Climate Change

America’s worsening climate change problem is as polarized as its politics. Some parts of the country have been burning this month while others were underwater in extreme weather disasters. The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting…

The Trump administration's scuttling or weakening of key Obama-era climate policies could together add 1.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent to the atmosphere by 2035, a Rhodium Group analysis concludes. Why it matters: The 1.8 gigatons is "more than the combined energy emissions of Germany, Britain and Canada in one…

This post has been updated with additional details from Drapkin. A former archaeologist and journalist, Julia Kumari Drapkin has explored many careers (she’s also a 2019 Grist 50 Fixer). But a common theme runs through her CV: using storytelling to shine a light on climate change. Now she is a…

These birds are flying. Other birds have not been so lucky, though! (Photo: Sean Gallup, Getty Images) Since this year hasn’t been spooky enough, thousands of migratory birds are now dropping dead across the Southwest. In late August, biologists got word about dozens of birds falling from the sky at…

Our office burned down last Tuesday. The little green and white rented bungalow along Route 99 was filled with art, houseplants, laughter, and sometimes tears. It was a meeting place for Latinx youth to have coffee and organize climate justice events in their community. We built folding desks so we…

TED talks has announced on Monday that it will hold its first-ever free live event next month, with Prince William and other prominent figures calling for action on climate change.Read More

Schneider Electric will launch a robo-advisor approach to climate change and sustainability with the help of machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science.The company, best known for its EcoStruxure platform for the industrial sector as well as data centers, will offer AI-assisted advising to its energy and sustainability services. Schneider…

The US president is urged to recognise the changing climate and what it means to forests, during a briefing on the wildfires in California on Monday. Trump interrupts an official, Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, to argue the climate 'will start getting cooler, you just watch'.…

By Stan Schroeder2020-09-14 22:00:00 -0700 Facebook has launched a new resource to help in the fight against climate change.  On Tuesday, ahead of the annual Climate Week summit in New York City, the company announced the launch of its Climate Science Information Center, a special Facebook Page that offers information…

Rachel Maddow reports on the deadly wildfire crisis incinerating huge swaths of the West Coast of the United States and notes that long-time climate science denier David Legates has been hired to serve in a top position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Sept. 15, 2020Read More