n two dozen climate liability cases, companies are arguing that their public statements about climate change are not ‘deceptive’ so much as persuasive – and protected free speech On 24 October 2019, Maura Healey, the attorney general of Massachusetts, sued ExxonMobil for “deceptive advertising” and for “misleading Massachusetts investors about the risks to Exxon’s business... Continue Reading →
Greenhouse gases drive global warming, which threatens biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health. A significant percentage of these disastrous gases come from human food systems: one-third of the worldwide total. This includes every step of the process – from land clearing to make way for farms to producing (raising and harvesting animals and plants) to processing,... Continue Reading →
Your Diet and Climate Change Are Connected: What You Eat Matters
“Canadian banks, insurance companies and asset managers have pumped millions into Russian-owned oil and gas companies that have flowed into the petrostate’s war chest,” wrote the National Observer in a recent article. Dependence on Fossil Fuels is Dangerous The world’s addiction to oil—our dependence on a fossil fuel system—is dangerous not just for the climate... Continue Reading →
Spending $1.8 Trillion A Year To Finance Our Own Extinction
The Short Answer: There are approximately five main climate types on Earth: Tropical Dry Temperate Continental Polar Climate is the average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time—30 years or more. And as you probably already know, there are lots of different types of climates on Earth. For example, hot regions... Continue Reading →
What Are the Different Climate Types?
Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows
The Amazon is approaching a tipping point, data shows, after which the rainforest would be lost with “profound” implications for the global climate and biodiversity. Computer models have previously indicated a mass dieback of the Amazon is possible but the new analysis is based on real-world satellite observations over the past three decades. Novel statistical... Continue Reading →
Joe Biden Could Damage Putin Badly--and He Doesn't Have to Ask Joe Manchin It’s amazing to watch people across the planet rallying to the defense of brave Ukraine—choirs singing outside Russian embassies, soccer teams refusing to play Russian teams. And it’s wonderful to watch governments rise to the occasion: shutting off airspace to Russian airplanes,... Continue Reading →
Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom
Strongly suggest giving this one a listen as Bill McKibben shares some viable Climate Adaptation updates... [...] We're joined today by the great environmental author, journalist and activist BILL MCKIBBEN of 350.org and ThirdAct.org to discuss the plan he recently spelled out in one of his "The Crucial Years" newsletters. It's based on an effort... Continue Reading →
This Machine Fights Fascism: ‘Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom!’
Democrats hope climate measures in Build Back Better will be resurrected amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but green groups want Biden to go even further As Joe Biden ratchets up the pressure on Russia by banning imports of its oil, American drivers grumble about rising gasoline prices and the oil and gas industry clamors... Continue Reading →
‘Defining moment’: how can the US end its dependency on fossil fuels?
In Brief: Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change is affecting the planet’s frozen regions. Trapped within Earth’s permafrost – ground that remains frozen for a minimum of two years – are untold quantities of greenhouse gases,... Continue Reading →
Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Chemicals Into Environment
Honest Government Ad | Net Zero by 2050 (feat. Greta Thunberg)
The Government™ has made an ad about Net Zero by 2050 and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. Source...
IPCC Report Calls Out ‘Vested Interests’ Delaying Climate Action
The report also pointed the finger at journalists for providing false balance to “contrarian” voices in their coverage of the issue. The UN’s expert climate science organization has criticised the “vested interests” obstructing efforts to cut emissions for the first time this week. The world’s leading climate scientists warned of the “irreversible” impacts of global... Continue Reading →
