The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd: , our email newsletter. HANOI, Vietnam - Coal, the fuel that powered the industrial age, has led the planet to the brink of catastrophic climate change.
The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy
U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy
Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd: , our email newsletter. WASHINGTON - A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps are not taken to rein in global warming, the damage will knock as much as 10 percent off the size of the American economy by century's end.
US Senate Soon to Vote on Bill Passed in the House (196-180) to End Protection for Endangered Gray Wolves in Lower 48 States
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Congress trying to kill protection for endangered gray wolves!
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on the so-called "Manage Our Wolves Act" (H.R 6784), which would end protection for gray wolves in the lower 48 states by removing their Endangered Species Act (ESA) status.
Why 536 Was 'the Worst Year to Be Alive'
Why 536 was 'the worst year to be alive'
Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: "536." Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe. Not 1918, when the flu killed 50 million to 100 million people, mostly young adults. But 536.
Who is Monitoring Chatham's Streams and Rivers to Protect Them from Clear-Cutting and Construction?
Curious about development and water qualty? You Asked. We Answered.🔍
Fearrington resident Dianne Birch has walked along a creek near her house for years. Over the past one to two years in particular, she and her walking-mate Ellen Roberts have noticed the creek's banks eroding quickly. The waters have become murky with runoff and silt, she said, and trees have begun to fall because their roots have no support system.
Who is monitoring the erosion and water quality of these waterways, and if the clear-cutting of trees for the Briar Chapel construction sites off route 15-501 have anything to do with these ecological changes. This article features the changes to the Creekwood Creek located in Fearrington Village and to the pond, which is called Beechmast Pond.
Indigenous Poets Read Urgent Climate Message on a Melting Glacier
Rise: From One Island To Another
Two indigenous poets - one from the Marshall Islands and another from Greenland - meet at the source of our rising seas to share a moment of solidarity.
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