Your chance to put questions to climate scientists and academics as well as experts on controlling bushfires From unprecedented bushfires in forests that used to be too wet to burn to warming seas that have killed giant underwater forests, Australia is experiencing the effects of the global climate crisis more rapidly than much of the […]
Month: February 2020
US Leads In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19 …Europe, Other Continents Faring Far Worse!
Lately we’ve been hearing lots from desperate politicians suggesting that the US response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus has not been adequate. Far worse in Europe Here in Europe we’ve been hearing a lot about new cases arising on a daily basis, and when I compare the number of U.S.cases (February 29, 2020) […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg’s new public lands proposal is last but not least
On Saturday, megabillionaire-turned-presidential-candidate Michael Bloomberg finally unveiled his public lands proposal, an eight-page document describing his general intentions toward the nation’s parks, lands, and waters. Bloomberg’s plan, much like his appearance in the race, feels a bit tardy — other contenders for the Democratic nomination have had similar plans out for months now — his […]
UK court ruling: Heathrow airport expansion doesn’t fly under Paris Agreement
Terms like “flight shame” might be new to many of us, but environmental activists have been waving their arms about the aviation industry’s ginormous carbon footprint for decades. And on Thursday, they triumphed in a fight over an airport expansion at London’s Heathrow Airport that’s been brewing for years. In a historic decision, the United […]
Power Grid Vulnerability Exposed: Storm, High Winds Lead To Power Outages Over Large Areas Of Germany
German t-online.de news portal here reports how yesterday large areas of central and southern Germany saw the power fail yesterday due to “snow and storms.” Power outages, Germany, February 27, 2020. (Source: stromausfall.org) In some locations the power was out for hours, t-online.de reports. Of course snow itself has little to do with the […]
Naomi Seibt: ‘anti-Greta’ activist called white nationalist an inspiration
German teenager spoke at an event at US rightwing conference CPAC A young campaigner who has been hailed by climate sceptics as the right’s answer to Greta Thunberg has previously described a white nationalist who appeared to promote “white genocide” theories as one of her “inspirations”. Naomi Seibt, a 19-year-old from Münster, Germany, who styles […]
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From 30 – 60 degrees in winter (IN TWO YEARS)
It doesn’t even snow anymore. Barely any cold days. Winter is warm and summer is hot. Just 2 years ago we saw massive amounts of snow. Now, just one snowfall that doesn’t even reach your foot. It doesn’t even get bellow 30 degrees now, but it’s always windy. Birds chirping in mid winter because they […]
Brazil Is Cracking Down on Climate Migrants While Worsening the Climate Crisis
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Why we need a new climate assembly | Letter
The current Climate Assembly UK is deliberating on a red herring – participants should be deciding not just how, but how quickly, we need to act, say a group of scientists, MPs and campaigners Climate Assembly UK, which enters its third weekend this Friday, is breaking new ground in British democracy. Participants from all walks […]