250 youth with the Sunrise movement confronted the Senate Majority Leader about his decision to fast-track a Senate vote on the Green New Deal resolution
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Posted inBrazil / News
Bolsonaro hands over indigenous land demarcation to agriculture ministry
The new president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro has issued an administrative decree shifting the responsibility for indigenous land demarcation from FUNAI, the government’s indigenous affairs … Bolsonaro hands over indigenous land demarcation to agriculture ministryRead more
Posted inNews / Oil / Spill
15-Year Old Oil Spill Could Become Bigger than Deepwater Horizon
for the last fifteen years, some 10,000 to 30,000 gallons of oil has leaked from a sunken oil rig owned by Taylor Energy into the … 15-Year Old Oil Spill Could Become Bigger than Deepwater HorizonRead more
Posted inEconomics / Indonesia / News
Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road project
Construction on a section of Indonesia’s Trans-Papua highway was suspended after at least 17 people were killed; conflicting reports state the victims were either contract … Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road projectRead more
Posted inToMl
A Planet in Loss Mode
If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening to the nonhuman life forms with which we share this planet, you’ve likely heard the term “the … A Planet in Loss ModeRead more
Posted inNews
Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life
Oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island have found that even slight levels of ocean oxygen loss, or deoxygenation, have big consequences for tiny marine … Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean lifeRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
World’s Richest Must Radically Change Lifestyles
Kevin Anderson talking: The emissions are important. Flying is 2 to 3 percent of world emissions, about the same as U.K., Germany or California, so … World’s Richest Must Radically Change LifestylesRead more
Posted inChile / News / Pollution
Mining waste continues to be expelled into the sea in Chile
A major mining company is dumping its waste into the sea off the Chilean city of Huasco without authorization from environmental authorities. The waste suffocates … Mining waste continues to be expelled into the sea in ChileRead more
Posted inBrazil / Fascism / News
Bolsonaro merger of Brazil agriculture and environment ministries in limbo
Throughout his campaign, now victorious presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro pledged that he would abolish Brazil’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) and fold its functions into the … Bolsonaro merger of Brazil agriculture and environment ministries in limboRead more
Posted inFlood
Too Much Engineering Has Made Mississippi River Floods Worse
Scientists, environmentalists, and anyone who lives within a hundred miles of the winding Mississippi River will tell you—have told you, repeatedly, for 150 years—that efforts … Too Much Engineering Has Made Mississippi River Floods WorseRead more