Environment

Study: End World Bank Support for Factory Farming

Alessandro Ramazzotti / DeSmog Nov 15, 2024 The international lending giant is funding high-rise “hog hotels” but not investing in sustainable agriculture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Antarctica’s Fate at the Forefront of the Rights-of-Nature Movement

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Oct 29, 2024 A new declaration aims to make the southernmost continent an autonomous legal entity with inherent rights to participate in decisions that affect it. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Cops and Coca in Cali

Kurt Hollander / Truthdig Oct 28, 2024 Can COP16 transform a city known for drugs, sex and extreme violence? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Extreme Heat

Adam Zyglis Jul 15, 2024 Dig deeper

Environment

The Dangers of ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’

Richard Heinberg / Resilience Jul 5, 2024 Grasping ecological complexity leads to new ways of thinking about climate change and viable responses to it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Environment

EU Adopts ‘Historic’ Habitat Restoration Law

Edward Carver / Common Dreams Jun 18, 2024 One campaigner called the law’s passage a “ray of hope for Europe’s nature, future generations, and the livelihoods of rural communities.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

Scientists Rail Against Push To Overturn Vital EU Nature Law

Clare Carlile / DeSmog Feb 27, 2024 Defeat of law by right-wing MEPs would be “final nail in the coffin” for Green Deal, say campaigners. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

In Search of Climate Politics’ Radical Center

Félix de Rosen / Resilience Sep 4, 2023 To address the interconnected crises afflicting our planet today — crises of climate, biodiversity, democracy, technology — we need visions for the future that are tangible enough to inspire us to reshape the way we look at the world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Study Finds Ocean Mining Drastically Disrupts Biodiversity

Rachel Reeves / Truthdig Aug 11, 2023 Just two hours of mining caused significant habitat loss to fish and shrimp. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Oceans and Climate Change

Peter Kuper May 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Conservation Pays Far More Than Most Governments Will Admit

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 10, 2019 According to more than 400 scientists, Brazil's natural forest, scrub, marsh and grassland is worth as much as $1.7 trillion annually. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 Now that growing industrial hemp is legal nationwide, the miracle crop could solve many of our environmental, health and socioeconomic troubles in one fell swoop. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )