Climate

Iceland: World’s Largest Clean Energy Producer Per Capita

Iceland: World’s Largest Clean Energy Producer Per Capita

In my entire life I have never breathed in purer air, drank cleaner water or felt so naturally energized. My family and I recently visited Iceland on a mission to encounter the country’s vast wonderland of geological extremes, and see firsthand how Iceland rose to become the largest clean energy producer per capita in the […]

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    96 Cities That Are Quitting Fossil Fuels and Moving Toward 100% Renewable Energy

    96 Cities That Are Quitting Fossil Fuels and Moving Toward 100% Renewable Energy

    While countries have dragged their feet for years on meaningful climate action, many cities around the world have forged ahead with sustainability efforts. In July, about 60 mayors pledged to fight climate change at a two-day conference hosted by Pope Francis. Several cities have even made impressive strides to ditch fossil fuels in favor of renewables. […]

    9 Celebrities #DemandClimateAction at Emmy’s as Temperatures Reached 100ºF

    9 Celebrities #DemandClimateAction at Emmy’s as Temperatures Reached 100ºF

    If you were watching the Emmy’s last night, you might have been wondering why some actors were wearing those little green ribbons on their lapel. What is the green ribbon about? #Emmys — thesoapgoddess (@thesoapgoddess) September 21, 2015 The green ribbon on the actors at the #Emmys is for what reason? Curious… — ACE (@EyeAmAngel) […]

    Exxon Advertised Against Climate Change for Decades After Top Executives Knew Burning Fossil Fuels Would Warm the Planet

    Exxon Advertised Against Climate Change for Decades After Top Executives Knew Burning Fossil Fuels Would Warm the Planet

    This week, InsideClimate News published some new revelations about one of the world’s biggest oil companies: that scientists working for Exxon knew about climate change as early as 1977. There is now no doubt that Exxon has known about the science and the risks of global warming for decades. Photo credit: Shutterstock Exxon’s own scientists conducted […]

    It’s Official: Summer 2015 Hottest Ever in Recorded History

    It’s Official: Summer 2015 Hottest Ever in Recorded History

    After Republicans sputtered about human’s inability to “fix the climate” at the second GOP primary debate Wednesday night, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that this past summer was the hottest on record globally. It was the hottest June-August period in the global record. Global average temperatures for 2015 are far above those of the […]

    The Pope vs. The Donald + Other Conservatives

    The Pope vs. The Donald + Other Conservatives

    Many news outlets report that Catholics are “clearly jazzed” about the Pope’s visit and recent polling from Pew Research Center finds that nine in 10 U.S. Catholics have a favorable view of him. He’s even popular among other religious groups and even atheists. But not everyone is thrilled about Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. While […]

    True Blood and 30 Rock Actors Sail to Greenland to Film Funny or Die Series to ‘Save the Arctic’

    True Blood and 30 Rock Actors Sail to Greenland to Film Funny or Die Series to ‘Save the Arctic’

    It seems like everybody is going to the Arctic these days to talk about climate change. First, President Obama a few weeks ago. Now, True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard and 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer. And it makes sense. #TrueBlood & #30Rock actors Alexander Skarsgård&Jack McBrayer are on board the @gp_sunrise RIGHT NOW! Stay tuned… pic.twitter.com/XbYjOTApMm — […]

    Arctic Warming Produces Mosquito Swarms Large Enough to Kill Baby Caribou

    Arctic Warming Produces Mosquito Swarms Large Enough to Kill Baby Caribou

    Some Alaskans joke that mosquitoes are “Alaska’s state bird,” but the pesky insects are becoming no joke. Warming Arctic temperatures have caused their numbers to swell immensely in the region in recent years. Lauren Culler has been studying insects in Greenland for the last several years. Culler, a postdoctoral researcher for Dartmouth College’s Institute of Arctic Studies, along with […]

    California ‘Firestorm’ Scorched Area Twice the Size of Manhattan in 24 Hours

    California ‘Firestorm’ Scorched Area Twice the Size of Manhattan in 24 Hours

    It’s officially one of the most destructive fires in California history. The Valley Fire, which ignited in Northern California on Saturday afternoon, scorched 50,000 acres—an area more than twice the size of Manhattan—within 24 hours, according to Napa Valley Patch. It has since grown to 67,000 acres and is only 15 percent contained. West Coast @TODAYshow […]