greenhouse gases

Greenhouse Gases Reach Unprecedented Level

Greenhouse Gases Reach Unprecedented Level

A bleak new federal report found that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose to levels the world has not seen in at least 800,000 years, highlighting the irreversible and mounting deleterious effects of human activity on the planet, as ABC News reported. Global carbon dioxide concentrations reached a record of 407.4 parts per million during […]

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    Will the U.S. Be a Dystopian Hellscape in 2100 if Emissions Keep Rising?

    Will the U.S. Be a Dystopian Hellscape in 2100 if Emissions Keep Rising?

    By Kristy Dahl Last week, UCS released Killer Heat, a report analyzing how the frequency of days with a dangerously hot heat index — the combination of temperature and humidity the National Weather Service calls the “feels like” temperature — will change in response to the global emissions choices we make in the coming decades. […]

    Australia Sets New Record High for Emissions Pollution

    Australia Sets New Record High for Emissions Pollution

    Australia’s love affair with fossil fuels has it setting new records for carbon emissions, year after year, and seeing a decline in renewable energy sources, according to new research from Ndevr Environmental, an emissions-tracking organization, as the Guardian reported. Once again, Australia set a new record for its greenhouse gas emissions, which was fueled by […]

    Oregon Republicans Flee Climate Bill, Police Follow

    Oregon Republicans Flee Climate Bill, Police Follow

    Oregon republicans fled their state rather than do anything to stop the climate crisis. The state republicans abrogated their duties as elected officials and ran away since they don’t have the votes to stop a landmark bill that would make Oregon the second state to adopt a cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions, as […]