Category Archives: Global warming

Democratic Presidential Candidates Face 7 Hours of Tough Questions on Climate Change, From Fracking to Fossil Fuels

CNN hosts seven hour town hall with Democratic presidential candidates on climate change: recap of key exchanges.

Take the (Night) Train Redux

My recent trip on the night train from High Point, North Carolina, to NYC.

One Very Bad Habit Is Fueling the Global Recycling Meltdown

The well-meaning are engaging in ‘wishcycling’ – opting to place objects in the recycling bin that don’t belong.

Trump Seeks to Revoke California Emissions Waiver

Trump looks to rollback California’s 1970 waiver under the Clean Air Act, which allowed the state to set emissions standards.

FabScrap Tackles Fashion Waste

FabScrap works with fashion companies to reuse and recycle fashion scraps, thereby mitigating the notorious waste in the fashion industry.

UN High Seas Treaty Looks Set to Founder

Stage three of UN negotiations on a conservation treaty for the high seas would up last week without “a serious commitment”; prospects for a final agreement remain weak.

As Aerial Footage of Devastated Bahamas Emerges, Campaigners Ask How Much Destruction and Death Before Global Climate Action Taken?

Devastating footage of Dorian damage in the Bahamas: when will the world take meaningful action to arrest climate change?

Alaska: Log, Mine, Drill, Despoil

While fires rage in the Amazon and Anchorage, Alaska, registers record high temperatures, the Trump administration makes plans to open the world’s largest intact temperate rain forest for exploitation.

Flood the Market

Buyouts can save Houston’s flood-soaked homeowners — if they can get one. Instead, ordinary homeowners fail to qualify, and real estate speculators make out.

Waste Watch: Big Fashion Embraces Sustainability? Ha!

Thirty-two fashion companies present the Fashion Pact to G7; the feeble pledges raise the question: why bother?

The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate

This Real News Network interview with Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier discusses Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people – especially indigenous people.

It’s Official: Parts of California Are Too Wildfire-Prone To Insure

California is leading a trend of climate-change-induced insurance redlining.

Who Will Pay for the Huge Costs of Holding Back Rising Seas?

Combatting rising seas is a big ticket item, and one beyond the meane even of prosperous cities.

How New York City Has Worked to Protect People from the Deadliest Disaster: Heat

New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from heat.