(sharing this now as it never gets old...) Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change. That's bad news for anyone who happens to live on this planet. Continued at source...
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The unexpectedly rapid collapse of ice-rich permafrost in the Arctic could pump billions of additional tons of methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year—a threat that has yet to be fully accounted for in climate models. Scientists are discovering destabilized landscapes where permafrost that once thawed a few inches a year can now... Continue Reading →
The climate crisis is a hot topic, in part because the global temperature has risen by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit since 1906. But the impending emergency isn’t isolated to warming alone. Climate change is also bringing extreme weather, wildfires, rising sea levels, and devastation for sea animals. As a result, youth climate activists have... Continue Reading →
9 Climate Activists of Color You Should Know
Green New Deal Article Excerpt […] It begins with the galloping momentum calling on the Democratic Party to use its majority in the House to create the Select Committee for a Green New Deal, a plan advanced by Ocasio-Cortez and now backed by more than representatives. The draft text calls for the committee, which would... Continue Reading →
excerpt from: The Game-Changing Promise of a Green New Deal
The Case for the Green New Deal’ Forward Excerpt
‘The Case for the Green New Deal’ Forward Excerpt: We can afford what we can do. This is the theme of the book in your hands. There are limits to what we can do – notably ecological limits, but thanks to the public good that is the monetary system, we can, within human and ecological... Continue Reading →
We are facing a global emergency. Our scientists tell us that human-induced climate change brought on by the burning of fossil fuels has taken the human race and our fellow species into the sixth mass extinction event of life on Earth. Yet few people alive today are even aware of this emerging reality. The intergovernmental... Continue Reading →
Excerpt from Introduction section of the book The Green New Deal by Jeremy Rifkin
We are in a climate emergency – it’s time to rebel
We are in a climate emergency - it's time to rebel | Rachael Treharne | TEDxBonnSquare We are finally waking up to the reality of climate breakdown, but accepting what this means - for us, for nature, and for people worldwide - is much harder. Extinction Rebellion is showing us a new path to tackling... Continue Reading →
The US will take action on greenhouse gases and engage with other countries on the climate emergency despite Donald Trump’s rejection of international cooperation, a delegation from the US Congress has told the UN climate conference in Madrid. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, struck a defiant stance on Monday, declaring: “Congress’s commitment to... Continue Reading →
US Congress commits to act on climate crisis, despite Donald Trump
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the reality of climate change - where none exists. The latest estimate is that the world's five largest publicly-owned oil and gas companies spend about US$200 million a year on lobbying to control, delay or block... Continue Reading →
Here Are Five of The Main Reasons People Continue to Deny Climate Change
Kristalina Georgieva is very keen to talk about the research one of her International Monetary Fund economists is doing. Surprisingly, this is not about any of the issues that have gripped the organisation in the past 75 years: balance of payments crises or global recessions. It is about whales and the part they play in... Continue Reading →
Tackling climate crisis is what we should be doing, says new IMF boss
American Climate
Rising temperatures are strengthening the destructive force of wildfires, hurricanes and floods, putting tens of millions of Americans at risk. Tens of thousands of Americans are already paying a high price, their lives shattered by climate calamities Here are twenty-one of their stories. Videos Continued at Source..
empowerment & inner transformation... 