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Chilean Constitutional Reform: Mother Nature, Mapuche Women, and Decolonial Perspectives Tuesday, January 31 4 PM ET Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge Online RSVP at https://radcliffe-nenmf.formstack.com/forms/2023_ramamehtalecture - for in...
by gmoke
on Mon Jan 30, 2023 at 10:41 AM PST
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Project Nexus was officially approved for construction at the Feb. 8 board meeting of the Turlock Irrigation District as a small-scale proof of concept for the since 2015 brain-child of environmental engineers Dr. Brandi McKuin, Prof. Sarah Kurtz,...
by mettle fatigue
on Wed Feb 23, 2022 at 09:30 AM PST
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There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times. Based on existing trends, the world could cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two...
by boatsie
on Tue Jun 22, 2021 at 01:58 PM PDT
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“When this campaign began, we said ‘not one acre.’ We meant it.” Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity In early July of 2020, GOP Utah Congressional Representative Rob Bishop introduced an amendment to force the Fish...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Dec 04, 2020 at 04:44 AM PST
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We are getting a pretty good look at what a rapid transition to green energy would look like if we ever act to slow down the looming apocalypse. Of course, we are in one now because of the trifecta of coronavirus, climate change, the sixth mass...
by Pakalolo
on Wed Apr 22, 2020 at 04:09 AM PDT
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“The Whites cannot destroy our house for, if they do, things will not end well for the whole world. We are looking after the forest for everyone, not just for the Yanomami and the isolated peoples. We work with our shamans who understand these things...
by Pakalolo
on Thu Mar 26, 2020 at 02:21 AM PDT
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During the evacuation one year ago, I never thought I’d die in the fire. I only understood how marginal was my escape while watching two Camp Fire documentaries this week.1 I realized that I’d left at the literal last minute. I never considered I’d not...
by Besame
on Fri Nov 08, 2019 at 02:50 PM PST
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The Exxon oil wells off the California coast are a dark cancer on our fair nation. And when the pipeline that carried Exxon’s oil from those wells broke, and bespoiled miles of coast line ...
by 6412093
on Sun Oct 13, 2019 at 09:24 AM PDT
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As I was assembling the posters I had printed from the 350.org Arts Kit to make signs for tomorrow’s Global Climate Strike, I was reflecting back on a week in which the themes of justice so powerfully laid out in the Green New Deal resolution were all...
by citisven
on Thu Sep 19, 2019 at 03:36 PM PDT
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced a plan to move the nation’s capital. While there have been various reasons that nations have relocated their capitals, there’s a serious reason for this move: The city is sinking. In fact, according to the...
by Marissa Higgins
on Wed Aug 28, 2019 at 10:40 AM PDT
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From “One Nation Under a Groove” by George Clinton, Walter Morrison and Gary Shider. Ready or not here we come Gettin' down on the one which we believe in Here's my chance to dance my way Out ...
by Dfh1
on Mon Aug 26, 2019 at 05:00 AM PDT
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"It's no surprise that we see ... tens of thousands of Guatemalans fleeing the country going into Mexico trying to get to the United States to flee a country that is in free-fall — where there are no guarantees and there is no security." Marie Burt,...
by Pakalolo
on Sun Jan 27, 2019 at 06:08 AM PST
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This is why we vote.
In a recent diary of mine, I was asked by a fellow Kossack if I ever had any good news to share about the climate. Of course, I had to fess up, so I said: “no, not really”. But then I saw this article, and it warmed my sad and...
by Pakalolo
on Mon Jan 21, 2019 at 03:12 AM PST
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Scientific experts from throughout the world arrived in the heart of Poland's coal country for the Conference of Parties (COP 24) held in Katowice and were stunned when they were welcomed to the industrial city by the Polish Coal Miners Band along...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Dec 07, 2018 at 08:38 AM PST
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Under the cover of chaos and distraction, the Trump Administration begins to destroy and contaminate our National Monuments in Utah today. This is an assault not only on the land and water, but also on indigenous people’s rights along with their sacred...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Feb 02, 2018 at 12:54 AM PST
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The Arctic has a complex climate. There is little sunlight in winter, the summer days are long, the storms can include hurricane force winds, bitter cold temperatures, and at times, even rainfall. Ice is present as snow, ice caps, glaciers and sea ice....
by Pakalolo
on Fri Jan 19, 2018 at 04:04 AM PST
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In yet another move to erase President Obama’s legacy, Trump has decided to reverse protections to keep the Pacific Walrus from going extinct. This grisly proclamation was posted 10-5-17 on the Fish and Wildlife/Department of Interior’s website.
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by Pakalolo
on Fri Oct 06, 2017 at 06:01 AM PDT
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One of world's leading climate scientists, Michael Mann endorsed Rebecca Otto for governor of the State of Minnesota, saying:
"Rebecca Otto is a shining example of the kind of integrity and ...
by 2thanks
on Sat Jun 10, 2017 at 04:23 AM PDT
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The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites detected rapid acceleration of an Arctic glacier over the past year. The glacier, named Negribreen, is located in north Norway at the Svalbard archipelago (the same area where the Svalbard...
by Pakalolo
on Mon May 22, 2017 at 06:05 AM PDT
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Scientists were able to reach the vast floating East Antarctic Totten ice shelf, which provides the backward stress that blocks the ice of the largest glacier in East Antarctica from emptying into the ocean. They were able to take measurements of the...
by Pakalolo
on Wed Apr 12, 2017 at 03:46 PM PDT
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