Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir serving 20 million people, dropped to its lowest level on Friday since being built in 1936, according to the U.S Bureau of Reclamation. Lake Mead dropped to its lowest level on Friday since being built in 1936, according to the U.S Bureau of Reclamation. Supplied by the Colorado River and considered full at 1,220 […]
By Elliott Negin You could call it the battle of the attorneys general: One side representing the public interest, exactly what attorneys general are supposed to do; the other side representing the special interests, exactly what they are not supposed to do. In late March, 17 attorneys general held a press conference to announce they […]
It’s no secret that livestock production is a resource-intensive sector of agriculture that takes a heavy toll on the planet and significantly contributes to climate change. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector is the single largest anthropogenic user of land. It uses approximately 30 percent of the land surface on […]
The world’s farmers and food producers must do more—perhaps five times as much—to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that threaten catastrophic global climate change, according to new research. Right now, scientists calculate that the options available to meet the recent Paris agreement to limit global warming to a maximum of 2 C above historic levels would […]
The fire that the locals call “the beast” is back with a vengeance. Last week, the wildfire that ravaged parts of the tar sands town of Fort McMurray in Alberta seemed to have done its worst. But in recent days it has returned and headed to the tar sands camps north of the town, traveling […]
The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could cross the point of no return within the next century if global warming continues at the current pace. The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could cross the point of no return within the next century if global warming continues at the current pace. Photo credit: The University of […]
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), April 2016 was the 12th consecutive month to break previous heat records, breaking the 1901-2000 long-term average by a record amount. Photo credit: NOAA There is now a 99 percent likelihood that 2016 will become the hottest year on record. NOAA also said the global average carbon dioxide concentration […]
Republican presumptive presidential nominee and climate change denier Donald Trump said in an interview he would renegotiate U.S.’ role in the Paris agreement. Photo credit: a katz / Shutterstock “I will be looking at that very, very seriously and at a minimum I will be renegotiating those agreements, at a minimum. And at a maximum […]
This May, Break Free 2016 swept the planet, with tens of thousands of people joining actions on six continents. Photo credit: Reclaim the Power Here are 10 reasons this historic mobilization should give you hope for the future: 1. We’re standing up to power — even when power fights back. Photo credit: Shayne Robinson, Mutiny Media In […]
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