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The Trump administration thinks the next frontier is the moon—but Kelly doesn’t agree.
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Climate change can also bring extreme cold. Here are three things we think people need to know about Winter Storm Jayden, the latest polar vortex to engulf the country and climate change.
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As a polar vortex sweeps across the nation, we are again forced to confront the new realities of a changing climate. Luckily, some architects and designers are collaborating with scientists, engineers, and environmentalists to develop solutions to social and environmental issues caused by global warming.
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NEW DELHI — Rising temperatures in the Himalayas, home to most of the world’s tallest mountains, will melt at least one-third of the region’s glaciers by the end of the century even if the world’s most ambitious climate change targets are met, according to a report released Monday.
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These are generally wise goals, but some concerns about the details caused eight major environmental groups — including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Environmental Defense Fund — to decline to sign the letter.
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The polar vortex is chilling the Midwest, and cable news is using the occasion to talk at length about climate change.
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A new analysis from the Brookings Institution shows that many of the states and counties with the most to lose from climate change have been voting for candidates least likely to do something about it.
read moreRenewables Shine, Fossil Fuels...
The sun doesn’t always shine! The wind doesn’t always blow! There’s never enough renewable energy when you need it most! Only fossil fuels can make the grid reliable! We hear this sort of blather from fossil fuel apologists all the time.
read moreA Science Journal Funded by Pe...
Yet Inference also has contributions from well-known intellectuals and scientists.
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16-year-old Greta Thunberg kickstarted the protests last year.
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“The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to Department of Defense (DoD or the Department) missions, operational plans, and installations.”
read moreDoomsday clock creators: “We’r...
The Doomsday Clock is set two minutes from midnight. Here’s why we should be worried.
read moreA Carbon Tax in Washington Sta...
The curious death of Initiative 1631 and what it says about the future of addressing climate change.
read moreGavin Newsom talks tough (with...
California’s new governor started his term with gusto this month, presenting a set of policy proposals that should improve the state’s chances of hitting its ambitious climate targets
read moreWhy Reusing Buildings Should B...
At the inaugural Rio Conference on the Global Environment in 1992, three facts became abundantly clear: the earth was indeed warming; fossil fuels were no longer a viable source of energy; and the built environment would have to adapt to this new reality.
read moreDoctors call on the health sec...
Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated.
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“That’s just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. As the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica in the coming centuries,”
read moreDrilling Towards Disaster: Why...
[Translate] Kelly Trout, priceforoil.org Oil Change International in collaboration with: 350.org, Amazon Watch, BOLD...
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California has a wildfire problem — and it’s been getting worse and worse thanks to climate change. As communities figure out how best to prepare for future wildfires, some are calling in an unstoppable force of nature: goats.
read moreCalifornia’s largest utility j...
PG&E faces billions of dollars in liability from wildfires exacerbated by rising temperatures and drought.
read moreU.S. Carbon Pollution Surged i...
It’s an ominous sign for America’s ability to meet its goals under the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Have you ever heard the credo “every day, once a day, give yourself a present?” It comes from Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, and personally, I live by it.I propose a slight modification: Every day, once a day, give your future self a present … by doing something to counteract climate change. Certainly less catchy, but a more noble motto nonetheless.
read moreJay Inslee Is Betting He Can W...
The Washington governor believes his focus on the environment will resonate with voters. But can he persuade enough Americans to pay attention to him?
read moreThe case for “conditional opti...
Limiting the damage requires rapid, radical change — but such changes have happened before.
read moreCalifornia’s coastal hab...
Climate change is transforming the state’s coast but with habitats hemmed in by cliffs, condos and farms, pre-emptive action is needed to preserve biodiversity
read moreTen Ways 2018 Brought Us Close...
The 20 warmest years ever recorded have been within the last 22 years, and the four warmest of those have been 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, according to the World Meteorological Organization
read moreTrump Imperils the Planet
Endangered species, climate change — the administration is taking the country, and the world, backward.
read moreWe Need To Talk About Palm Oil
We eat it, clean our homes and bodies with it and even fuel our cars with it. But our insatiable demand for palm oil is wreaking havoc on the planet — and our climate.
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