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Australia is bracing for what is expected to be the worst weekend yet in an already devastating climate-fueled wildfire season that has ravaged the southeastern part of the country, killed at least 18 people and nearly half a billion animals, and destroyed 14.5 million acres of land.

After a Rough Year, Farmers an...

Dec 26, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.

One of the country’s biggest c...

Nov 13, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

This past summer, members of Congress and environmental groups began using the hashtag #ChamberofCarbon to call out the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for its anti-climate agenda.

You’re Paying Big Oil to...

Nov 12, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The one thing you never want to hear your dentist say is “oops!” It’s also alarming to hear from a former U.S. senator — 25 years after he passed a temporary oil subsidy for Big Oil.

WaPo: WH Barred Science-Based ...

Jun 10, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The Washington Post is reporting that the White House barred a senior State Department intelligence analyst from issuing a testimony describing climate change as “possibly catastrophic” to the House Intelligence Committee.

If 2020 Democrats Are Going to...

May 23, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Here’s how a president could implement a Green New Deal

“Don’t Listen to B...

Apr 20, 2019 by Casey Coates Danson

“Congress must be given the full report and Congress must determine what needs to be redacted,” said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of the government watchdog group Common Cause

A bipartisan group in Congress...

Apr 9, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Congress is set to pass one of the most blatant pieces of corporate welfare in years.

The Green New Deal Hits Its Fi...

Jan 18, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

A key activist group has quietly dropped its support for carbon-capture technology, which scientists say will be crucial to fighting global warming.

Muslim women, Native Americans...

Nov 7, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

Voters in the 2018 midterms chose to elect candidates who look, worship, and love like them.

Black women rally to challenge...

Sep 7, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

The revolution done signed my name…

Unable to Sue Big Pharma, Vacc...

Jul 24, 2018 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Depriving petitioners the opportunity of seeking legal counsel By Wayne Rohde Health Impact News How does the National...

Warren and Sanders: Who Is Con...

Dec 18, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] By ELIZABETH WARREN and BERNIE SANDERS Photo Credit Tim Peacock WASHINGTON — Over the past year, Republicans have made...

CDC gets list of forbidden wor...

Dec 16, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Health & Science The Trump administration is prohibiting CDC officials from using seven words and phrases in official...

US Take Action: House Resoluti...

Oct 2, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Take Action! Contact your Representative The US House of Representatives is considering House Resolution 327 which...

RULES FOR ALL OF US!

Jul 30, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Trump is asking everyone to forward this email to a minimum of 20 people, and to ask each of those to do likewise. The...

THE WHITE HOUSE MAY HAVE SKIRT...

Jun 30, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Adam Peck Editor at ThinkProgress. Several official Twitter accounts lobbied Congress in support of the AHCA bill. Dan...

DESCENT INTO SECRECY: SENATE H...

Jun 18, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

[Translate] Democracy & Government In three decades of reporting, veteran health care reporter Julie Rovner has had a front-row...

BEYOND THE MADNESS OF KING DON...

May 16, 2017 by Casey Coates Danson

President Frankenstein, Donald Trump, has been pretty much the bizarre “insane clown president” (Matt Taibbi’s phrase) that I and many others expected. He’s only shocked me twice….