With a new piece in The Nation, environmental leader Bill McKibben upends widely held assumptions not just about President Barack Obama’s climate legacy, but about the so-called “natural gas revolution” that was once considered a “savior” in the fight against global warming. Meme created by Carmi Orenstein The author and 350.org co-founder points to “an […]
Bhutan is often overlooked by the international community. The small nation lies deep within the Himalayas between China and India, two of the most populated countries in the world. But the country of about 750,000 people has set some impressive environmental benchmarks. As we’ve written about in the past, Bhutan is not merely carbon neutral, it’s also a […]
Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has advocated for a number of worthy causes, from fighting climate change to the importance of conservation. Now, with a single tweet, the planetary steward shines a light on the colossal environmental impact of animal agriculture. "This is the video future generations will be wishing everyone watched today." https://t.co/h3txowAwyJ via @MercyforAnimals […]
By Geoffrey Henderson, Ranping Song and Paul Joffe China has officially unveiled its thirteenth Five-Year Plan, which will guide the country’s economic and social development from 2016 through 2020. This latest edition builds on progress made over the last five years and makes clear that environmental stewardship is an increasingly integral component of China’s development. […]
China accounts for a tenth of all the greenhouse gases and aerosols that have collected in the atmosphere over the industrial era, according to new research. Boasting one of the world’s largest economies, China has overtaken the EU and the U.S. as the world’s largest emitter, with CO2 emissions from fossil fuels tripling over the past […]
A growing worldwide shift to renewable energy has played a “critical role” in stalling global carbon emissions, the world’s leading energy analysts declared on Wednesday. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) preliminary analysis of 2015 data, for the second year in a row, the amount of carbon emitted from the world’s power sector remained […]
Another member of Berta Cáceres’ Indigenous rights group was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants on Tuesday, following a violent eviction of Indigenous people from their land. Nelson Garcia, a father of five and community leader, was shot four times in the face—”gunned down in his home,” the Nation reported. His assassination occurred less than two weeks […]
President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to be Antonin Scalia‘s successor on the Supreme Court yesterday and experts are analyzing Garland’s record on environmental cases to see what his confirmation might mean for the Clean Power Plan. President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to be Antonin Scalia’s successor on the Supreme Court. Photo credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / The National Law Journal The Clean Power […]
NASA scientists fear that a growing crack in the Nansen Ice Shelf may cause it to break free from the Antarctic coast and form a massive iceberg more than twice the size of Manhattan. Nansen Ice Shelf hangs on ‘like loose tooth’; crack almost 50km @USGSLandsat https://t.co/5ge1zFPIU3 pic @NASAEarth pic.twitter.com/OBSvNNo2OM — The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) March […]
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