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David Attenborough attacks Australian PM on climate record and support for coal
Natural historian denounces Scott Morrison’s policies, saying the bleached Great Barrier Reef is ‘a tragic sight’
Thread by @Dreamweasel: "Welcome to life in 2019, where the lion’s share of what passes for political discourse consists of Explaining Extremely Obvious Things to Pe […]"
Thread by @Dreamweasel: "Welcome to life in 2019, where the lion’s share of what passes for political discourse consists of Explaining Extremngs to People Who Refuse to Listen Scarcely an hour goes by when someone, somewhere is not doggedly...
With impeachment, America’s epistemic crisis has arrived
Can the right-wing machine hold the base in an alternate reality long enough to get through the next election?
Inside the Black Box: Understanding key drivers of global emission scenarios
Technology and policy implications of global energy and emissions scenarios can be difficult to analyze because underlying assumptions and drivers of …
Why the Climategate Hack was More Than An Attack on Science
From its tense soundtrack and flickering images of suspicious-looking wires, you could mistake the BBC’s latest documentary on climate change for some kind of cyber spy thriller. And that’s kind of what it is.
Call for 1m people to join UK's biggest mass tree-planting campaign
Woodland Trust urges volunteers to grab a spade and help tackle the climate crisis
Exclusive: After White House meeting, Parnas said he was on a 'secret mission' for Trump in Ukraine
Among the many guests who had their pictures taken with President Donald Trump at the White House's annual Hanukkah party last year were two Soviet-born businessmen from Florida, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.
To Protect the Amazon Rainforest and Beyond, We Must Start in the Andes
The world’s last remaining hotspot for agrobiodiversity offers key lessons for climate-change adaptation across the globe.
Sea level rise to affect 'three times more people'
A new analysis of land heights suggests coastal regions are at greater risk of flooding.
‘This is worse than Nixon:’ Neal Katyal on the impeachment latest
Neal Katyal talks to Chris Hayes about how the Trump impeachment compares to the history of American politics and the damning new behind-closed-door testimony.
'We Won't Let Him Forget': Christine Blasey Ford Senate Testimony Plays on Big Screen Outside Kavanaugh Dinner
"The Federalist Society is trying to rehabilitate a credibly accused sexual predator, and we will not allow them to forget Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh's other accusers."
Tom Cotton's only Democratic rival quits race in Arkansas
The only Democrat who filed papers to challenge Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) next year abruptly ended his campaign on Tuesday just hours after the filing deadline passed.
Navy SEALs want to kick out bad actors. Then commander in chief Donald Trump stepped in.
Commander in chief Donald Trump, who wants to pardon troops convicted of war crimes, tweeted that 'we train our boys to be killing machines': Our view
Past 150,000 Years of Sea Level History Suggests High Rates of Future Sea Level Rise
Key points
An accurately dated, near-continuous, history of sea level variations for the last 150,000 years has been compiled.
Comparison with ice core data reveals that major global ice volume loss, as implied by sea level rise, has...
Asking Supreme Court to Shield His Tax Returns, Trump Claims He Is 'Absolutely Immune' From Criminal Investigation
"It's absolutely shocking the lengths Donald Trump will go to to shield himself from accountability."
WSJ News Exclusive | Giuliani Associates Urged Ukraine’s Prior President to Open Biden, Election Probes
Months before President Trump pressed Ukraine’s newly installed president to investigate Joe Biden’s son and alleged 2016 U.S. election interference, two associates of Rudy Giuliani urged Ukraine’s prior president to announce similar probes in...
Trump ignored aides' advice to raise corruption in first Zelensky call, source says
According to the record, Trump congratulated Zelensky on his election victory but did not mention corruption.
Cops Knew War Veteran Was US Citizen. Immigration Detained Him Anyway.
Six years after his combat service in Afghanistan, Jilmar Ramos-Gomez sat in an immigrant detention center in Michigan, contemplating how a U.S. citizen and war veteran could get sucked into a Kafkaesque deportation void.
A Global Challenge Calling for Local and State-Based Solutions – National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL)
What to Know In 2018, China banned imports of most recyclable waste, leading to a stark 99% drop in its plastic materials imports. While single-use bans are the most effective way to reduce plastic pollution at its source, it is important to improve...