"The 9th Circuit failed to correct the legal errors in the panel decision," said the lead attorney in the case, who added that the case is now up to the nation's highest court. For the second time in as many years, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a landmark climate lawsuit... Continue Reading →
Hundreds of scientists signed a letter addressing US President Biden, European Commission and European Council Presidents, Japan PM Suga and South Korean Presdient Moon. More than 500 scientists from all around the world have voiced their concerns regarding the burning of biomass as carbon neutral in a letter to the EU and some world leaders.... Continue Reading →
Over 500 Scientists From US, Europe and Asia Urge World Leaders to Stop Burning Trees for Energy
I bang on the sliding glass door and wait in a puddle of sweat until my dad grunts up from his post-dinner CNN binge and opens the door. “Girl, you break this glass, you better have the money to fix it.” I don’t. “Have you heard from your brother?” My mom sits fixed on her... Continue Reading →
Come Dream With Me: Environmental Justice, Colorized, 2021
Exclusive: US chains Walmart, Costco and Kroger selling Brazilian beef produced by JBS linked to destruction of Brazilian rainforest Three of the biggest US grocery chains sell Brazilian beef produced by a controversial meat company linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, an investigation has revealed. Food giants Walmart, Costco and Kroger – which together... Continue Reading →
Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation
Unless the subject is clearly a 'Climate Urgency' -- which in that case I will share it as an independent blog post, otherwise I will just add to these occasional lists to those listed below and in addition much more here. Noticing that there is now so much more to read then before, this is... Continue Reading →
A few important and crucial ‘Climate’ articles of the week…
Valentine’s Day! The day we think about love! With so many ways to love and hopefully enough time to touch each of those ideas, maybe we should have Valentine’s week. We toss the word, love, around like it’s a football. I love hiking, I love my dogs, I love cheese, I love sleeping, I love... Continue Reading →
Opinion: Remember to love Mother Earth this Valentine’s Day
8 inspiring leaders in the environmental movement who are igniting lasting change in their communities and beyond. We cannot talk about environmental justice without addressing racial justice. Throughout history, communities of color have been disproportionally impacted by climate change and access to environmental resources, pollution, toxic soil and water, the list goes on and on.... Continue Reading →
8 Black Environmentalists You Need To Know
The prospects for renewable energy look good in 2021. The mood around the world has shifted. At opposite ends of the Earth, China has adopted a target to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2060, while US President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Agreement on his first day in office. And here in the... Continue Reading →
In 2021, expect to see a renewables revolution
“In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.” ~ Aristotle It is a fact that the biggest threat to our species is not climate change, though it will likely end much of what we experience today, but rather our war on bio-diversity. Bio-diversity is under attack from a swelling human population that... Continue Reading →
Ecologists warn of a lethal, ghastly future, and they insist we stop sugarcoating it.
New research shows global warming caused by human activity is to blame for a shrinking Andean glacier that threatens to flood 120,000 people and could be used to establish legal liability for polluters. The study, published in Nature Geoscience on Thursday by scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Washington, found human... Continue Reading →
Melting Glacier Study Could Establish Legal Liability for Climate Polluters
Measure Backed by Hundreds of Climate, Justice Organizations WASHINGTON— Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill today that would require President Joe Biden to use the power he already has to declare a climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act. Under such... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 