The Colorado Basin provides water to over 40 million people in 7 US states and it is currently experiencing its worst drought in 1200 years! But unlike other droughts, our actions may have real impacts on the outcome and it’s very likely that we can make things better. Based on current projections scientists are using... Continue Reading →
Honest Government Ad | We Make Everything Good Sh!t
The Australien Government has made an ad about how it makes everything good, shit - and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. Source...
Austria: Governments ‘playing politics’ instead of taking climate action – Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg accused governments of 'playing politics' instead of taking real climate action during the Austrian World Summit organised by former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger in Vienna, on Thursday. "You had the world's eyes on you, so you started to act. Not 'acting' as in 'taking climate action,' but acting as in... Continue Reading →
Deadly heat wave signals Canada’s dramatic climate changes ahead
People in Western Canada are struggling to find relief, as a dangerous, record-breaking heat wave continues to bake the region. Heather Yourex-West reports on the deadly toll the extreme weather is taking and how first responders are being flooded with emergency calls. As that happens throughout western North America, scientists are expecting more similar, extreme... Continue Reading →
Climate Crisis: Antartica logs highest temperature on record
Scientists at the United Nations have recorded the hottest ever temperature reading in Antarctica. The world meteorological organisation announced on Thursday that the new record for the maximum temperature for the southernmost continent is 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Source...
To prosecute and imprison political leaders and corporate executives would require a parsing of legal boundaries and a recalibration of criminal accountability. At many moments in history, humanity’s propensity for wanton destruction has demanded legal and moral restraint. One of those times, seared into modern consciousness, came at the close of World War II, when... Continue Reading →
Ecocide: Should Destruction of the Planet Be a Crime?
The time is now to prove they can go beyond just bland emissions reduction pledges. Two years ago Mark Carney, then-head of the central bank of England called into question the very existence of corporations that don’t adhere to the steep emissions reductions required to limit warming to 1.5C: “Those that fail to adapt will cease to... Continue Reading →
Will corporations choose climate transformation or climate status quo?
Drought "is not a temporary condition we can expect to go away, but rather something we have to deal with," one expert said. Trees are dying. Riverbeds are empty. Lake Mead's water level dropped to its lowest point in history, and Utah's governor asked residents to pray for rain. Water is increasingly scarce in the Western U.S. —... Continue Reading →
Drought is here to stay in the Western U.S. How will states adapt?
No More Pipeline Blues (On This Land Where We Belong)
CALL TO ACTION 1. Send a letter to President Joe Biden. Visit STOPLINE3.org/Biden 2. Follow Honor the Earth, STOPLINE3, and Welcome Water Protectors on social media. #STOPLINE3 3. Make a tax-deductible donation to Honor the Earth. http://www.honorearth.org/donation 4. Support frontlines by visiting http://www.STOPLINE3.org/take-action Courtesy of Bill McKibben who shared this in his recent article. Lots... Continue Reading →
(CNN)The movement for a cleaner, greener world has grown increasingly popular as the climate crisis has worsened, and organizations such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund, now household names, have raised millions to save species, cut down on pollution and slow the effects of climate change. But many environmental organizations are still predominantly staffed and led by White... Continue Reading →
The world’s top environmental organizations are still predominantly White, a new report finds
AECOM's Tatum Lau says the real estate industry must be a key partner in achieving these local and global emissions targets in our communities. We’re halfway through the first year of the most important decade on climate action, and with so little time to course-correct, rapid mobilization and regular check-ins are critical. According to a... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 