"Offering residence or citizenship rights to Tuvaluans, though a compassionate response, does not halt the inexorable rise in sea levels."
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Climate-conscious voters are locked out by our 'winner-takes-all' electoral system, a new report finds
Popular removal methods might do more harm than good.
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How scientists harnessed disaster to chart a path for climate resilience.
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Anguish, despair and fear for the future will ravage your brain when you read the latest edition of the UN Production (emissions) Gap Report. Your distress will further increase when you read that Australia will increase the Gap with the development of the Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct, when to stand any chance of addressing Continue reading »
As the UK experiences more extreme weather, spending watchdog criticises Government cuts, reports David Hencke
Aggressive algae have been spreading unnoticed across reefs throughout the tropics for decades.
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More than 90 percent of coastal wetlands have been altered or destroyed. What’s next?
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By Dave Rollo
The transition to a steady state economy—in which humans, their operations, and their artifacts are nested harmoniously within the economy of nature—is fundamentally about reconciling human needs with the needs of nature. Leaving space for habitat and the functioning of natural systems is critical to our survival and the survival of myriad other organisms.
Natural and traditional agricultural ecosystems are autotrophic (‘self-feeding’), meaning they are capable of regenerating resources and assimilating wastes.
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Residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”
The post New Yorkers Voted to Put Environmental Rights in Their Constitution — but the Attorney General Is Fighting Back appeared first on The Intercept.