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Mystery of Snails with Iron Shells That Survive Inside White-Hot Volcanoes
Michael Havis | Mirror - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Mystery of Snails with Iron Shells That Survive Inside White-Hot Volcanoes)
The World Is on Lockdown. So Where Are All the Carbon Emissions Coming from?
Shannon Osaka | Grist - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2020 ( Comments Off on The World Is on Lockdown. So Where Are All the Carbon Emissions Coming from?)
‘Nature Welcomes the Change’: With No Tourists, Wildlife Roams California’s Yosemite
Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2020 ( Comments Off on ‘Nature Welcomes the Change’: With No Tourists, Wildlife Roams California’s Yosemite)
Abrupt Ecosystem Collapse
Robert Hunziker | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Abrupt Ecosystem Collapse)
7 April, World Health Day: A Message from Dr Vandana Shiva
Seed Freedom – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on 7 April, World Health Day: A Message from Dr Vandana Shiva)
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Part of the Climate Change Crisis
Vijay Kolinjivadi | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Part of the Climate Change Crisis)
Brazil Scales Back Environmental Enforcement amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Guardian | Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Brazil Scales Back Environmental Enforcement amid Coronavirus Outbreak)
‘Can I Keep You Safe? Your Future Is Uncertain’: Climate and the Fate of Humanity
Media Lens - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on ‘Can I Keep You Safe? Your Future Is Uncertain’: Climate and the Fate of Humanity)
Preparedness for Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Vidushi Prasad – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Preparedness for Earthquakes and Tsunamis)
Australia World’s Leading Polluter of Greenhouse Gas Per Capita
Dr Gideon Polya – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
Save the Insects, Save Ourselves: Researchers Sound Alarm on Bugpocalypse
Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Save the Insects, Save Ourselves: Researchers Sound Alarm on Bugpocalypse)
Is Climate Change an Apocalypse in the Making?
Kedar Neupane – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Is Climate Change an Apocalypse in the Making?)
Temperature in Antarctica Soars Past 69°F/20ºC as NOAA Reports Last Month Was World’s Hottest January on Record
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Temperature in Antarctica Soars Past 69°F/20ºC as NOAA Reports Last Month Was World’s Hottest January on Record)
Learn about the Novel Coronavirus
World Health Organization (WHO) – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks
Hiroko Tabuchi – The New York Times
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks)
One World Digital Dictatorship
Soren Korsgaard | Crime and Power – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on One World Digital Dictatorship)
Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis
Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis)
UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences
Jordan Davidson | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences)
Jeff Bezos Donates Three Minutes’ Income to Help Australia Fight Wildfires
Alan Macleod – MintPress News
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Jeff Bezos Donates Three Minutes’ Income to Help Australia Fight Wildfires)
Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items)
Closer than Ever: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight
John Mecklin | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
Ancient Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Locked up in Tibetan Glacier
Laura Geggel | Live Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Ancient Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Locked up in Tibetan Glacier)
With Costs Approaching $100 Billion, the Fires Are Australia’s Costliest Natural Disaster
Paul Read and Richard Denniss – The Conversation
January 20th, 2020 ( Comments Off on With Costs Approaching $100 Billion, the Fires Are Australia’s Costliest Natural Disaster)
Scientists Find Australian Wildfire Smoke Has Circled the Globe
Natasha Roy – NBC News
January 20th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Scientists Find Australian Wildfire Smoke Has Circled the Globe)
After the Inferno
Text: Nick Sas, Photos: Brendan Esposito - ABC News Australia
January 20th, 2020 ( Comments Off on After the Inferno)
Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘Plastic Beach’, One of the World’s Dirtiest Places
Liz Barney and Michelle Broder Van Dyke – The Guardian
January 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘Plastic Beach’, One of the World’s Dirtiest Places)
Over 1 Billion Animals Feared Dead in Australian Bushfires
Brittney Deguara | Stuff – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Over 1 Billion Animals Feared Dead in Australian Bushfires)
Illegal Tin Mining Leaves Trail of Ruin in Protected Brazilian Rainforest
Ana Ionova | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Illegal Tin Mining Leaves Trail of Ruin in Protected Brazilian Rainforest)
