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Climate Crisis

How to Stop the Next Pandemic: U.N. Report Links Outbreaks to Climate Crisis & Industrial Farming
Interview
Environment & Health

UN Report Links Disease Outbreaks to Climate Crisis and Industrial Farming

A new United Nations report says humans must lower stress on the natural environment to prevent the next pandemic.
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
July 9, 2020
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A forest fire in central Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia, on June 2, 2020.
News
Environment & Health

Siberian Forest Fires Increase by Fivefold in Week Since Record High Temperature

Temperatures in Siberia for the first five months of 2020 were an average 14 degrees Fahrenheit over normal. 
by
Eoin Higgins,
Common Dreams
June 28, 2020
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Protesters hold a section of a banner reading "Crisis" during a Fridays for future demonstration, a worldwide climate strike against governmental inaction towards climate breakdown and environmental pollution.
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Environment & Health

As CO2 Levels Hit New High, Earth Experiences Its Hottest May on Record

Atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 417.1 parts per million last month along with record high global temperatures.
by
Andrea Germanos,
Common Dreams
June 6, 2020
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The smoke stacks at American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009. AEP ran a pilot program starting in 2009 to capture carbon on-site at the Mountaineer plant, but shelved further developments after the program's completion in 2011.
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Environment & Health

Is Carbon Capture and Storage a Climate Solution or a Pyramid Scheme?

Despite billions invested, the current carbon capture rate is far behind what’s needed to meet global emissions targets.
by
Daniel Ross,
Truthout
April 24, 2020
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Vintage children wear face masks and hold flowers during a protest
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline

We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
by
Bill McKibben,
The Nation
April 22, 2020
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President Trump speaks during a roundtable meeting with energy sector CEOs in the Cabinet Room of the White House April 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

A Big Oil Bailout Would Be the Opposite of the Green New Deal We Need

Policy makers should let oil producers fail, and devote resources to stave off the climate crisis before it gets worse.
by
Alexis Goldstein,
Truthout
April 17, 2020
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An American Airlines fleet services employee loads a cargo pallet on a Boeing 777-300 at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport bound for Frankfurt am Main Airport in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 20, 2020, in Dallas, Texas.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Amid COVID-19, It’s Time to Nationalize Airlines and Other Industries

Nationalization would not only provide economic opportunities in the oncoming recession, but also aid in climate action.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 12, 2020
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News
Economy & Labor

Could COVID-19 Spell the End of the Fracking Industry as We Know It?

New Mexico is just one state whose fracking boom appears poised to fall off an economic cliff amid the pandemic.
by
Dahr Jamail,
Truthout
March 30, 2020
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An illustration of a lone woman seated uncomfortably atop a raft made of a single, large face mask, which is floating through a flooded city at sunset
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Coronavirus Shows Us What Our Future Could Look Like During Climate Crisis

COVID-19, like climate, isn’t just about a singular crisis — it’s about multiple crises unfolding all at once.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 29, 2020
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Health workers dressed in personal protective equipment await new patients at a drive-thru coronavirus testing station at Cummings Park on March 23, 2020, in Stamford, Connecticut.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Are We Prepared for a Climate Crisis in the Middle of a Pandemic?

Governments and communities must come up with a plan to deal with climate-related displacement amid a pandemic.
by
Olivia Aguilar,
Truthout
March 26, 2020
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