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...
A 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, one of the cars affected by the fraud (image courtesy Anonyme 3111, available under a Creative Commons-Noncommercial license)
Volkswagen's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad fall and winter got a lot worse on Monday. The federal government filed a civil lawsuit against the automaker for its admitted use of special software to conceal...
As if scientists across the country could be heard in a collective sigh when President-elect Donald Trump appointed climate denier Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA, Leonardo DiCaprio quickly swooped in and, joined by...
This article first appeared in Liberal Nation Rising. It's cold in the Northeast. The wind, although not as strong as it was three days ago, bites like January. After Friday's nor'easter dumped snow and rain and toppled trees,...
When speaking to reporters last week about the historic and deadly Camp and Woolsey fires that have destroyed more than 100,000 acres and taken at least 44 lives, California Gov. Jerry Brown stated Californians--and the rest of the world--are facing a...
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A recent study by the World Health Organization reached a startling conclusion--the active ingredient in Roundup, the nation's most popular weed killer, might put farm workers at increased risk for cancer. The study, published by the...
We hear it daily - Such-and-such country is getting out of hand we need to BOMB them! So-and-so is under attack we need to BOMB them! You know what? Let's not. It's time for a different kind...
Just on the off chance that you still think Donald Trump and his team deserve a chance, you have to listen to this. "It's called ignorance," said Chris Cuomo on CNN. He was speaking to Trump...
As we have all long suspected, Ted Cruz really is as stupid as we always assumed. So says a group of scientists who evaluated some of the preposterous claims the Texas Senator has made regarding...
If you've got plans to see the Grand Canyon, do it soon, because if the Trump Administration gets its way, a lift on the ban on uranium mining might be in the near future. According to...
According to MLive.com, the CDC has now found the first genetic link to the Legionnaires' outbreak and the Flint, MI water system. Far from a cause of celebration, however, the discovery leads to thorny questions about...
Last week, we witnessed another example of President Donald Trump effacing his predecessor's legacy under the guise of eliminating "job-killing regulations." In what Trump hailed as a "new energy revolution that celebrates American production on American soil," the...
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I stumbled across this short video last night and I think it explains in very easy-to-understand language exactly what "global warming" is. Honestly, even the most obtuse person can get a basic grasp of what...
While he raises millions of dollars in campaign contributions in his quest for the 2016 GOP nomination for President, Jeb Bush is also facing questions about his past business dealings, one of which may indicate...
We do indeed live on an endlessly fascinating planet. Our Earth has so much to offer us, and here are a dozen of the most bizarrely beautiful things to be found anywhere in the natural...
In a historic decision the Department of Justice, Department of the Army, and the Department of the Interior overrode the decision of the District Court today by issuing statement that denies construction of the Dakota...
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...
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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....
Tesla has begun taking orders for its new solar roof system – and its low cost could revolutionize the home solar industry. When viewed from the street, Tesla’s solar tiles look like regular asphalt, terracotta, or...
The clock is ticking. There are four weeks left in the congressional calendar, which means when federal lawmakers return to Washington in September, it will be time to be gearing up for November elections. While it's not...