How a Rising Anti-Mining Movement Is Challenging Portugal’s ‘White Gold’ Rush
Marina Martinez | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on How a Rising Anti-Mining Movement Is Challenging Portugal’s ‘White Gold’ Rush)
Japan’s Radioactive Water Will Be Released into Ocean or Atmosphere
Dan Robitzski | Futurism – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Japan’s Radioactive Water Will Be Released into Ocean or Atmosphere)
Brazil Amazon Deforestation Climbs more than 100% in November over Same Month Last Year – Government Agency
Marcelo Teixeira | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil Amazon Deforestation Climbs more than 100% in November over Same Month Last Year – Government Agency)
Greenland Is Nearing a Climate Tipping Point–How Long Warming Lasts Will Decide Its Fate, Study Says
Bob Berwyn | InsideClimate News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Greenland Is Nearing a Climate Tipping Point–How Long Warming Lasts Will Decide Its Fate, Study Says)
Why Climate Change Is an Irrelevance, Economic Growth Is a Myth and Sustainability Is Forty Years Too Late
Kevin Casey | Global Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Is Growth Passé?
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Is Growth Passé?)
In Final Hours, COP 25 Denounced as ‘Utter Failure’ as Deal Is Stripped of Ambition and US Refuses to Accept Liability for Climate Crisis
Julia Conley | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on In Final Hours, COP 25 Denounced as ‘Utter Failure’ as Deal Is Stripped of Ambition and US Refuses to Accept Liability for Climate Crisis)
Arctic Report Card 2019: Extreme Ice Loss, Dying Species as Global Warming Worsens
Sabrina Shankman | Inside Climate News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Arctic Report Card 2019: Extreme Ice Loss, Dying Species as Global Warming Worsens)
Stunning Images Show How Severe Drought Has Changed One of the World’s Largest Waterfalls
Adriana Navarro | MSN – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Stunning Images Show How Severe Drought Has Changed One of the World’s Largest Waterfalls)
Europe’s Green Deal
Jeffrey D. Sachs | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Europe’s Green Deal)
Record Number of Fires Rage around Amazonia Farms That Supply the World’s Biggest Butchers
Andrew Wasley , Alexandra Heal , André Campos and Sam Cutler – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Record Number of Fires Rage around Amazonia Farms That Supply the World’s Biggest Butchers)
Move Over, Peak Oil. Scientists Say ‘Peak Livestock’ Must Arrive This Decade to Limit Global Heating
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Move Over, Peak Oil. Scientists Say ‘Peak Livestock’ Must Arrive This Decade to Limit Global Heating)
Ocean Deoxygenation: Everyone’s Problem
Laffoley, D. and Baxter, J. M. | International Union for Conservation of Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Ocean Deoxygenation: Everyone’s Problem)
New IUCN Report on Ocean Oxygen Loss Gives ‘Ultimate Wake-Up Call’ to Act on Climate
Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on New IUCN Report on Ocean Oxygen Loss Gives ‘Ultimate Wake-Up Call’ to Act on Climate)
Climate Tipping Points — Too Risky to Bet Against
Timothy M. Lenton, Johan Rockström, Owen Gaffney, Stefan Rahmstorf, Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber - Nature Magazine
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Climate Tipping Points — Too Risky to Bet Against)
Forget about Water at Your Peril
Rachael McDonnell – Al Jazeera
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Forget about Water at Your Peril)
Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Atmosphere Reaches Record High, Researchers Say
Denise Chow – NBC News
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Atmosphere Reaches Record High, Researchers Say)
Brazil’s President Is Blaming Leonardo DiCaprio for the Amazon Forest Fires
Annabelle Timsit | Quartz – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s President Is Blaming Leonardo DiCaprio for the Amazon Forest Fires)
Oil Spill Hits 643 Areas in 116 Cities in Northeast and Southeast Brazil
Igor Carvalho | Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Oil Spill Hits 643 Areas in 116 Cities in Northeast and Southeast Brazil)
How to Save the Planet and Ourselves
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How to Save the Planet and Ourselves)
Rising Seas Threaten US Pacific Nuclear Dump
John Braddock | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Rising Seas Threaten US Pacific Nuclear Dump)
Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike in Deforestation in Over a Decade
Colin Dwyer | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike in Deforestation in Over a Decade)
Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist (Part 1)
William E. Rees | The Tyee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist (Part 1))
Memo from a Climate Crisis Realist: The Choice before Us (Part 2)
William E. Rees | The Tyee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Memo from a Climate Crisis Realist: The Choice before Us (Part 2))
Change of Players, Change of Game: How States Got Left Behind on Climate Change
