Exxon, Stephen Hawking, greens, and Reagan’s advisors agree on a carbon tax
by Nearly everyone other than science-denying Republican Party leaders understands the importance of a carbon pollution tax
Month: June 2017
Paris agreement’s 1.5C target ‘only way’ to save coral reefs, Unesco says
First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are ‘no longer sufficient’
Environment / News / Politics
Drew Hutton, how he galvanised the Greens and his unlikely alliance with Alan Jones
Hutton cited health issues when he announced his decision to quit as president of the anti-mining group Lock the Gate
Finland basic income trial concludes, participants enjoy lower stress and higher incentive to work
For the past five months, Finland has been conducting an experiment which could change the way society works. They’ve been giving out free money to …
Meet Jon Ronson, the Writer Behind the Haunting ‘Okja’
It was February of 2012. The Welsh writer Jon Ronson had traveled to Long Beach, California, for the annual TED conference, where he was to …
‘Modern-Day Slavery’: Many Southern States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governor’s Mansions and Capitol Buildings
When activist Sam Sinyangwe was awaiting a meeting with the governor’s office at the Louisiana state capitol building in Baton Rouge, he noticed something odd. …
Climate change / Environment / News / Science
New research may resolve a climate ‘conundrum’ across the history of human civilization
The new study also confirms the planet is warming 20 times faster than Earth’s fastest natural climate change
Urban gardening trends
When it comes to urban gardening, the only limitation is our imagination and willingness to experiment. From walls to innovative containers, every spare inch of …
Houston fears climate change will cause catastrophic flooding: ‘It’s not if, it’s when’
Human activity is worsening the problem in an already rainy area, and there could be damage worthy of a disaster movie if a storm hits the industrial section
‘If we stopped poaching tomorrow, elephants would still be in big trouble’
Ivory poaching is the most immediate, urgent threat to Africa’s elephants. But even if that can be tackled, they will have to fight humans for land, food and water