Greta Thunberg

Late last month, US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and climate activist Greta Thunberg had a lengthy conversation over video chat about leadership, climate change, politics, and activism. GT: Many people, especially in the US, see countries like Swede…

PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS: France announced Tuesday it would impose new taxes on plane tickets of up to 18 per flight, joining other EU states seeking to limit the environmental impact of air travel. The government said that the funds from tickets for flights o…

The biggest surprise of an otherwise predictable OPEC meeting on July 1st and 2nd came during the press conference of the second day, which included the non-OPEC members; i.e., Russia. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih, who usually dominates the press con…

The worlds largest oil-producing nations have a few words for a five-foot-nothing Swedish schoolgirl: back off. Speaking at the OPEC annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, the groups general secretary, Mohammed Barkindo, spoke out about the growing mass mobiliza…

Another major earthquake rocks buildings and baseball stadiums across Southern California.  The 7.1 magnitude quake, the second big tremblor in two days, caused damage, rockslides, and power outages in the Ridgecrest area. For our West Coast readers: how to…

You reap what you sow, so it may be time for humans to start planting more seeds. A recent study found that planting trees could be an effective way to address climate change — perhaps more than previously thought. If an area the size of the US were covere…

“We have solutions ready to go; we’re just missing the political will to act.” Amid record-setting temperatures worldwide and predictions by experts that this year will be among the hottest humanity has ever seen, researchers behind a new study say a rapid g…

In a gaily coloured hall at Marigold Creative, children between eight and 14 years are almost in tears while listening to the inspiring but tragic story of Iqbal Masih, the 12-year-old Pakistani activist. One child tells the story later to his peers. On anoth…

A new study using satellite images of Antarctica reveals a remarkable spike in ice melt over the last five years. Although the extent of the ice was expanding since 1974, after 2014, Antarctica lost nearly 810,815 square miles of ice. Scientists arent ready t…

The Swedish teen environmental activist shot to fame when she organised school strikes to protest climate change last August and has recently made up her mind to take a year-long break from studies to focus on her activities. Apparently, some German drivers a…