Charlotte Hulme | E-IR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Change of Players, Change of Game: How States Got Left Behind on Climate Change)
Warning of ‘Untold Human Suffering,’ Over 11,000 Scientists from Around the World Declare Climate Emergency
Julia Conley | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Deforestation in Brazil Jumped by 80% in One Year: Study
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Deforestation in Brazil Jumped by 80% in One Year: Study)
Trump’s Worst Impeachable Offense Hurts the Whole World–Climate
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Trump’s Worst Impeachable Offense Hurts the Whole World–Climate)
Ah … The Best People: Ignoring the Need for Environmental Deliverance for Over 50 Years
Marc A. Cirigliano| The Eastern Woodlands Fusion – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Ah … The Best People: Ignoring the Need for Environmental Deliverance for Over 50 Years)
Politicians Protect Meat Industry by Making Activists Criminals
Leighton Akio Woodhouse and David Zlutnick -The Intercept
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Politicians Protect Meat Industry by Making Activists Criminals)
Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste)
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo Named Top Plastic Polluters for the Second Year in a Row
Matt Franklin | Brand Audit – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo Named Top Plastic Polluters for the Second Year in a Row)
German Appetite for Beef Eats into Brazilian Rainforest
Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on German Appetite for Beef Eats into Brazilian Rainforest)
Amazon Rainforest ‘Close to Irreversible Tipping Point’
Dom Phillips – The Guardian
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest ‘Close to Irreversible Tipping Point’)
Climate Change: A People-Centered Approach
Daisaku Ikeda – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Climate Change: A People-Centered Approach)
The NTP Cell Phone Study Explained
Dr. Ron Melnick | GrassrootsEnvEd – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The NTP Cell Phone Study Explained)
Environmentalism According to the Vedic View
Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Environmentalism According to the Vedic View)
Major Media Bury Groundbreaking Studies of Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Bootprint
Joshua Cho – FAIR Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
October 14th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Revealed: The 20 Firms behind a Third of All Carbon Emissions
Matthew Taylor and Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Revealed: The 20 Firms behind a Third of All Carbon Emissions)
At $716 Billion, the US Military Budget Is Bigger Than Those of 144 Countries Combined and Largest Contributor to Climate Change
Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
Inside America’s Most Toxic Nuclear Waste Dump, Where 56 Million Gallons of Buried Radioactive Sludge Are Leaking into the Earth
James Pasley | Yahoo! News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Inside America’s Most Toxic Nuclear Waste Dump, Where 56 Million Gallons of Buried Radioactive Sludge Are Leaking into the Earth)
At Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, a Million-Tonne Headache: Radioactive Water
Karyn Nishimura | Northglen News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on At Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, a Million-Tonne Headache: Radioactive Water)
Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling Elites
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Not Convinced on the Need for Urgent Climate Action? Here’s What Happens to Our Planet between 1.5°C and 2°C of Global Warming
Rachel Warren and Sally Brown – The Conversation
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Not Convinced on the Need for Urgent Climate Action? Here’s What Happens to Our Planet between 1.5°C and 2°C of Global Warming)
The Human and Financial Costs of the Explosive Remnants of War in Afghanistan
Suzanne Fiederlein and SaraJane Rzegocki | James Madison University – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Human and Financial Costs of the Explosive Remnants of War in Afghanistan)
Another Climate Woe
Bob Neumann | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Another Climate Woe)
The Right to a Future, with Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg
The Intercept – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Right to a Future, with Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg)
Japan Is Lying about the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, as It Promotes the 2020 Olympic Games
Nuclear News | CounterPunch – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Amazon: The Common Wealth of the Earth and Humanity
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon: The Common Wealth of the Earth and Humanity)
On the Precipice: The Collective Asteroid of Human History
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
September 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on On the Precipice: The Collective Asteroid of Human History)
The 5G Electromagnetic “Mad Zone” Poised to Self-Destruct: The 5G “Dementors” Meet the 4G “Zombie Apocalypse”
Claire Edwards – Global Research
