to their existence: rising sea water levels and the extractive operations of fossil fuel companies.