Most of our legislators understand that the planet is in serious trouble but, concerned about being voted out of office, will not act.
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Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What does climate change have to do with migration? More than you think
Many politicians and public officials frame climate migration as one simple story: a threat to national security. There’s way more to it than that.
Posted inNation & World, News
Scientists look beyond climate change, El Nino for other factors heating up the Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Unprecedented damage from storms this year is upending the insurance industry
The storms in the U.S. were so severe, there were 10 that resulted in damages of $1 billion or more, and Texas was the state most severely effected.
Posted inNation & World, News
European scientists make it official: July was hottest month on record by far
Arizona, Florida, Maine and New Mexico had their warmest Julys on record.
Posted inNation & World, News
Antarctica risks ‘cascades of extreme events’ as Earth warms, study says
Scientists are alarmed at how Antarctic ice has failed to grow back after hitting an all-time low in February – a deviation so extreme from the norm that it’s been dubbed a ‘six sigma event,’ or once-in-a-7.5-million-year phenomenon.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why not tax private jets out of business?
The industry not only exploits our planet’s resources but also makes the rest of us subsidize the lifestyles of the ultra-rich.
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The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
The Environmental Protection Agency in April announced new strict emissions limits that the agency says are vital to slowing climate change as people around the globe endure record-high temperatures, raging wildfires, and intense storms.
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Commentary: It’s getting too hot for airplanes
Hot air is less dense than cold, meaning planes have less lift when the mercury rises. That makes it harder for them to take off and stay aloft.