Published on Truthout, 23 May 2016.
Human-caused climate disruption is causing “unprecedented” melting in the Arctic, and record wildfires and warm temperatures. It’s also a driving force behind increased risks of extinction for one-third of all North American birds — and for human beings.
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Published on Truthout, 16 May 2016.
Government documents show the US Navy is officially permitted to disturb, harm or kill nearly 12 million whales, dolphins and other marine mammals in the North Pacific Ocean during military training exercises over the next five years.
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Published on Truthout, 11 May 2016.
A blue ocean event means a complete absence of Arctic sea ice, allowing the heat of the sun to fully penetrate the open waters of the Arctic, which would then dramatically accelerate the rate of warming in the Arctic. Recent trends, coupled with ongoing record heating in the Arctic, mean that it’s not out of the realm of possibility that this event could occur as early as September.
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Published on Truthout, 9 May 2016.
Internal US Navy emails obtained by Truthout reveal how Navy personnel have been pressuring the US Fish and Wildlife Service to bend the law, as well as how the Navy has knowingly broken laws that are supposed to protect endangered species.
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