Martin O’Malley could try to o...

May 31, 2015 by

Martin O’Malley could try to out-green Bernie Sanders

[Translate] Edward Kimmel By Ben Adler GRIST Twee This is an updated version of a post originally published on 28 May 2015. Martin...

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CAPITALISM COULD KILL ALL LIFE...

May 30, 2015 by

CAPITALISM COULD KILL ALL LIFE ON EARTH

[Translate]   By The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed (Image: Coal smoke via Shutterstock) Are we going to let...

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As Carbon Emissions Continue t...

May 30, 2015 by

As Carbon Emissions Continue to Increase, So Will Extreme Downpours

[Translate] Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma suggest a climate change signal. Climate Central  VIA ALTERNET   2015...

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Two radically different cities...

May 29, 2015 by

[Translate]   Leading a sustainable life in Iqaluit and Johannesburg isn’t always easy, but communities are rallying to overcome...

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Here’s What 2015’s Strong El N...

May 28, 2015 by

Here’s What 2015’s Strong El Niño Means For This Year’s Hurricane Season

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS A below-average hurricane season is expected for 2015. CREDIT: Shutterstock Despite...

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How fossil fuel burning nearly...

May 27, 2015 by

How fossil fuel burning nearly wiped out life on Earth – 250m years ago George Monbiot

[Translate]  George Monbiot   THE GUARDIAN New evidence shows that catastrophic climate change probably destroyed 96% of species at...

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The U.S. Could Get a Third of ...

May 27, 2015 by

The U.S. Could Get a Third of Its Electricity From Wind Power—and Save Billions of Gallons of Water

[Translate] A new report details the health and environmental benefits of ramping up wind energy. Wind towers on the Maple Ridge Wind...

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If You’ve Wondered Why So Many...

May 27, 2015 by

If You’ve Wondered Why So Many Politicians Deny Climate Change, Science Has Your Answer

[Translate] by Emily Atkin CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., one of the Senate’s most high-profile deniers of climate...

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Energy industry calls for new ...

May 26, 2015 by

Energy industry calls for new emissions targets to aid low-carbon growth

[Translate]   World governments need to set clear long-term goals at Paris climate talks and invest about $50tn to bring about...

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This roadkill map says a lot a...

May 26, 2015 by

This roadkill map says a lot about California’s drought

[Translate] California Roadkill Observation System By Liz Core GRIST California’s drought is taking a toll on the state’s wildlife....

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This Growing ‘Green̵...

May 25, 2015 by

This Growing ‘Green’ City May Be The Front Line In Climate Change Battle

[Translate] Lynne Peeples @huffingtonpost.com  SEATTLE — “That doesn’t even look like a boat. How does it...

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Can cities, businesses, and ot...

May 24, 2015 by

Can cities, businesses, and other new climate actors help bridge the emissions gap?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Amy Weinfurter   GRIST As the international community continues to struggle to advance a global climate...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS MESSING WITH...

May 24, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS MESSING WITH GRAVITY AGAIN

[Translate] Shutterstock By Ana Sofia Knauf   GRIST The Southern Antarctic Peninsula has dropped the ice equivalent of 350,000 Empire...

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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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Climate change threatens elect...

May 23, 2015 by

Climate change threatens electric power supply in California, report warns

[Translate] theguardian By 2050 extended years of drought could lead to an electricity shortage as well as a water shortage,...

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Scientists destroy another cli...

May 22, 2015 by

Scientists destroy another climate denier myth: Rising CO2 levels aren’t good for plants

[Translate] In a 40-year study, the benefits of increased CO2 couldn’t make up for the harmful impacts of a changed climate...

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The Six Craziest Arguments Pol...

May 22, 2015 by

The Six Craziest Arguments Politicians Are Making Against Protecting National Parks And Wildlife

[Translate] by Jessica Goad – Guest Contributor & Claire Moser – CLIMATE PROGRESS U.S. Senator John McCain is just...

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Private Water Industry Says Wa...

May 21, 2015 by

Private Water Industry Says Water Bills “Have to Go Up”

[Translate] Morning sunlight spilled through long, narrow windowpanes inside the ballroom of the Francis Marion hotel, located in the...

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REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIE...

May 21, 2015 by

REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIES WITH UK GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds...

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Climate change’s tragic toll: ...

May 19, 2015 by

Climate change’s tragic toll: The Arctic, two missing researchers & unsettling questions about a warming planet

[Translate]   We still don’t know what happened to two top researchers, but their disappearance raises disturbing...

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s Best...

May 19, 2015 by

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s Best Climate Change Burns

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS For climate activists — or really anyone who thinks climate change is a problem —...

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CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPL...

May 18, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPLY COULD DRY UP WITHIN A YEAR

[Translate]   Shutterstock California’s State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday expanded emergency regulations regarding...

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BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM ...

May 18, 2015 by

BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM TAXPAYERS EVERY MINUTE (VIDEO)

[Translate] TRUTHDIG zooboing (CC BY 2.0) Governments give fossil fuel companies $5.3 trillion in subsidies every year—the equivalent...

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Shell Oil Caught Planning for ...

May 18, 2015 by

Shell Oil Caught Planning for Deadly 4 to 6 Degree Rise in Global Temperature

[Translate] by ericlewis0  THE GUARDIAN   (photo courtesy of Greenpeace) Whoopsies. From The Guardian: Royal Dutch Shell has been...

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WHAT EVERY COUNTRY CAN LEARN F...

May 18, 2015 by

WHAT EVERY COUNTRY CAN LEARN FROM ECUADOR

[Translate] by Ryan KoronowskiCLIMATE PROGRESS Children plant a tree on Catequilla Hill in an area called “La Mitad del Mundo,” where...

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The Really Awful Truth About C...

May 18, 2015 by

The Really Awful Truth About Climate Change

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in a scene from the movie “The Awful Truth.” (AP Photo) So Vox...

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PERMAFROST THAW WOULD HAVE RUN...

May 15, 2015 by

PERMAFROST THAW WOULD HAVE RUNAWAY EFFECT ON CARBON RELEASE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A bank of thawing permafrost near the Kolyma River in...

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Many ways to Green Your Life

May 14, 2015 by

Many ways to Green Your Life

Please check out these important resources for ways to green you life.

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Sea Level Rise Is Happening Fa...

May 14, 2015 by

Sea Level Rise Is Happening Faster Than Anyone Thought

[Translate] by Natasha GeilingCLIMATE PROGRSS Sea level rise is happening faster than previously thought, according to a new study....

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Carbon Pollution’s Harm To Sea...

May 14, 2015 by

Carbon Pollution’s Harm To Sea Life Coming Faster Than Expected

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS Pacific oysters are being harvested in this AP file photo. Experts warn rising CO2 levels...

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