Australia Burning; Tourists in New South Wales and Victoria Flee to Beaches
A grim take from smoky Australia.
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London Tops Global Study for World’s Worst Microplastics Pollution
London tops four cities examined for microplastics pollution; still early days for assessing this pollution’s impact on human health.
Read more...How Sales Shopping Is Killing the Planet
Rampant holiday sales are symptoms of the throwaway culture, and exacerbate the worldwide waste crisis.
Read more...We Asked, You Answered: Here’s How The Climate Changed Your Lives In 2019
No matter where you live, climate change will find you
Read more...“Where Should I Move To Be Safe from Climate Change?’
No place on Earth is immune from the consequences of climate change, but some regions will fare better than others.
Read more...Soil Science, Climate Change, and Property
Our understanding of soil is changing fast with new science. But can soil science help prevent global warming? Or, if the problems are political, not scientific, what is the political barrier?
Read more...Energy Analysts Deliver More Bad News for US Fracking Industry’s Business Model
The old business model of firms borrowing money from investors while hoping for future payouts on record-breaking wells no longer works.
Read more...What Is an ‘Old-Growth’ Forest?
The absence of a universally accepted definition for ‘old-growth’ makes it more challenging to manage and preserve the carbon-rich ecosystems.
Read more...Can The EV Revolution Survive Without Tax Credits?
Automakers are petitioning for an extension of EV tax credits. How critical is that to sales growth?
Read more...The Green New Deal as an Anti-Neoliberal Program
On the positive effects of a Green New Deal.
Read more...Wildfires Are Getting Worse, and So Is the Deadly Smoke They Bring With Them
udies of wildfire smoke give even more cause for pause.
Read more...Climate Change: US Denounced as ‘Threat to Humanity’ as COP25 Ends Without Deal on Big Polluters’ Responsibility to Frontline Nations
What will it take or political leaders to take serious action to combat climate change? UN COP25 Summit a complete failure.
Read more...Argentina Wants a Fracking Boom. The US Offers a Cautionary Tale
Argentina attempts to push fracking, despite its poor economic prospects – even worse than the industry’s lossmaking record in the US.
Read more...Climate Migration Frightens… Climate Poverty Is Frightening!
Taking a stab at how climate change pressures will increase poverty and migration.
Read more...To Resolve the Economic & Environmental Crisis, Do Not Bank On the Private Sector
More political leaders are coming around to the idea of using government economic muscle to combat climate change. But will they act?
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