First global map suggests climate change will have greatest impact on the populations least responsible for causing the problem Researchers already study how various species of plants and animals migrate in response to climate change. Now, Jason Samson, a PhD candidate in […]
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Pew Environmental Study Finds Boreal Forest is ‘Earth’s Water Keeper.’
A U.S.-based conservation group has concluded that the great ribbon of green that stretches across northern Canada is one of the world’s great storehouses of fresh water and influences the environment of the entire planet. Pew Environment Group researchers, whose study […]
Continue readingKayak Blockade of Coal Shipping Harbor in Newcastle, Australia
Nearly 600 environmental protesters turned out for a people’s blockade of Newcastle Harbour yesterday, to protest the expansion of coal exports. Many of the protesters took to the water in kayaks, while a large police presence patrolled both the waterway and […]
Continue readingJapan: 8.9 Earthquake Spawns Deadly Tsunami, Evacuation Near Nuclear Reactor, and Fire at Oil Refinery
Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter. Residents near a Tokyo Electric Power Co. nuclear reactor were ordered […]
Continue readingTimothy DeChristopher Found Guilty for Climate Civil Disobedence
by Jamie Henn published at the Huffington Post On Thursday, a jury in Salt Lake City declared climate activist Tim DeChristopher guilty for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration. He faces a […]
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