By Neta C. Crawford | – Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern. A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet launching from the USS Theodore Roosevelt on full afterburner. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia They project that the consequences of global warming – rising seas, powerful storms, […]
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Climate Crisis
After Immigration, Europe’s Next Big Left-Right Divide is Climate Action
By Rachel Waldholz | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – The European elections delivered major gains for Green parties in several countries, as voters signalled a strong desire for more aggressive action on climate change. In Germany, the Green surge was especially strong. The party doubled its support, coming in second to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s […]
ExxonMobil & 4 other Oil Giants Spent $1 bn on Greenwashing PR, $100 bn on New Fossil Fuels
“How can we accept that companies spending hundreds of millions lobbying against EU reaching the Paris agreement are still granted access to decision makers?
Facing Tough EU CO2 Rules from 2020, German Auto Giants Race to go Electric
VW now aims for 40 percent of sales to be electric powered by the end of the next decade
Can Global Youth Revolt force the Trump Generation to tackle Climate Crisis?
One of these days, we might even have an actual national debate about global heating
Could the Climate Crisis Spark a Global Financial Meltdown Worse than 2008?
We must broaden our conversations to include the increasing integration of insurance and finance
Climate Crisis: Glacier Melt, Droughts, Floods require Indo-Pak Cooperation to Avoid Disaster
By Omair Ahmad | – (The Third Pole) – With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price Water in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is going through large and […]
Capitalism vs. Socialism Is a False Choice: We need true democracy to Avoid self-extinction.
( Yes! Magazine) – Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule. In a democracy, however, each person must have a voice in the control and management of the means of their living. That requires more than a vote expressing a preference for which […]
Democracy and the Green New Deal Demand higher Taxes on Rich
Tie the U.S. corporate tax rate to the ratio between CEO and worker pay