New Study Highlights Collapse of Insect Populations
Very sobering news on the insect front. Species die-off is progressing faster than you probably thought.
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Gaius Publius: IPCC Releases Climate Report — First Thoughts
The latest IPCC report says we are cooking our collective goose, and hardly anyone seems to react.
Read more...J.D. Alt: Will the Democrats Change the Subject?
Will the Democrats get out of their own way?
Read more...Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts
Why the already-scary new IPCC report isn’t scary enough.
Read more...Nobel Prizes in Economics, Awarded and Withheld (Climate Change Politics Edition)
How the Swedish Riksbank just put its finger on the scales of the climate change debate in a big way.
Read more...How Are We Doing on a ‘Green New Deal?’
Could a Green New Deal make enough of a dent in greenhouse gas emissions to halt global temperature increases?
Read more...With the World on the Line, Scientists Outline the Paths to Survival
Scientists will deliver an urgent warning with the issuance of the latest IPCC reports, starting next week. But will politicians and the public respond?
Read more...Weathering the Next Florence
How should we prepare for a future filled with many Florences? Grist talked to experts for ideas on building resilient communities.
Read more...Q & A: Why Switching to Renewable Energy Sources is No Longer a Matter of Morality, But of Economics
Interview with Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute, discussing the implications of renewable energies now costing less than fossil fuels.
Read more...IPCC Manipulating Climate Report Summary to Favor Wealthy Nations
The upcoming IPCC report overview is being airbrushed so as to cut unwarranted slack to developed economies.
Read more...How Climate Change Is Increasing Global Hunger
New bad facts on world hunger.
Read more...Florence is the Worst Flood in East Coast History. Here’s How Locals Describe It.
Eyewitness accounts of Florence and its aftermath.
Read more...Futuristic Nostalgia: Maine’s Two-Footer Railroads
The Maine two-footers were great. Why not revive them?
Read more...Gaius Publius: Big Oil Seeks Billions from U.S. Government to Protect It From…Climate Change
Big oil seeks yet another handout.
Read more...Dengue on My Mind: Spending on ‘Diseases of Poverty’ Not Enough to Create Effective Vaccines
A drop-off in funding for vaccines for ‘diseases of poverty’ is another consequence of the financial crisis. A recent study laments bleak prospects for breakthroughs on malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, and other diseases. Climate change is expanding the range where these diseases may be contracted.
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