Religious leaders find ourselves in a unique situation in this country today. As people who have been divinely called to preach the gospel, we have to carefully guard our words so that we don’t become...
Currently, one in five species on Earth faces extinction. According to the Biological Extinction Conference held at the Vatican last week, that percentage will rise to 50% by the end of the century unless we take immediate urgent action...
815 million people around the world went hungry last year.
This, according to the latest data from the United Nations, is the first increase in global hunger in more than 15 years.
Sweeping initiatives from nations all...
Is nothing sacred for the Republican platform committee, when they meet to draft what defines the party’s official principles and policies? Alongside forced LGBT "conversion therapy," no same-sex marriages, focus on Bible studies in school,...
Jimmy John's makes good sandwiches, but its approach to labor relations leaves a lot to be desired. For years, the company didn't allow its sandwich makers and delivery drivers to work for a competing sandwich...
Despite vocal opposition from businesses, advisers, and prominent members of his own party, President Donald Trump announced today that he would take America out of the Paris Agreement. The historic climate deal was developed in...
A former policy advisor to the Interior Department has become, in his words, a “whistleblower” on the Trump administration’s treatment of climate scientists.
Joel Clement was director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the Interior...
The House of Representatives has approved a joint resolution that invites Alaskan hunters to engage in unimaginable acts of barbarism.
House joint resolution 69, introduced by Alaska’s Republican Rep. Don Young, overturns a federal rule written by...
It should come as no surprise by now that the objective of President Donald Trump's new cabinet is to unravel and de-legitimize vital federal programs that regulate standards on industry and protect our natural resources....
It should come as no surprise that a republican is upset that America cannot continue to promote racism.
Former President Barack Obama decided that it was time to get rid of an offensive creek name. Squaw Creek...
Last spring, when President Donald Trump was considering withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate accords, other nations' leaders pleaded with him to reconsider, appealing to a sense of responsibility and prudence.
He was reminded of the...
Perhaps people thought it was "fake news."
Two years ago, an article appeared in the Miami Herald about Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials being barred from using the terms "climate change" or "global warming" in official communications, emails,...
The Republican Party is at it again with repeals that could have devastating consequences for the planet. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has been on a warpath to undo the work of...
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio all agree on one thing--none of them think climate change and global warming are really a big deal. That doesn't sit well with Bill Nye. In an op-ed...
Apparently we don't have to fear climate change anymore.
That is if we go by a move the Trump administration made this week when it dropped climate change from a list of global threats.
Instead, President Trump's National...
“If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be...
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden proclaimed “nothing would fundamentally change.”
This made many, particularly progressives that ultimately helped get Biden elected, understandably nervous.
Then Biden released the most progressive climate and economic plan of any Democratic nominee in...
It’s no surprise that if everyone in America recycled, the country would be a lot cleaner. But recycling offers significant opportunities for economic growth, too. A recent feature in USA Today underscores how recycling can...
President Donald Trump’s latest executive order rolls back important U.S. climate change regulations. The order recommends that federal agencies review existing energy policies and "suspend, revise, or rescind" those deemed burdensome to the energy industry.
Over...
The Senate confirmed Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to lead the Interior Department Wednesday. The former Navy Seal will now manage about 500 million acres, or one-fifth of all American land.
Zinke has described himself as a...
