Clinical psychologist and founder of the Climate Mobilization Project, Margaret Klein Salamon, stated: “Americans are finally beginning waking up to the existential threat that the climate emergency poses to our society.” She added: “It’s young people that have...
Scientists from The World Health Organization, or WHO, came out with a statement Tuesday affirming that nine out of ten people live in an area where air pollution significantly exceeds guidelines. In their press release, Doctor...
An ancient plague, frozen beneath the arctic ice for millennia, is suddenly released as the ice around it thaws. The disease makes its ways to civilization, killing billions and bringing civilization to a screeching halt. It...
climate chane
The Trump administration has once again shown an extremely cold and heartless attitude toward just about everything. Republican and Director of the Office of Management and Budget has made a few astounding statements this week....
July 17 marked the 14 Annual Nelson Mandela Foundation Lecture, a yearly series that features talks from noteworthy influencers. The lectures challenge listeners to think deeply about social issues and how to effect positive change...
Climate Change
It’s common knowledge that Donald Trump loves watching cable news. Now an environmental group is taking advantage of the president’s bad habit to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change. The Partnership for Responsible Group...
harvests
As the need for urban farming rises across the nation, one greenhouse in Chicago believes it is breaking worldwide records. New York-based Gotham Greens is claiming its greenhouse, located on the rooftop of an old soap...
In the 1960s, America was a dirtier, uglier place than it is today. Illegal dumping was widespread. Sewage often mingled with river water that upstream communities swam in or drank from. And smokestacks stood directly...
climate science
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...
James Inhofe - climate change
While it is an indisputable fact that climate change is affecting our world, some republicans still choose to refute science. One of these Republicans is Senator James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public...
Last week, the environment took yet another hit from President Donald Trump and his administration. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the rusty patched bumble bee would not start receiving federal protection on...
“I have seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this." This is what United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said after reading a new report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
Jimmy John Liautaud, sandwich maker and trophy hunter (image courtesy Jimmy John's, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
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...
Solar panels have had success in aiding countries to rely more on renewable energy. One of the downfalls of solar panels is that they rely heavily on direct sunlight. Chinese researchers have discovered that a...
hottest day in history climate change global warming
It’s hot. Like, really hot. Yes, it’s July, and you probably know at least one person who says something like, “Well, it’s July. What do you expect?” It’s that kind of person who probably isn’t going to be reading this...
Hillary's Plan Is Already On Track, Clean And Affordable Solar Energy Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Might Think In Florida's August 30 election, Amendment 4 was passed by a landslide vote with nearly three-quarters of...
Finding Dory
Finding Nemo is the iconic movie that every young kid can't help but love from Pixar Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Finding Dory, set to be released June 17, will likely attain the same success its predecessor...
Animal expert and emeritus director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Jack Hanna said over the weekend that Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe recently should be prosecuted and sent...
While floating on a platform in Svalbard, Norway, surrounded by a crumbling glacier, pianist Ludovico Einaudi played Elegy of the Arctic on a baby grand. This haunting performance brings a strong reminder of how fragile...
shark
A video has surfaced showing what may be the biggest shark ever captured on film -- and she may be pregnant. Watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvZOYTm8iuU