SEED BANKS ARE SUPPOSED TO ENS...

Mar 23, 2016 by

SEED BANKS ARE SUPPOSED TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY, BUT THEY’RE MISSING CRUCIAL PIECES

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mari Tefre/ Global Crop Diversity Trust Svalbard Global Seed Vault at night  ...

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IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER...

Mar 22, 2016 by

IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER IN COLORADO, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL

[Translate] by Nicole Gentile – Guest Contributor  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   In a state where recreational...

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LEADING CLIMATE SCIENTISTS: &#...

Mar 22, 2016 by

LEADING CLIMATE SCIENTISTS: ‘WE HAVE A GLOBAL EMERGENCY.’ MUST SLASH CO2 ASAP

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP/DENNIS COOK   James Hansen and 18 leading climate experts have published a...

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NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE IN...

Mar 21, 2016 by

NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE INGESTING PLASTIC THANKS TO OCEAN POLLUTION

[Translate]    By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report (Photo: Plastic Bag via Shutterstock; Edited: LW / TO) Humans generate more than 300...

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HOW (LITTLE) THE WORLD HAS CHA...

Mar 21, 2016 by

HOW (LITTLE) THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE PARIS CLIMATE PACT

[Translate] By John Upton   CLIMATE CENTRAL National leaders have yet to sign a new United Nations climate pact, but developments...

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THE COASTS OF WESTERN EUROPE F...

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE COASTS OF WESTERN EUROPE FACE AN OCEANIC POUNDING

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Massive waves smash onto Chesil Beach in Dorset, southern...

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EXPERIMENT ON RENEWABLES COULD...

Mar 17, 2016 by

EXPERIMENT ON RENEWABLES COULD MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An illustration shows blue spheres of one metric ton each,...

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MERRICK GARLAND KNOWS HE’...

Mar 17, 2016 by

MERRICK GARLAND KNOWS HE’S NOT A SCIENTIST

[Translate] Climate by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland...

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SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL...

Mar 17, 2016 by

SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL CO2 FLAT AS ECONOMY GROWS

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   The International Energy Agency has confirmed that global carbon...

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METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING,...

Mar 17, 2016 by

METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING, BUT IT MIGHT BE MORE COW THAN CAR

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Since 2006, atmospheric levels of methane — a greenhouse gas 86...

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THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY...

Mar 15, 2016 by

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY BE NEGLECTING THE ANIMALS THAT NEED IT MOST

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert   The U.S. Endangered Species Act has helped...

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STUNNED BY FEBRUARY TEMPERATUR...

Mar 15, 2016 by

STUNNED BY FEBRUARY TEMPERATURE SPIKES, SCIENTISTS DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY

[Translate]   Environment NASA data shows that global surface temperatures warmed last month by an unprecedented margin. By...

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MIDDLE EAST SUMMERS COULD BECO...

Mar 14, 2016 by

MIDDLE EAST SUMMERS COULD BECOME UNLIVABLE BY THE END OF THE CENTURY

[Translate]   The “father of global warming” has a dire warning for people living in hot, tropical locales....

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CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS COULD...

Mar 14, 2016 by

CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS COULD SAVE LIVES SOONER THAN YOU MAY THINK

[Translate] It could save up to 175,000 people in the U.S. — and $250 billion — by 2030. Casey Williams Editorial Fellow,...

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ARCTIC SIRENS WAIL: WHERE ARE ...

Mar 14, 2016 by

ARCTIC SIRENS WAIL: WHERE ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS?

[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST Robin Bronen Executive Director of Alaska Institute for Justice; Senior Research scientist at the...

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The Irony of Oil Abundance: Wa...

Mar 13, 2016 by

The Irony of Oil Abundance: Way Too Much Supply, Not Enough Demand

[Translate] Fracking And oil prices have plunged to rock-bottom—so much for our new industrial renaissance. By Michael T. Klare /...

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“REASON WITH WATER RATHE...

Mar 13, 2016 by

“REASON WITH WATER RATHER THAN REPEL IT” ARCHITECTS TAKE ON BOSTON’S WATERY FUTURE

[Translate]            Detail of “The Omega Chain,” a finalist selected in the infrastructure category. (Credit: Howard &...

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AMERICA’S FATAL TRUMP OB...

Mar 13, 2016 by

[Translate] The news about our climate continues to get more and more dire. But you wouldn’t know it from watching the news Tim...

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WOULD SAVING A LIVABLE CLIMATE...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate]  by Joe Romm  CLIMATE  PROGRESS CREDIT: Bruce Crummy, AP BNSF oil train derailment in 2013.   Billionaire Warren Buffett...

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ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SLOW RISING SEAS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Pumping seawater into Antarctica is unlikely to halt...

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MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILLIONS OF SALMON IN CHILE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File   A deadly algal bloom has killed nearly 23...

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BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT M...

Mar 10, 2016 by

BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT METHANE FROM EXISTING OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Barack Obama, right, and Canada’’s Prime Minister Justin...

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CHINESE WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT ...

Mar 9, 2016 by

[Translate] SHL Architects By Kate Yoder GRIST On the mountainous outskirts of Shenzhen, a fast-growing megacity in China, the...

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MEET THE SCIENTISTS CONNECTING...

Mar 7, 2016 by

MEET THE SCIENTISTS CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND DIMENTIA

[Translate] Aaron Reuben Climate on the Mind Climate on the Mind: A Series By Clayton Aldern  GRIST At first blush, you might not...

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A CALL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO...

Mar 7, 2016 by

A CALL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO HELP SHAPE THEIR STATES’ CLEAN POWER PLANS

[Translate] NYTDOT ByAndrew C. Revkin Photo A coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va. The E.P.A.’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to...

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THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS...

Mar 7, 2016 by

THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS HELPED SPARK SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS   Migrants in Mytilene, island of Lesbos, Greece, on February 24, 2016. Image: Markus...

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ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDE...

Mar 7, 2016 by

ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDERS GIVE VASTLY DIFFERENT ANSWERS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie...

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Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Hi...

Mar 5, 2016 by

Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in 15 Million Years

[Translate] Sea levels (and temperatures) are also the highest they’ve been in years. By Dahr Jamail / Truthout   Chemical...

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CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ...

Mar 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ANCIENT ANGKOR’S FALL

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   A temple site at the ancient city of Angkor overrun by...

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HERE’S HOW THE EPA CAN A...

Mar 5, 2016 by

HERE’S HOW THE EPA CAN ACHIEVE PARIS CLIMATE GOALS — WITHOUT INVOLVING CONGRESS

[Translate] An unused provision of the Clean Air Act authorizes the EPA to develop and implement an economy-wide, market-based...

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