Environment

Big Winter for Arctic Ozone Hole

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Unusual weather ripped a sizable hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic last winter, exposing people in northern Russia, parts of Greenland and Norway to high levels of UV radiation. Human activity did not cause the hole's sudden appearance, scientists said in a report released Monday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why You Should Eat Yak Instead of Beef

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 Cows are terribly destructive creatures, the cause of species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation and desertification. There's an alternative you've probably never considered. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Climate Change and America’s Deadly National Parks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 After learning that tourist deaths in Yosemite National Park increased this season compared with a typical year, Mother Jones reporter Kiera Butler asks whether the events that are rearranging the Earth's climate might be the culprit. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Siemens Drops Nuclear Power

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 The German conglomerate is getting out of the nuclear power business. Siemens built every one of Germany's existing nuclear power plants, all of which were scheduled to be shuttered by 2022 following Japan's Fukushima Daiichi meltdown. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists to Begin Testing Artificial Volcano to Curb Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 Researchers in the U.K. will begin an experiment next month that, by imitating a volcanic eruption, could eventually lead to a climate-cooling method that would work by putting sun-reflective particles into the stratosphere. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

24 Hours of Inconvenient Truths

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 With the proportion of Americans concerned about climate change dropping from 62 percent four years ago to 48 today, Al Gore is poised to turn the tide in a daylong lecture on the subject, with an hour devoted to every time zone in the world. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Scientists Want to Ban Deep-Sea Fishing

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 In a report released this week, marine scientists from around the world said industrial deep-sea fishing should be banned because it takes much longer for those fish to repopulate than species that live closer to shore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raging Texas Fires Destroy More Than 1,000 Homes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2011 Wildfires continue to rage in Texas, and by Tuesday the estimated 85 fires had destroyed more than 7,500 acres and more than 1,000 homes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and Republicans: Champions of Smog

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 5, 2011 Bowing to pressure from anti-environment GOP candidates, President Obama has blocked new EPA rules limiting ground-level ozone -- otherwise known as smog. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gulf Oil Workers Evacuate Rigs Ahead of Storm

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 Oil-rig operators in the Gulf of Mexico announced Thursday that they would evacuate workers, and a flash-flood watch was issued for New Orleans ahead of a slow-moving storm system that could develop into a cyclone or even a hurricane. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Look at the Flooding in Vermont

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 The 24/7 news cycle and the accompanying cacophony of voices competing for attention meant that little time remained to understand the extent of the damage Hurricane Irene caused in Vermont. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Hurricane Brewing in the Atlantic

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2011 Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength in the mid-Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday near the Cape Verde Islands, and is expected to reach hurricane status by Wednesday evening. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )