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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. I was born on July 20, 1944, barely a year before the world (potentially) ended. On August 6 and 9, 1945, the U.S., which had...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 07:19 AM PDT
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Ecocide The term ‘ecocide’ refers to the ‘devastation and destruction of the environment to the detriment of life’, but no legal definition between States has yet been agreed. This project promotes the discussion towards the criminalisation of ecocide....
by LaFeminista
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on Fri Feb 23, 2024 at 07:52 AM PST
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“Let me warn fisherfolk, those with vessels, those with jet skis, swimmers, whomever, please avoid the area as much as possible. Don’t go purposefully sightseeing and sailing into the area. It’s not an opportunity to go sightseeing isn’t an opportunity...
by Pakalolo
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 04:54 AM PST
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Land-based minerals and metals are necessary for making our electronics, such as phones, television, and computer components. But there is a big problem for the overpopulated world population whose voracious appetite for consumer goods is depleting...
by Pakalolo
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on Tue Aug 08, 2023 at 08:06 AM PDT
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A new study published in Nature Sustainability found that ecosystem collapse will come sooner than previously thought. The researchers discovered how tipping points of nature "can amplify and accelerate one another." One-fifth of the earth's...
by Pakalolo
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on Fri Jun 23, 2023 at 05:28 AM PDT
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Where the fuck is the media? Most of them are completely useless for today's challenges. Northern Mexico will endure temperatures up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit as a relentless heat dome provides no relief from deadly temperatures that have baked the...
by Pakalolo
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 06:10 AM PDT
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"Fire isn't going away. We're going to be burning for this entire century. We're going through a global regime change and a whole bunch of things are going to catch on fire, and catch on fire again, until something new grows there, something different...
by Pakalolo
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on Sat May 13, 2023 at 03:06 AM PDT
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When it comes to the climate crisis, we are running out of time. In 1994, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change established the Conference of the Parties (COP) to encourage UN member states to meet annually to discuss scientific data and...
by jjdemarinis
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on Mon Feb 20, 2023 at 07:55 AM PST
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SACRAMENTO— Sixteen tribal, environmental justice, fishing, and conservation groups on Tuesday announced their strong opposition to the “More Water Now” ballot measure initiative, otherwise known as the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022.” The...
by Dan Bacher
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on Wed Dec 22, 2021 at 08:01 PM PST
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Jason Hickel designs a Utopian future�in his most recent article for Current Affairs� What Would It Look Like If We Treated Climate Change as an Actual Emergency? � He calls upon�us to unite in ...
by boatsie
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on Mon Dec 06, 2021 at 08:28 AM PST
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We watch as the world’s fate is decided at Glasgow. Will we find a pathway to a survivable future? I claim no special expertise in these matters. I know enough science to trust scientists in general, and enough about data to tell the difference between...
by WarrenS
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on Wed Nov 10, 2021 at 08:21 AM PST
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Brazil’s genocidal maniac President, Jair Bolsonaro, has escaped charges of genocide against his people, the indigenous of the Amazon rainforest. Brazil’s senate decided not to charge him for ...
by Pakalolo
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on Sat Oct 30, 2021 at 05:32 AM PDT
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As she walked through Ronald Reagan airport, Senator Krysten Sinema of Arizona was confronted by climate activists over her ongoing obstruction of the 3.5 trillion dollars build-back better plan. The 3.5 plan is where the majority of climate provisions...
by Pakalolo
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on Tue Oct 05, 2021 at 02:17 AM PDT
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These are todays Climate News Stories:
"Our leaders are lost and our planet is damaged."—
Insulate Britain: Climate protester, 82, prepared to go to jail
In the Democrats’ Budget Package, ...
by eeff
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on Wed Sep 29, 2021 at 02:00 PM PDT
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These are todays�stories:
Summer Wildfires Emitted More Carbon Dioxide Than India Does in a Year
I think that I shall never see/An urban cooling device as effective as a tree
The Rate of ...
by eeff
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on Wed Sep 22, 2021 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Pandemic update to the world scientists' warning of a climate emergency In a year marked by unprecedented flooding, deadly avalanches, and scorching heat waves and wildfires, the climate emergency's enormous cost—whether measured in lost resources or...
by LaFeminista
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on Wed Jul 28, 2021 at 02:31 AM PDT
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The excellent folks at www.thejuicemedia.com have a new advertisement that tells the truth about Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). CCS matters because it’s sold as a way to have our cake and eat it too: We can use carbon-based fuels without emitting...
by DrMarmot
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on Fri Sep 03, 2021 at 05:55 AM PDT
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“COVID-19 is a wake-up call... If we just carry on with business as usual, that will lead to the end of our species' tenure on planet Earth.” --Jane Goodall The 21st century has already witnessed three coronavirus outbreaks: Middle East respiratory...
by DrMarmot
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on Sat Feb 27, 2021 at 02:44 PM PST
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“Pena que a cavalaria brasileira não tenha sido tão eficiente quanto a americana, que exterminou os índios” “It’s a shame that the Brazilian cavalry hasn’t been as efficient as the Americans, who exterminated the Indians.” Jair...
by Pakalolo
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on Mon Jan 25, 2021 at 12:02 AM PST
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“Until now, Donald Trump served as a support for the Brazilian president to act irresponsibly. Now with the U.S. adding to Europe’s pressure, Brazil is more isolated, and the government will find it harder to stay on this foolish path.” Alessandro...
by Pakalolo
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on Wed Dec 02, 2020 at 03:31 AM PST
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