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200+ detained, tear gas & scuffles at banned Global March for Climate in Paris (VIDEO)
200+ detained, tear gas & scuffles at banned Global March for Climate in Paris (VIDEO) © / Ruptly Crowds gathered in the French capital on Sunday to attend a global march for the climate, despite the ban on gatherings enforced by French authorities. When one of the groups charged a police cordon, tear gas was […]
The Bizarre Explanation For Why The U.S. Has Avoided Bombing ISIS Oil Wells
The Bizarre Explanation For Why The U.S. Has Avoided Bombing ISIS Oil Wells Why hasn’t the U.S. bombed the oil wells that ISIS controls into oblivion by now? Would you believe that it is because the Obama administration “didn’t want to do environmental damage”? Former Deputy Director of the CIA Michael Morell has publicly admitted […]
Other Energy Companies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Change
Other Energy Companies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Change A growing number of energy companies could come under increased scrutiny over their involvement in funding science and public relations campaigns denying the risks of climate change. The New York attorney general made news a few weeks ago when he announced an investigation into oil major ExxonMobil […]
Climate change is our grand narrative now
Climate change is our grand narrative now There is the story of our personal lives: our family, our friends, our jobs, our hobbies. There is the story of our communities: our civic, religious, business, artistic and recreational lives. There is the story of our nations: their internal political struggles and their struggles with each other. […]
Half A Million Square Kilometers Of Heavy Smog Force Beijing To Issue “Orange Alert”, Close Factories
Half A Million Square Kilometers Of Heavy Smog Force Beijing To Issue “Orange Alert”, Close Factories On Sunday, Beijing issued its highest smog alert of the year, upgrading it from the yellow of the past two days to orange, second only to red. According to local CCTV, heavy smog covered an area of half a million […]
New Ebola Cases Surface in “Ebola Free” Liberia: “The Threat Remains”
New Ebola Cases Surface in “Ebola Free” Liberia: “The Threat Remains” The threat from ebola remains quite real, and there is legitimate concern over whether or not the world’s health experts are really capable of containing it. The West African nation of Liberia has once again been reminded that it must remain vigilant and mindful […]
Hottest five-year period on record is 2011-2015, says WMO
Hottest five-year period on record is 2011-2015, says WMO The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) announced today that 2015 is likely to top the charts as the hottest year in modern observations, with 2011-15 the hottest five-year period on record. With two full months still to add in, the global average surface temperature for January to […]
Coal CEO Thanks Lamar Smith, Asks Him to Expand Probe of Climate Scientists
Coal CEO Thanks Lamar Smith, Asks Him to Expand Probe of Climate Scientists In recent remarks Robert E. Murray, the chief executive officer of Murray Energy, the largest privately-held coal mining company in America, enthusiastically praised Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Tex., the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, for leading an investigation into […]
UN chief warns climate change could have link with terrorism
UN chief warns climate change could have link with terrorism Ban Ki-moon tells CBC’s Margo McDiarmid social disruption could lead to more ‘terrorist fighters’ UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an interview with CBC, said the effects of climate change will lead to social disruption, fuelling the frustration of the young and unemployed, who may […]
Salting the Economy to Death
Salting the Economy to Death One popular delusion that won’t seem to go away is the notion that policy makers can stimulate robust economic growth by setting interest rates artificially low. The general theory is that cheap credit compels individuals and businesses to borrow more and consume more. Before you know it, the good times […]
Perfect storm heads for fossil fuel assets
Perfect storm heads for fossil fuel assets A natural gas refinery next to a cemetery in New Mexico, US. Image: Christina Xu via Flickr Coal, oil and gas sectors warned that trillions of dollars of assets could be stranded if a global agreement on limiting climate change is reached at the UN summit in Paris. LONDON, 25 November, […]
Oklahoma Leads The World In Seismic Activity As 2015 Quake Count Tops 5,000
Oklahoma Leads The World In Seismic Activity As 2015 Quake Count Tops 5,000 With geologists having confirmed the link between fracking and earthquakes in Oklahoma (and energy executives trying to get those geologists fired), the news this week that The Sooner State leads the world in seismic activity will likely see more uproar from residents.. and more lobbying dollars […]
Fukushima protective groundwater wall ‘slightly leaning’
Fukushima protective groundwater wall ‘slightly leaning’ © The Japan Times / YouTube Completed only last month and designed to prevent contaminated groundwater from seeping into the sea, a 780-meter protective wall built alongside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power station is already “slightly leaning,” plant operator TEPCO has announced. TrendsFukushima nuclear disaster Tokyo Electric Power Company […]
It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves
It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves Yet another United Nations climate confab is about to commence, this time in Paris, France, where the tragic backdrop of terrorism, war, and a growing immigration crisis now grips the country. It’s fitting that global warming talks should happen here, considering the role […]
