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Climate

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Why We All Need to Learn the Word “Anthropogenic“
The wettest rainforest in the continental US has gone up in flames.

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Dahr Jamail | Mourning the Changes That Surround Us: Readers Speak Out on Climate
We asked Truthout readers to share observations of weather anomalies in their areas.

Dahr Jamail | Mass Extinction: It’s the End of the World as We Know It
Citing abrupt climate disruption, evolutionary biologist Guy McPherson argues that humans may soon face our own extinction.

Melting Arctic Ice Is a Warning, but Oil Companies See It as a Chance to Drill
Greenpeace International's Ben Stewart discusses his new book about the struggle to free 30 climate activists imprisoned in Russia for protesting Arctic oil drilling.

Democracy or Corpocracy? The Rush to Expand the Algonquin Pipeline
The transformation of our democracy into a “corpocracy” is illustrated in the rush to expand the Algonquin pipeline.

Exports of Liquified Natural Gas Increase Fracking and Pollution
Liquefied natural gas is a disaster for both public health and the climate.

“Jurassic World” and the Dinosaurs at the USDA
The USDA fails to regulate even as biotechnologists deploy risky new genetic engineering techniques.

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Pope Francis Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change
Does a hard-hitting policy statement on climate change make Pope Francis the new environmental prophet?

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Hope in the Age of Climate Consequences
As dark and foreboding as the future appears, it also offers unique possibilities.

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A Fossil-Fueled Fantasy
Coal-burning power plants that capture carbon aren't worth the expense.