In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the validity of vegan and plant-based diets as a solution to climate change. I dive into the human and planetary toll of the meat industry, looking at the massive emissions toll of beef production as well as the exploitative conditions in meat processing plants. Ultimately, I...
Doomers keep saying we are stuffed. They may be right and definitely will be right if we do nothing.
Conservative pundits and right-wing Christian media figures have rejected the scientific consensus that human activity is fueling the warming climate and exacerbating extreme weather events, instead claiming that God controls the weather and attributing natural disasters to “demonic attack,” biblical prophecy, or a supposed...
The implications for life in the Southern Ocean are scary enough; scientists are even more frightened about what has caused it.
A new Oxford University study pinpoints for the first time how high- and low-meat diets impact the planet.
Question is in title. My searching is actually rather disturbing this morning as the results are fillled with industry fud and not what im looking for. What im really trying to find is a graph of oil produced historically because I recall we used to get something like a 50 barrel return but now we get single digits....
A modest proposal for naming climate-related events. Heat Domes Instead of naming a heat dome that's likely to kill large numbers of people, why not name the...
More than 5% of global emissions are linked to conflict or militaries but countries continue to hide the true scale
Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be.
Hundreds of conservative operatives outlined a plan that Donald Trump, or any Republican, could use to purge climate action from the federal government.
British activist and musician Blythe Pepino coined the term “birth strike” in early 2019 to describe pledges people make to not to have children until
Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this time it's different, with levels taking a sharp downward turn at a time of year when sea ice usually forms reliably — and experts are worried.
At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern Italy overnight Wednesday.
Businesses may need to switch up their staff’s working pattern to cope with ‘uncomfortable’ heat levels, according to researchers from Oxford.
Opinion essay by the author who wrote The Uninhabitable Earth
As spring gets underway, it's the ideal time to start growing veg at home. To make the most difference for the climate, some crops are especially worth growing.
The average surface air temperature for the month was around 1.75 C hotter than the September average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.
July is likely to be the hottest month ever, according to just-released data from climate scientists.