September 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The 5G Electromagnetic “Mad Zone” Poised to Self-Destruct: The 5G “Dementors” Meet the 4G “Zombie Apocalypse”)
Top 100 Polluter Indexes
Political Economy Research Institute | University of Massachusetts – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Top 100 Polluter Indexes)
Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon
Juan Manuel Crespo | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon)
Complete 9/11 Timeline Pipeline Politics
Submitted by Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Complete 9/11 Timeline Pipeline Politics)
USA and Brazil Agree to Amazon Development
BBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on USA and Brazil Agree to Amazon Development)
Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Negin Owliaei Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | Inequality – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires)
Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water into the Sea, Minister Says
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water into the Sea, Minister Says)
War on the World: Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know
Murtaza Hussain – The Interept
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on War on the World: Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know)
Natural Disasters: Where Is God in All of This?
Stephen Knapp – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Natural Disasters: Where Is God in All of This?)
Plants Can Recover after Being Burned, so Why Might Some Species in the Amazon Face Local Wipe Out?
Kimberley Simpson – The Conversation
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Plants Can Recover after Being Burned, so Why Might Some Species in the Amazon Face Local Wipe Out?)
Burning Down the House
John Feffer | Foreign Policy In Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Burning Down the House)
The Destruction of the Amazon, Explained
The Week – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Destruction of the Amazon, Explained)
The Companies behind the Burning of the Amazon
Glenn Hurowitz, Mat Jacobson, Etelle Higonnet, and Lucia von Reusner | Mighty Earth – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Companies behind the Burning of the Amazon)
Because ‘a World without Insects Is Not Worth Living in,’ Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Because ‘a World without Insects Is Not Worth Living in,’ Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate)
Trump Moves to Allow Logging in the World’s Largest Intact Temperate Rainforest
Kyla Mandel | Think Progress – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Trump Moves to Allow Logging in the World’s Largest Intact Temperate Rainforest)
Bolivian Fires Are Threatening People and Wildlife–It’s Not Just Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest That’s Ablaze
Claire F.R. Wordley – The Conversation
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bolivian Fires Are Threatening People and Wildlife–It’s Not Just Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest That’s Ablaze)
Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science
Julianne Tveten | FAIR-Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science)
As Jakarta Sinks, Indonesia Announces Location of New Capital City
Matt Stieb | Intelligencer – New York Magazine
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on As Jakarta Sinks, Indonesia Announces Location of New Capital City)
A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force behind Amazon Deforestation
Ryan Grim – The Intercept
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force behind Amazon Deforestation)
We Aren’t Terrified Enough about Losing the Amazon
James Temple | MIT Technology Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on We Aren’t Terrified Enough about Losing the Amazon)
GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon
Lee Fang – The Intercept
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon)
Leonardo Dicaprio’s Foundation Pledges $5 Million in Aid for Amazon Rainforest Fires
Christopher Brito – CBS News
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Leonardo Dicaprio’s Foundation Pledges $5 Million in Aid for Amazon Rainforest Fires)
Nestlé and the Privatization of Water
Franklin Frederick - Global Research
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Nestlé and the Privatization of Water)
Wildfires Rage throughout the Amazon Rainforest
Bryan Dyne | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Wildfires Rage throughout the Amazon Rainforest)
Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
Naomi Oreskes, Michael Oppenheimer and Dale Jamieson | Scientific American – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change)
Even the Bermuda Triangle Has a Plastic Problem
Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Even the Bermuda Triangle Has a Plastic Problem)
July Was the Hottest Month Ever on Earth – Now Massive Wildfires Are Burning Across the Globe
Trevor Hughes - USA TODAY
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on July Was the Hottest Month Ever on Earth – Now Massive Wildfires Are Burning Across the Globe)
Bees: How Important Are They and What Would Happen if They Went Extinct?
