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7,000 Colleges and Universities Declare Climate Emergency, With a Plan to Fight It

7,000 Colleges and Universities Declare Climate Emergency, With a Plan to Fight It

By Jessica Corbett More than 7,000 colleges and universities across the globe declared a climate emergency on Wednesday and unveiled a three-point plan to collectively commit to addressing the crisis. The declaration came in a letter — which other education institutions are encouraged to sign — that was organized by the Environmental Association for Universities […]

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    ‘This Is an Emergency. We Need the Democrats to Act Like It’: Outrage as DNC Says It Won’t Host a 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis

    ‘This Is an Emergency. We Need the Democrats to Act Like It’: Outrage as DNC Says It Won’t Host a 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis

    By Jake Johnson Sparking a torrent of backlash from Democratic White House contenders, environmental organizations, and youth climate leaders, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday that it will not host a climate-specific presidential primary debate and will punish candidates who attend a debate hosted by any other organization. News of the DNC’s decision was made […]

    Tornadoes Hit Unusually Wide Swaths of U.S., Alarming Climate Scientists

    Tornadoes Hit Unusually Wide Swaths of U.S., Alarming Climate Scientists

    By Julia Conley As the death toll in Oklahoma rose to six Monday amid an outbreak of nearly 200 tornadoes across the Midwest in recent days — as well as in areas far less accustomed to them — climate scientists said such patterns may carry warnings about the climate crisis and its many implications for […]

    World Leaders, Media Ignore Biodiversity Report Detailing Mass Extinction Event Now Underway

    World Leaders, Media Ignore Biodiversity Report Detailing Mass Extinction Event Now Underway

    By Julia Conley Scientists at the United Nations’ intergovernmental body focusing on biodiversity sounded alarms earlier this month with its report on the looming potential extinction of one million species — but few heard their calls, according to a German newspaper report. Deutsche Welle reported Thursday that partially because the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity […]

    6 Reasons Impossible Burger’s CEO Is Wrong About GMO Soy

    6 Reasons Impossible Burger’s CEO Is Wrong About GMO Soy

    By Pat Thomas Throughout the U.S., major food brands are trying to get rid of GMO ingredients — not necessarily for the right reasons, but because nearly half of consumers say they avoid them in their food, primarily for health reasons. But the CEO of Impossible Foods, purveyor of the Impossible Burger, is bucking that […]

    Global Climate Revolt Escalates: 1,351+ Strikes in 110 Countries Planned for Friday

    Global Climate Revolt Escalates: 1,351+ Strikes in 110 Countries Planned for Friday

    By Julia Conley Two months after what was reportedly the largest international climate demonstration ever, young people around the world are expected to make history again on Friday with a second global climate strike. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, who began the global movement in which students around the world have walked out of their classrooms on […]

    Bill to Ban Circus Animal Suffering to Be Introduced in Congress

    Bill to Ban Circus Animal Suffering to Be Introduced in Congress

    By Andrea Germanos Animal welfare advocates are praising soon-to-be introduced legislation in the U.S. that would ban the use of wild animals in traveling circuses. The measure, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA), is set to be introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Arizona Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D) […]

    Texas Bill Would Make Protesting Pipelines a Felony on Par With Attempted Murder

    Texas Bill Would Make Protesting Pipelines a Felony on Par With Attempted Murder

    By Eoin Higgins A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would make protesting pipelines a third-degree felony, the same as attempted murder. H.B. 3557, which is under consideration in the state Senate after passing the state House earlier this month, ups penalties for interfering in energy infrastructure construction by making the protests a […]