Noam Chomsky: The Failure of Mainstream Media in the United States
Of all Trump’s policies, the one that is the most dangerous and destructive, in fact poses an existential threat, is his policies on climate change, on global warming. That’s really … Continue reading
Tim Radford: Hothouse Earth could soon be unavoidable
Researchers say the world may be approaching a tipping point, followed by a dangerous slide towards Hothouse Earth, an overheated planet. Human actions threaten to push the planet into a … Continue reading
Mel Gurtov: While Rome (and Most Everywhere Else) Burns
The Trump administration is taking action, but in precisely the wrong direction. . The sky above Soda Bay, Calif. is seen on July 30, 2018 as the River Fire burns. … Continue reading
Stacy Bannerman: Is Climate the Worst Casualty of War?
The money misspent on the Iraq War—a war for oil, let’s not forget— could have purchased the planetary conversion to renewable energy. Just sit with that a moment. . “The … Continue reading
Jessica Corbett: California Fires Are the Nightmare that Climate Scientists Long Predicted
Wildfires ravaging the state have “spawned bizarre pyrotechnics, from firenados to towering pyrocumulus clouds that evoke a nuclear detonation.” . Flames from the Carr Fire burn through trees and a … Continue reading
Kieran Cooke: Ireland Spurns Fossil Fuel Investments
Ireland has decided to bring down the curtain on the Age of Coal by ending its fossil fuel investments. DUBLIN, 25 July, 2018 – Other countries talk about it, Ireland … Continue reading
Tim Radford: Global green vision is do-able, with an effort
Plant-based diets are key to the green vision. Image: By Martin Abeggien, via Wikimedia Commons . The global green vision can become reality, with warming held to 1.5°C. Energy efficiency, … Continue reading
Kevin Loria: Antarctica is melting faster than anyone thought, and we’re not ready for the sea level rise that’s coming
Crevasses near the grounding line of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica. Ice melting rates in Antarctica tripled between 2012 and 2017, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The biggest … Continue reading
Tim Radford: Dinosaurs’ death may be guide to today
Evidence from the dinosaurs’ deaths 65 million years ago might just provide a lesson to learn about the lasting damage now being done by humanity. LONDON, 5 June, 2018 – … Continue reading
Elizabeth West: Love And Loss In The Anthropocene
As a species, we have been unable to meet the challenges posed by our own misguided attachment to growth.
Eric Holthaus: Up in Smoke
Trees are dying at unprecedented rates. Can we rethink conservation before it’s too late? Each year, the Earth’s trees suck more than a hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide from … Continue reading
Walter Bargen: This Falling Away Age
We are at that age when any moment all words are last words. Some might argue that it could be any age and they are right: Golden (probably not), Enlightenment … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Terracide
Think of President Trump and his administration as a den of thieves. There is, of course, the obvious thievery: what they will in the end, as with the recently passed … Continue reading
Christian Parenti: What Will Happen If We Fail to Address the Climate Crisis
The effects of climate change are already upon us. Here’s what the 2020s and 2030s will look like if we fail to change things. The climate crisis is often imagined … Continue reading