Philip Donkersley – The Conversation
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bees: How Important Are They and What Would Happen if They Went Extinct?)
The Amazon Rainforests Are on Fire – Brazil’s Trump-Like President, Jair Bolsonaro, Is to Blame
Bill McKibben – NBC News
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Amazon Rainforests Are on Fire – Brazil’s Trump-Like President, Jair Bolsonaro, Is to Blame)
The Insect Apocalypse Is Coming: Here Are Five Lessons We Must Learn
Robert Walker | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Insect Apocalypse Is Coming: Here Are Five Lessons We Must Learn)
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Tragic Aftermath
Rossen Vassilev Jr. – Global Research
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Tragic Aftermath)
As Scientists Warn of Biodiversity Crisis, Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act
Natural Resources Defense Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on As Scientists Warn of Biodiversity Crisis, Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act)
Eat Less Meat: UN Climate Change Report Calls for Change to Human Diet
Quirin Schiermeier | Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Eat Less Meat: UN Climate Change Report Calls for Change to Human Diet)
Burning Down the House
Alan Weisman | New York Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Burning Down the House)
IPCC Special Report: Climate Change and Land
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on IPCC Special Report: Climate Change and Land)
How to Shift to a More Plant-Based Diet, without the Guilt
Leslie Crawford | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How to Shift to a More Plant-Based Diet, without the Guilt)
Google’s Extravagant Climate Change Camp Mocked as Party for ‘Entitled Fools’
Ebony Bowden | Page Six – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Google’s Extravagant Climate Change Camp Mocked as Party for ‘Entitled Fools’)
Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?
John Feffer - TomDispatch
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics
Jay Cannon - USA Today
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics)
‘Elites’ Flock to Google Summit in 114 Private Jets, Mega Yachts to Talk Climate Change
Emily Smith and Ebony Bowden | Page Six – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ‘Elites’ Flock to Google Summit in 114 Private Jets, Mega Yachts to Talk Climate Change)
Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion)
The U.S. Military Emits More Greenhouse Gases than Sweden and Denmark
Scotty Hendricks | Big Think – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Military Emits More Greenhouse Gases than Sweden and Denmark)
Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data)
Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest)
Can the Department of Defense Win Its Complicated Battle against Climate Change?
Daniel Ross| Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Can the Department of Defense Win Its Complicated Battle against Climate Change?)
Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World)
Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall
Letícia Casado and Ernesto Londoño – The New York Times
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall)
5G Apocalypse [Must Watch!]
New Earth Media – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 5G Apocalypse [Must Watch!])
