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Peter Forbes: We are heading for a New Cretaceous, not for a new normal

We’re on the road to even more frequent, more extreme events than we saw this year.

October 30, 2019 · 1 Comment

George Monbiot: Embarrassment of Riches

Every day, private jets take off from London carrying a single passenger, mostly flying to Russia and the US. Each of them is filled with 32,000 litres of fuel. That’s as much fossil energy as a small African town might use in a year.

September 30, 2019 · 1 Comment

Video: Greta Thunberg says “How Dare You?”

Greta Thunberg has a message for world leaders at the United Nations this week: “We’ll be watching you.”

September 23, 2019 · Leave a comment

Tom Engelhardt: On the Precipice

In an ongoing gesture of self-destruction, humanity has been tapping what might be thought of as Pyromaniacs, Incorporated, to run the world.

September 20, 2019 · Leave a comment

Rebecca Solnit: Welcome to the US, Greta. With Your Help We Can Save the Planet and Ourselves

Even in such a divided and troubled country, there is hope. Between us we can beat the climate destroyers.

September 1, 2019 · Leave a comment

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