Climate

10 Reasons to Join Global Divestment Day

10 Reasons to Join Global Divestment Day

1. It’s happening everywhere! This is going to be a global party—right now there are around 300 events happening on six continents for Global Divestment Day on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14. From South Africa to Mexico, Bangladesh to Benin, and Bulgaria, people are showing commitment to taking on the fossil fuel industry. If you would have Googled […]

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    12 Must-Read Quotes by Bill Nye the Science Guy

    12 Must-Read Quotes by Bill Nye the Science Guy

    Bill Nye has been vocal in combatting attacks on science from climate deniers in Congress to his advocacy for GMO labeling. He even did a hilarious bit with John Oliver on how absurd it is that the science on climate change is inconclusive. His recently published book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, goes beyond the debate […]

    Pharrell and Al Gore Announce ‘Live Earth Road to Paris’

    Pharrell and Al Gore Announce ‘Live Earth Road to Paris’

    Hoping to rival the attention earned by 1985’s Live Aid concerts, environmental awareness concerts Live Earth took place in 11 locations in July 2007. But the second, scheduled for Mumbai, Indian, in December 2008, was cancelled after the November terrorist attacks on the city, and the idea was never revived. Al Gore, Pharrell plan Live […]

    How Palm Oil, Fruit Bats and Deforestation Could Be Linked to Ebola Epidemic

    How Palm Oil, Fruit Bats and Deforestation Could Be Linked to Ebola Epidemic

    There is no question that the tragic and deadly spread of Ebola in West Africa is tied to the longstanding poverty in the region, and exacerbated by a woefully inadequate medical response by the international health community. Less obvious are the links between the rampant deforestation in the region, rapid agricultural development and the killer […]

    Remarkable Images of California’s Epic Drought Show Impact on Farmers

    Remarkable Images of California’s Epic Drought Show Impact on Farmers

    With California experiencing the worst drought in 1,200 years, recent NASA satellite images documenting the stunning groundwater loss in California and the announcement last week that 2014 was the hottest year on record attributable to drivers of climate change, it’s vitally important that the seriousness of this issue stays top of mind for people, companies and policymakers. One award-winning photojournalist, […]

    2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record

    2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record

    Climate scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the 2014 global temperatures today, and the news they delivered is a blow to climate deniers who argue that climate change-driven global warming isn’t happening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibek2yIqWOc&feature=youtu.be expand=1] The scientists revealed that 2014 was the hottest year in 134 years of record keeping, with […]

    Part II: How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Save the Planet

    Part II: How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Save the Planet

    [Editor’s note: This article is part two of a two-part series. Read part one.] We now know that 20-30 percent of manmade greenhouse gases in the atmosphere comes from industrial agriculture. Petrochemicals are for cars, not for the soil. By dumping ag chemicals onto our soils, we disrupt nature’s delicate balance of water, soil and air. Carbon sequestration […]

    Record Heat in Australia Fuels Wildfires, Shuts Down Internet

    Record Heat in Australia Fuels Wildfires, Shuts Down Internet

    Australians have good reason to dread the coming of January. It’s the peak of the summer season downunder. In recent years, global warming, driven by climate change, has caused temperatures there to soar to record levels. More wildfires are only one of the many impacts of climate change in Australia. Photo credit: Shutterstock With temperatures reaching highs […]