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2023 Destroys Global Heat Record as Fossil Fuel Emissions Boil the Planet
"How many more records does it take before we phase out fossil fuels and deal with it?" asked one climate campaigner. By Jake Johnson,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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US Coal Plants Killed 460,000 People Between 1999 and 2020
"Air pollution from coal is much more harmful than we thought," said the lead author of a new study published in Science. Clifty Creek...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20232 min read
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Emissions of Richest 1% Will Cause 1.3 Million Heat Deaths: Oxfam
"The super-rich are plundering and polluting the planet to the point of destruction and it is those who can least afford it who are...
Michael Laxer
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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200 Private Jet Owners Burned as Much CO2 as 40,000 Brits
The planes tracked by a new Guardian report belong to celebrities, billionaires, CEOs, and their families, among them the Murdoch family,...
Michael Laxer
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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'Emissions Canyon': World on Track for 2.9°C of Warming
Keeping the 1.5°C temperature goal alive "requires tearing out the poisoned root of the climate crisis: fossil fuels," U.N....
Michael Laxer
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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43 Million Children Forced From Homes Over Six Years Due to Climate Disasters
Children in countries such as South Sudan and Somalia were displaced by flooding, while young people in wealthy countries including the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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After 'Mind-Blowing' September, 2023 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency
"The unprecedented temperatures for the time of year observed in September—following a record summer—have broken records by an...
Michael Laxer
Oct 5, 20232 min read
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Palestinian Displacement in the Age of Climate Chaos
Already under assault by Israeli occupation and injustice, a warming world makes the situation even more unfriendly for those living in...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20233 min read
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'Gross Denial of Reality': Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling
"End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear," said one advocate. "Not 'hold slightly fewer lease sales,' not 'talk about climate action'—End....
Michael Laxer
Oct 1, 20234 min read
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'Very Bad News': Human Activities Increased Extinction Rate of Species Groups by 35 Times
By Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams In what researchers call a "biological annihilation," human activities are driving entire groupings of...
Michael Laxer
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Invasive Species, Fast-Riding Horsemen Galloping the Biodiversity Apocalypse
A European shore crab (Carcinus maenas) carrying fertalized eggs. The crab is considered among the 100 "world's worst alien invasive...
Michael Laxer
Sep 15, 20234 min read
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'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer of 2023 Was Hottest Ever Recorded
"Breaking heat records has become the norm in 2023," said one scientist. "Global warming continues because we have not stopped burning...
Michael Laxer
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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'Absolutely Devastating News': Antarctica Warming Quicker Than Models Projected
The new study's lead author said that "it is extremely concerning to see such significant warming in Antarctica, beyond natural...
Michael Laxer
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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Wildfires Aren’t Just a Threat to People -- They’re Killing Off Earth’s Biodiversity
Cataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change. The New York skyline as a result of the Canadian...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20236 min read
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Global Air Pollution Is Cutting More Than 2 Years Off Average Human Life Expectancy: Report
"Particulate pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy comparable to that...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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Maui Wildfire Devastation Exposes the Legacy of Colonialism
The aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. By Global News Service On August 8, one of the deadliest wildfires in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Fossil fuel giants are misleading the public about their emission-reduction commitments
All while raking in record profits from fossil fuels. A forest on fire in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis town, in the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min read
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Canada's unprecedented wildfire season made at least two times more likely by climate crisis: study
"The Pyrocene is well and truly here, thanks to our continued burning of fossil fuels" A view shows wildfires in Squilax, British...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min read
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Entire Canadian City of Yellowknife Ordered to Evacuate as Wildfire Approaches
Yellowknife residents leaving the city -- image via Twitter By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Nearly 22,000 residents of Yellowknife—the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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Wealthiest 10% of US Households Responsible for 40% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams The richest tenth of U.S. households are responsible for 40% of all the nation's greenhouse gas...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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