Amazon Deforestation Accelerating Towards Unrecoverable ‘Tipping Point’
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
July 29th, 2019 ( 5 Comments »)
All the News Is Bad
Francis Gooding | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on All the News Is Bad)
Road Map to a Green New Deal: From Extraction to Stewardship
Mathew Lawrence | Common Wealth – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Road Map to a Green New Deal: From Extraction to Stewardship)
Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War)
Cigarette Butts Are the Forgotten Plastic Pollution – and They Could Be Killing Our Plants
Dannielle Green – The Conversation
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Cigarette Butts Are the Forgotten Plastic Pollution – and They Could Be Killing Our Plants)
Climate Changed: The U.S. Military Has Spewed $21 Billion in Emissions since 9/11
David R Baker | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Climate Changed: The U.S. Military Has Spewed $21 Billion in Emissions since 9/11)
Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?
Ash Murphy – The Conversation
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?)
This Dutch City Has Transformed Its Bus Stops into Bee Stops
Michiel de Gooijer | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on This Dutch City Has Transformed Its Bus Stops into Bee Stops)
7,000+ Colleges and Universities Declare Climate Emergency and Unveil Three-Point Plan to Combat It
Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 7,000+ Colleges and Universities Declare Climate Emergency and Unveil Three-Point Plan to Combat It)
‘Ghost Nets’: How Lost and Abandoned Fishing Gear Is Destroying Marine Wildlife
Jon Hernandez • CBC News
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ‘Ghost Nets’: How Lost and Abandoned Fishing Gear Is Destroying Marine Wildlife)
Land Thieves Ramp up Deforestation in Brazil’s Jamanxim National Forest
Sue Branford and Thais Borges | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Land Thieves Ramp up Deforestation in Brazil’s Jamanxim National Forest)
The Limited Mind: Why Fear Is Driving Humanity to Extinction
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
Hundreds of Sharks and Rays Entangled in Plastic Debris, Study Finds
Jordan Davidson | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Hundreds of Sharks and Rays Entangled in Plastic Debris, Study Finds)
‘Hell Is Coming’ – What Lies Ahead for Europe’s Climate
Marco Evers – Der Spiegel
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ‘Hell Is Coming’ – What Lies Ahead for Europe’s Climate)
The Little Known Story/History of the Chernobyl Children Cured in Cuba
Miguel Faure Polloni | Resumen – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Japan Resumes Commercial Whaling – Researchers on How the World Should Respond
Sui Phang and Peter Bridgewater – The Conversation
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Japan Resumes Commercial Whaling – Researchers on How the World Should Respond)
Amazon Rainforest on Fire in Brazil
Alexander Zaitchik – The Intercept
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest on Fire in Brazil)
Britain Faces Invasion of Giant Asian Hornets That Kill Humans with One Sting
Henry Holloway – Daily Star
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Britain Faces Invasion of Giant Asian Hornets That Kill Humans with One Sting)
US Military Is a Bigger Polluter than As Many As 140 Countries – Shrinking This War Machine Is a Must
Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher and Patrick Bigger – The Conversation
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Military Is a Bigger Polluter than As Many As 140 Countries – Shrinking This War Machine Is a Must)
Forest Twice Size of UK Destroyed in Decade for Big Consumer Brands – Report
Karen McVeigh – The Guardian
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Forest Twice Size of UK Destroyed in Decade for Big Consumer Brands – Report)
U.S. Military Consumes More Hydrocarbons than Most Countries — Massive Hidden Impact on Climate
Science Daily | Lancaster University – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Consumes More Hydrocarbons than Most Countries — Massive Hidden Impact on Climate)
Fukushima’s Three Nuclear Meltdowns Are “Under Control” – That’s a Lie
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Fukushima’s Three Nuclear Meltdowns Are “Under Control” – That’s a Lie)
The World’s Largest Oil Reserves by Country
Jessica Dillinger | World Atlas – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The World’s Largest Oil Reserves by Country)
New Report Exposes Pentagon’s Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11
Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams
June 17th, 2019 ( Comments Off on New Report Exposes Pentagon’s Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11)
As More Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions at Home
Kate O'Neill – The Conversation
June 17th, 2019 ( Comments Off on As More Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions at Home)
The ‘Great Dying’ Nearly Erased Life on Earth. Scientists See Similarities to Today
Christopher Joyce | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The ‘Great Dying’ Nearly Erased Life on Earth. Scientists See Similarities to Today)
The Climate Crisis Is Our Third World War. It Needs a Bold Response
Joseph Stiglitz | Nobel Economics Laureate – The Guardian
June 10th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
‘We Are Literally Sawing Off the Branch We All Live On’: Amazon Deforestation Increasing Under Bolsonaro
Eoin Higgins – Common Dreams
June 10th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ‘We Are Literally Sawing Off the Branch We All Live On’: Amazon Deforestation Increasing Under Bolsonaro)
Are Environmentalists and Climate Scientists in Denial?
