Climate

Stunning Drone Footage Shows Greenland Literally Melting Away

Stunning Drone Footage Shows Greenland Literally Melting Away

A team of scientists are working on a project in Greenland, the results of which could provide “groundbreaking information” on just how fast the ice mass is melting, reports The New York Times. The only place with more of the world’s ice than Greenland is Antarctica. But Greenland is warming twice as fast as Antarctica, and this rapid melting is […]

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    Why Bill Gates’ Position on Divesting From Fossil Fuels Is Wrong

    Why Bill Gates’ Position on Divesting From Fossil Fuels Is Wrong

    Beginning in March 2015, The Guardian, one of the world’s most respected and influential news organizations, launched an unprecedented media advocacy campaign—it was asking the richest and largest foundation on Earth, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to remove their investments in the fossil fuel industry. With the help of divestment activists, the Guardian collected the […]

    Drought Causes 450-Year-Old Church to Re-Emerge

    Drought Causes 450-Year-Old Church to Re-Emerge

    A Mexican church that has been submerged by a dam since 1966 has re-emerged due to a drought, according to the Independent. The church, known as the Temple of Santiago or the Temple of Quechula, is located in the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir in Chiapas, Mexico. Water levels in the Grijalba river, which feeds the reservoir, have […]

    It’s Time to Jump on the Train to the Future: All Aboard the Low Carbon Express

    It’s Time to Jump on the Train to the Future: All Aboard the Low Carbon Express

    Six weeks from the Paris climate summit, this was the week that incumbent fossil interests pulled back from their long-held line of defense, the argument that reliance on coal and oil was essential for global prosperity, growth and stability, and that climate risks would simply have to be endured. Instead two powerful forces seem poised to sweep […]

    4 Justin Trudeau Campaign Promises That Could Make Canada a Green Powerhouse

    4 Justin Trudeau Campaign Promises That Could Make Canada a Green Powerhouse

    Holy smokes. Polls are in and Canadians across the country are expressing surprise at the strong win for the federal Liberal party. While there’s much ink to be spilled over former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s reign, he’s likely locked in a bathroom now, so we’ll save that for another, less change-y time. Canadian broadcaster CBC projects a new […]

    Oslo Becomes First Capital City in the World to Divest From Fossil Fuels

    Oslo Becomes First Capital City in the World to Divest From Fossil Fuels

    The City of Oslo has, today, become the first capital city in the world to ban investments in fossil fuels, as it announced it will divest its $9 billion pension fund from coal, oil and gas companies. Today’s announcement follows a previous pledge in March to ban investment in coal. Lan Marie Nguyen Berg, of […]