In a report that elicited calls for congressional action, the New York Times revealed Wednesday that “senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule that restricted but did not ban asbestos.” “I can’t think of an easier vote for […]
Read MoreIn the early 80s the New Yorker ran a three-part series called “The Fate of the Earth” by Jonathan Schell. At the time there was a great deal of fear that the world would end in a nuclear holocaust. Ronald Reagan was president. He’d not yet had his epiphany about the horrors of nuclear war. […]
Read MoreAmnesty International was among the groups accusing Airbnb of enabling human rights violations on Wednesday after the company reversed its decision to ban listings of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Back in November the San Francisco-based company announced that it would no longer offer some 200 listings of Jewish settlements in the […]
Read MoreClimate strike leaders on Friday called on participants to keep Houston and the surrounding area in mind on Friday after severe flooding this week from Hurricane Imelda left at least two people dead and required authorities to rescue at least 1,000 residents. The storm dumped more than 40 inches of rain on the city in […]
Read MoreA landmark United Nations report released Thursday warns that land worldwide is under mounting pressure from humans—both exacerbated by and contributing to the climate crisis—which underscores the need to urgently enact more sustainable land practices and curb greenhouse gas emissions from all sources to keep the global population fed and ensure a habitable planet in […]
Read MoreAnother trip to hurricane-ravaged Texas, another pair of sky-high heels for first lady Melania Trump. Accompanied by vice president Mike Pence’s wife, Karen, FLOTUS met with around 40 military officials and Hurricane Harvey first responders in the hangar at Corpus Christi International Airport on Wednesday morning. Seemingly unfazed by the flack she received for her […]
Read MoreThe demonstrators are scattered around the entrance to the Ring. Some form a circle, sitting cross-legged on the asphalt. One protester rolls a cigarette, another scrolls through his phone. A month ago, the city’s residents would have considered the scene surreal. But since nationwide protests against political elites and corruption took off on October 17, […]
Read MoreWhile cities across Europe faced public safety alerts amid record-breaking heatwaves, two weeks of climate talks by nearly 200 delegations in Bonn, Germany wrapped up on Thursday with the negotiations marked by obstruction and climate denial by the United States and other oil-friendly countries rather than a sense of urgency. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia […]
Read More“You are formally invited into my mind and world. I am thrilled to partner with E! to amplify my message of bravery, art, joy, and survival,” she said in a statement on Tuesday. “As I ready my book, Brave, I realized I wanted to show how we can heal through art even when being hounded […]
Read MoreCD editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the author’s forthcoming book, Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? In 20? Perhaps you plan to be advancing in your career, married, with children or retired, living near the beach, traveling often. Whatever […]
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