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Are the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?

Are the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?

By Tara Smith Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84 percent during President Jair Bolsonaro’s first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost every day. The Amazon fires may seem beyond human control, but they’re not beyond human culpability. Bolsonaro ran for president […]

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    Are the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?

    Are the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?

    By Tara Smith Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84 percent during President Jair Bolsonaro’s first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost every day. The Amazon fires may seem beyond human control, but they’re not beyond human culpability. Bolsonaro ran for president […]

    ‘Americans Are Waking Up’: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must Be Addressed

    ‘Americans Are Waking Up’: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must Be Addressed

    By Oliver Milman Two-thirds of Americans believe climate change is either a crisis or a serious problem, with a majority wanting immediate action to address global heating and its damaging consequences, major new polling has found. Amid a Democratic primary shaped by unprecedented alarm over the climate crisis and an insurgent youth climate movement that […]

    A New Beginning for Climate Reporting

    A New Beginning for Climate Reporting

    By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope It’s been 30 years since Bill McKibben rang the warning bells about the threat of man-made climate change — first in a piece in The New Yorker, and then in his book, The End of Nature. For most of that time, the response from most quarters of the media, […]