By Brett Wilkins “Climate warming is awakening the ‘sleeping giants’ of the carbon cycle,” warned one researcher. An international team of researchers aboard a Russian research ship...
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Advocates Welcome ‘Inspiring’ Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act as ‘Exactly What America Needs Right Now’
By Jessica Corbett “By presenting smart, focused solutions to the climate crisis, this pioneering legislation propels the oceans into the heart of the climate...
Biden-Harris Victory: A Win for the Planet
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rejoining the Paris Agreement On June 1, 2017, in a blow to climate action, Donald Trump announced that...
Greta Thunberg Tells US Voters on Election Day Their Choice ‘Will Affect Countless Generations to Come’
By Julia Conley “Every election is a climate election.” With the very future of the planet at stake, international climate leader Greta Thunberg on Tuesday...
‘No Time to Lose’: New Study Shows 50% Coral Decline on Great Barrier Reef
By Brett Wilkins “We expect this decline to continue,” predicted one of the study’s authors, who said that unless urgent climate action is taken, “the...
Public Lands Are Key to Fighting Climate Change
By Tim Whitehouse Existing gas and oil development in the Plateau Creek Drainage, near where BLM leases were sold in December 2016 and December...
Ende Gelände: ‘When Laws Fail, It Is time for Blockades!’
By Tina Gerhardt “If ever there was a state of emergency, climate change would be it.” On Friday, June 26, 2020, Ende Gelände (a German...
As Amazon and California Burn, New Analysis Warns Human Activity Driving Global Wildfire Surge
By Jessica Corbett Given estimates that humans are responsible for around 75% of fires, “this means solutions are in our grasp too.” While devastating fires...
“We’re Back”: Greta Thunberg Kicks Off Third Year of Fridays for Future Protests in Germany After Meeting With Merkel
By Jessica Corbett “We want leaders to step up, take responsibility, and treat the climate crisis like a crisis.” Swedish climate leader Greta Thunberg donned...
‘Sudden Collapse’: Study Suggests 60% of Antarctic Ice Shelves Face Fracture Risk
By Brett Wilkins Massive southern shelves split by climate-induced hydofracturing can collapse in hours—or even minutes—fueling dangerous sea level rise and coastal flooding. More than...