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Are Environmentalists and Climate Scientists in Denial?)
The U.S. Put Nuclear Waste under a Dome on a Pacific Island–Now It’s Cracking Open
Kyle Swenson – The Washington Post
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Put Nuclear Waste under a Dome on a Pacific Island–Now It’s Cracking Open)
Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds of Millions of Pieces of Plastic
Christopher Joyce | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds of Millions of Pieces of Plastic)
The Cocoyoc Declaration
Johan Galtung, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Cocoyoc Declaration)
Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace
Brad Plumer – The New York Times
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace)
The 5G Revolution: Millions of “Human Guinea Pigs” in Big Telecom’s Global Experiment
Michael Welch and Chris Cook – Global Research
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The 5G Revolution: Millions of “Human Guinea Pigs” in Big Telecom’s Global Experiment)
5G: The Big Picture
Jeremy Naydler | Take Back Your Power – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 5G: The Big Picture)
Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis?
David Owen – The New Yorker
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis?)
Squamish Company That Sucks Up Carbon Dioxide to Make Fuel Gets $68 Million Investment
Kenneth Chan | Daily Hive – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Squamish Company That Sucks Up Carbon Dioxide to Make Fuel Gets $68 Million Investment)
99% of Seabirds Will Have Plastic in Their Guts within Decades
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 99% of Seabirds Will Have Plastic in Their Guts within Decades)
Planning Can Save the Planet: China Chooses Renewable Energy
Sara Flounders | Workers World – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Planning Can Save the Planet: China Chooses Renewable Energy)
Glyphosate Worse Than We Could Imagine
F. William Engdahl | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Determined to Save India’s Water Supply, 26-Year-old Has Revived 10 Lakes from a Polluted Mess
McKinley Corbley | Good News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom
Zoë Carpenter – The Nation
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom)
We Need an Ecological Revolution
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Reforestation Drones Drop Seeds Instead of Bombs, Planting 100,000 Trees a Day Each
Sara Burrows | Return to Now – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Reforestation Drones Drop Seeds Instead of Bombs, Planting 100,000 Trees a Day Each)
Fukushima at Eight: Ongoing Cover-Up of the Nuclear Hazards in Japan and Abroad
Michael Welch, Dr. Helen Caldicott, and Arnie Gundersen – Global Research
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Fukushima at Eight: Ongoing Cover-Up of the Nuclear Hazards in Japan and Abroad)
Study Links Fukushima Disaster to Spike in Infant Heart Surgeries
Lucy Craft – CBS News
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Study Links Fukushima Disaster to Spike in Infant Heart Surgeries)
Planetary Collapse Threatens Our Survival: A New Study Says That More Than 1,200 Species “Will Almost Certainly Face Extinction”
Michael Snyder |The Economic Collapse – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Planetary Collapse Threatens Our Survival: A New Study Says That More Than 1,200 Species “Will Almost Certainly Face Extinction”)
Viral Internet Challenge Is Spurring People around the World to Pick up Tons of Trash and Then Snap Photos
McKinley Corbley | Good News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Viral Internet Challenge Is Spurring People around the World to Pick up Tons of Trash and Then Snap Photos)
Monsanto Loses Millions of Dollars after Indian Farmers Switch to Indigenous Seeds
Ruth Milka | Nation of Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Loses Millions of Dollars after Indian Farmers Switch to Indigenous Seeds)
The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro
Andre Cardoso | Tricontinental Institute for Social Research – Independent Media Institute
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro)
Climate-Proofing Our Communities
Ban Ki-moon and Patrick Verkooijen – The Boston Globe
