Category Archives: Environment

30 Years Of Human Impact On Earth

This is brilliant: Today, we’re making it possible for you to go back in time and get a stunning historical perspective on the changes to the Earth’s surface over time. Working with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and TIME, … Continue reading
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‘CO2 Levels Have Never Been This High’

Andrew Friedman reports the awful news (is it ever good news?): The news that CO2 is near 400 ppm for the first time highlights a question that scientists have been investigating using a variety of methods: when was the last … Continue reading
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Small Government at Work in West, Texas

As each week passes we gain new insight into the irresponsibility of the West Fertilizer Company whose plant exploded in West, Texas, killing 14 and leveling part of the town. McALLEN, Texas — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last … Continue reading
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Helping The Apocalypse

According to a new study, belief in the biblical end times makes people less likely to support measures to alleviate the climate crisis: The United States has failed to take action to mitigate climate change thanks in part to the … Continue reading
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Here’s a Great Idea

And by great I mean terrible. From Mother Jones Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the Gulf of Mexico—by shipping across the Arctic Ocean … Continue reading
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Infrastructure? Who Needs It?

Warning: this is a very disgusting story According to Climate Central, over 10 billion gallons of sewage spewed into waterways and streets during and after Hurricane Sandy. Over 10 billion gallons of raw and partly treated sewage gushed into waterways … Continue reading
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Wonderland Sucks

The cover of the conservative Nation Review heralding the rise of tar sands: If this is the National Review‘s idea of a “wonderland,” I don’t what to know their definition of “blighted wasteland.” This just about explains everything in the … Continue reading
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Shocker: The BP Oil Spill Was Much Worse Than Previously Known

Not only was there way more oil gushing into the Gulf than originally reported, but now people are reporting serious health problems as a result: “It’s as safe as Dawn dishwashing liquid.” That’s what Jamie Griffin says the BP man … Continue reading
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The Fossil Fuel Resistance

Earth Day is tomorrow, and every doomed climate has a silver lining. We’re not breaking records anymore; we’re breaking the planet. In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They’ll just ask, “So … Continue reading
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West Fertilizer Co. Had 1,350 Times More Explosive Material Than Reported

In addition to filing papers with local authorities and the Environment Protection Agency that said there was no risk of fire or explosion, the West Fertilizer Company owned fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas earlier this week evidently did … Continue reading
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