BI-POLAR DISORDER: OBAMA’...

Sep 5, 2015 by

BI-POLAR DISORDER: OBAMA’S BAIT-AND-SWITCH ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

[Translate]   by Paul Street  COUNTERPUNCH   We live in strange Orwellian, Islamophobic, and eco-cidal times. A comrade from the...

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Neoliberal Environmentalism...

Aug 30, 2015 by

Neoliberal Environmentalism’s Dangerous Paradox: Why the Free Market Won’t Solve Global Warming

[Translate] Environment Establishment Dems are trying to take climate action while still satisfying corporate interests. That...

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THE NEW COLD WAR

Jul 6, 2015 by

THE NEW COLD WAR

[Translate] In the Race to Control the Arctic, the U.S. Lags Behind By Bob Reiss  NEWSWEEK In offshore Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell is...

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THE WEST IS LITERALLY ON FIRE,...

Jul 1, 2015 by

THE WEST IS LITERALLY ON FIRE, AND THE IMPACTS COULD BE WIDESPREAD

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   As expected, the 2015 wildfire season has meant more bad news...

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ALASKA’S CLIMATE HELL: R...

Jun 22, 2015 by

[Translate] The Arctic state is battling two major blazes against a backdrop of rapid warming Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM In this June...

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War Games Set to Begin in the ...

Jun 16, 2015 by

War Games Set to Begin in the Pristine Gulf of Alaska Amid Protests

[Translate] Environment As the Navy unleashes 6,000 personnel for training exercises, local communities protest impacts on wildlife...

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WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDR...

Jun 14, 2015 by

WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDRA

[Translate] Alaska Fire Crews Battling 2 Large Tundra Wildfires Associated Press  |  By RACHEL D’ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —...

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BAKED ALASKA: A SNOWLESS CLIMA...

Jun 4, 2015 by

BAKED ALASKA: A SNOWLESS CLIMATE THREATENS SURVIVAL OF YUPIK PEOPLE OF TOGIAK

[Translate] Tech & Science By Lynnley Browning /NEWSWEEK The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, viewed from the air just East of...

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The Navy gears up for huge war...

May 24, 2015 by

The Navy gears up for huge war games in Alaska — wildlife and environment be damned

[Translate] U.S. Navy By Dahr Jamail VIA GRIST This essay is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report. I lived in Anchorage for 10 years...

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BREAKING: Obama Administration...

May 12, 2015 by

BREAKING: Obama Administration Says Yes To Drilling In The Arctic

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS In this Aug. 24, 2009 picture provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard...

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Despite Known Risk of Spill, U...

Mar 23, 2015 by

Despite Known Risk of Spill, U.S. to Let Shell Drill in Arctic

[Translate] Posted on Mar 23, prostate  2015 David Astley (CC BY-SA 2.0) In spite of estimates of a 75 percent or greater chance of...

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Seeing Is Believing as Scienti...

Mar 1, 2015 by

Seeing Is Believing as Scientists Trace Greenhouse Effect

[Translate] By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     The U.S. climate research facility on the North Slope of Alaska. (Jonathan...

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Murkowski Threatens To Fire Pa...

Feb 23, 2015 by

Murkowski Threatens To Fire Park Rangers In Continued Fight With Obama Administration

[Translate] by Claire Moser – CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. Lisa Murkowski, pilule R-Alaska, center, smiles as she speaks about...

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OBAMA PLANS TO ALLOW DRILLING ...

Jan 28, 2015 by

OBAMA PLANS TO ALLOW DRILLING ON AMERICA’S EAST COAST

[Translate] TRUTHDIG Shutterstock The Obama administration put forth a five-year plan Tuesday that would allow oil and gas drilling...

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As Climate Disruption Advances...

Jan 6, 2015 by

As Climate Disruption Advances, 26 Percent of Mammals Face Extinction

[Translate] < (Image: Polar bear, air pollution via Shutterstock; Edited: JR/TO) Two recently released studies brought bad news...

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