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Climate-Proofing Our Communities)
Underwater Mudslides Are the Biggest Threat to Offshore Drilling, and Energy Companies Aren’t Ready for Them
Ian R. MacDonald – The Conversation
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Underwater Mudslides Are the Biggest Threat to Offshore Drilling, and Energy Companies Aren’t Ready for Them)
3-5°C Temperature Rise Is Now ‘Locked-in’ for the Arctic
UN Environment – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 3-5°C Temperature Rise Is Now ‘Locked-in’ for the Arctic)
Cracks Found in Nuclear Reactor That Could Lead to the Full Evacuation of Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh Live – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Cracks Found in Nuclear Reactor That Could Lead to the Full Evacuation of Edinburgh and Glasgow)
Democratize Finance, Euthanize the Fossil Fuel Industry
Johanna Bozuwa and Thomas M. Hanna – Jacobin Magazine
March 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Democratize Finance, Euthanize the Fossil Fuel Industry)
We’re Killing Off Our Vital Insects Too
F. William Engdahl – New Eastern Outlook
March 11th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Disaster Capitalism in Brazil: Mining Greed Produces a Horrific Death Toll
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
Earth Just Experienced One of the Warmest Years on Record
Brandon Miller – CNN
February 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Earth Just Experienced One of the Warmest Years on Record)
State-of-the-art Climate Model Shows How We Can Solve Crisis
University of Technology, Sydney – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on State-of-the-art Climate Model Shows How We Can Solve Crisis)
Democracy or Extinction
Media Lens | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Democracy or Extinction)
Environment and Health at Increasing Risk from Growing Weight of ‘E-Waste’
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Environment and Health at Increasing Risk from Growing Weight of ‘E-Waste’)
NASA Satellite Imagery Reveals Shocking Proof of Climate Engineering
Dane Wigington | GeoEngineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit on Safety Grounds
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit on Safety Grounds)
When the Ice Melts: The Catastrophe of Vanishing Glaciers
Dahr Jamail – The Guardian
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on When the Ice Melts: The Catastrophe of Vanishing Glaciers)
Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2018
Basten Gokkon | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2018)
Why Microbeads Are Such a Threat and Why They’re So Hard to Handle
Henk Bouwman – The Conversation
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Why Microbeads Are Such a Threat and Why They’re So Hard to Handle)
These Are the Animals That Went Extinct in 2018
Mark Kaufman | Mashable – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on These Are the Animals That Went Extinct in 2018)
Ten Grim Climate Scenarios if Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Lorraine Chow | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Ten Grim Climate Scenarios if Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius)
Within Hours of Taking Office, Brazil’s “Trump of the Tropics” Starts Assault on the Amazon
Andy Rowell | Oil Change International – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Limits on Coal Plant Mercury Emissions Too Costly: Trump’s EPA
Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Limits on Coal Plant Mercury Emissions Too Costly: Trump’s EPA)
Should We Engineer the Climate? A Social Scientist and Natural Scientist Discuss
Rob Bellamy and Matthew Watson – The Conversation
December 24th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Of Cockroaches and Humans
Roberto Savio | IPS - Human Wrongs Watch
December 17th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Climate Change Performance Index 2019
Germanwatch, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Climate Change Performance Index 2019)
Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode
Subhankar Banerjee - TomDispatch
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode)
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