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The Russian wildfire disasters may be over (this year, at least), but climate change and people illegally setting fire to forests to make way for farmland are also causing great fire damage in Brazil. WWF reports: Brazil’s crucial Cerrado region leads the tally of areas most damaged by a crippling drought in the country, with [...]
A key part of addressing climate change, of course, is measuring progress. And to measure progress, you’ve got to know where you’re starting. Leading global cities New York, Toronto, and London are taking a big step in this direction. These three cities are the first to sign up to report their carbon emissions under the [...]
Citizens gathered in downtown Salt Lake City Saturday to hold their very own climate trial-with or without the courts. On trial were Tim DeChristopher, the U.S. government, citizens, and the “accidental bastard children of the 14th Amendment,” i.e., corporations. Organized by Peaceful Uprising, the Climate Trial was prompted by the case of DeChristopher, who is [...]
Sunday gave her a long serious hard stare, waiting several minutes before finally responding somberly: “Beavers often have a great deal to say; rarely, however, do humans ever bother to pay close attention and listen.” Cedar was not sure if her friend was speaking literally or metaphorically, but she did not pursue the beaver issue [...]
If someone asked you about the Gulf of Mexico environment today, what would come to your thoughts first? Probably the massive BP oil spill. But in her new children’s book Salty Seas and His Heroic Friends, Louisianan Lynda Deniger informs young people and reminds adults of the bountiful natural resources and enduring way of life [...]
