A Swiss court on Monday cleared a dozen activists of wrongdoing and a hefty fine for a stunt they pulled in a Credit Suisse bank in November 2018. The protestors had occupied the bank and played tennis to demand an end to fossil fuel funding and to ask tennis star, Roger Federer, to end his […]
It’s the holiday season again, and in the midst of making to-do lists and prepping for festive dinners, some people will once again ponder whether it is better for the environment to buy an artificial Christmas tree or to opt for the real thing. It’s a good question to ask. We’re in the midst of […]
A group of scientists is warning that livestock production must not expand after 2030 for the world to stave off ecological disaster. A letter published in Lancet Planetary Health, signed by more than 50 leading scientists in the field, calls for meat production to peak by 2030, after which governments need firm commitments to stop […]
By Jessica Corbett Climate advocates and experts celebrated Oxford Dictionaries’ announcement Wednesday that “climate emergency” is the Oxford Word of the Year 2019. Oxford defines climate emergency as “a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.” The term beat out […]
By Kieran Cooke There could be a way of countering one key aspect of the climate emergency by making much greater use of a widely-available plant: bamboo building. Bamboo is already one of the most widely-used and versatile natural materials on the planet; foods, medicines and cooking utensils, musical instruments, clothes and furniture are made […]
Youth activists rallying in front of Miami Beach’s City Hall successfully campaigned for the coastal city to declare a climate emergency, the Miami Herald reported. The youth activists who demonstrated in front of Miami Beach’s City Hall last month as part of September’s global climate strike handed a climate emergency resolution to Chief Resilience Officer, […]
The newly elected mayor of England’s northernmost region wants to put a UN-accredited climate change teacher in every state funded primary and secondary school, making his region the first in the world to do so, as the London Economic reported. Jamie Driscoll, a Labour-party politician, declared a climate emergency on his first day in office […]
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