A turtle hospital in Marathon, Florida is treating an increasing number of green sea turtles affected by fibropapillomatosis (FP), a global sea turtle disease caused by a herpes virus. The disease leads to the formation of tumors on the turtles’ eyes, flippers and internal organs. The possible culprits? Pollution and warming waters. A juvenile green […]
As any beer lover knows, hops are a key ingredient in beer. But now, climate change poses a threat to hops production, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). America’s favorite alcoholic beverage is under threat from climate change. Photo credit: Flicker / Quinn Dombrowski The U.S. is the second largest hops-producing country in the […]
The Zika virus, transmitted by the same mosquito as dengue fever, has spread with alarming speed throughout South and Central America—and scientists in Brazil suspect that global warming is exacerbating the problem. Although the virus, named after the Ugandan forest where it was first identified, usually causes only mild symptoms and often passes undetected, it […]
We hate to sound like a broken record, but we keep breaking heat records. Any way you slice it, last year was warm. Unusually so. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have both confirmed what scientists have been predicting for months: 2015 was globally the hottest year ever recorded […]
At a convention center and casino in Auckland, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, setting the clock ticking for President Obama to send the deeply flawed deal to Congress for approval. For years, the Sierra Club has reported on and campaigned against the TPP’s threats to our air, water, […]
By Osprey Orielle Lake “The message our Living Forest proposal delivers is aimed at the entire world with the goal of reaching the hearts and minds of human beings everywhere, encouraging us all to reflect on the close relation between Human Rights and the Rights of Nature.” —From Kawsak Sacha, The Living Forest: An Indigenous […]
By Earth Guardians Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is not your average teenager. As youth director of the nonprofit Earth Guardians, Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced shoe-tez-cat) is leading an army of teens in more than 50 countries to demand sustainable policy from our world leaders. Through his work on the front lines of the climate change movement, he is assembling […]
By Brett Garling, Mission Blue If you’re planning on booking that next dive trip to the Maldives, you may want to think twice. Human rights abuses there are on the rise. “I think it’s important for tourists to know the facts of what’s happening in the Maldives,” Human Rights Lawyer Amal Cooney recently told NBC […]
Leonardo DiCaprio and his partner at Appian Way Productions, Jennifer Davisson, bought the movie rights for an eco-themed, post-apocalyptic young adult novel, The Sandcastle Empire. The book, written by Kayla Olson, has not yet been published, but attracted DiCaprio because of its environmental themes, The Hollywoood Reporter said. Leonardo DiCaprio to produce post-apocalyptic YA adaptation 'The Sandcastle Empire' […]
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