McKibben: It’s time to declare war on climate change
We’re under attack, said author and climate campaigner Bill McKibben, and the only way to defeat the enemy is to declare a global war against the destructive practices that threaten the world’s imperiled ecosystems and human civilization as we know it.
August 19, 2016
As ‘This Changes Everything’ Debuts in US, Leave Your Climate Despair at the Door
‘People are ready for a deeper, much more systemic critique and much more grassroots, radical solutions,’ says film’s director Avi Lewis.
October 1, 2015
World’s Oceans Could Rise Higher, Sooner, Faster Than Most Thought Possible
New research shows that consensus estimates of sea level increases may be underestimating threat.
July 30, 2015
The Lancet: fossil fuels are killing us… quitting them can save us
Comparing coal, oil, and gas addiction to the last generation’s effort to kick the tobacco habit, doctors say that quitting would be the best thing humanity can do for its long-term health
June 23, 2015
Harvard embattled as students, faculty and alumni join forces for divestment
‘Unless and until institutions like Harvard act to stigmatize the root causes of global warming, we will remain addicted to a system of energy production and economic injustice that guarantees catastrophe.’
February 20, 2015
World Bank: Climate change and inequality brewing global social upheaval
World Bank chief admits institution’s past mistakes, but has it changed its destructive ways?
April 5, 2014