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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.
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.
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Activists in Pacific Northwest Vow to Keep Fossil Fuel Industry on Notice
Based in the Pacific Northwest, a multistate climate justice campaign to keep fossil fuels in the ground is gaining momentum.
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In Wake of Shell’s Gulf Oil Spill, Protesters Demand a Ban on Offshore Drilling
Activists from the Gulf and Arctic regions led a march in Washington, DC, against the president's offshore drilling plan.
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 …
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Climate Disobedience and the New “Public Trust” Laws of Nature
It's time for people to demand that governments address climate change by utilizing the law and civil disobedience.
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Dahr Jamail | Arctic Sea Ice Could Disappear This Summer
Reflecting most sunlight back into space, Arctic sea ice keeps earth's polar regions cool and moderates the global climate.
Millennials’ Non-Voting Habits, Explained
If millennials care so much about global warming, then why aren't they doing anything about it?