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Global Warming Is Here to Stay

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 10, 2012 Excuse me, folks, but the weather is trying to tell us something. Listen carefully, and you can almost hear a parched, raspy voice whispering, "What part of 'hottest month ever' do you people not understand?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Lord of the Rings’ Volcano Blows

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2012 New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro, a backdrop for scenes in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, erupted for the first time in 115 years late Monday night, spreading a thick layer of ash for several miles and causing residents to leave their homes and airlines to cancel flights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

11 Percent of the World’s Population Still Without Clean Water

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2012 The United Nations' highest policymaking body declared access to water and sanitation to be a basic human right two years ago. But a coalition of “water justice activists” in late July said that goal remains little more than a good intention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Goldman Sachs to Invest Millions in Inmate Rehabilitation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 Goldman Sachs has announced its intention to invest $9.6 million in a prisoner rehabilitation program at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail in a move that could net the company a $2.1 million return. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Climate Study Changes Some Minds

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 31, 2012 Global warming is happening and “humans are almost entirely the cause.” That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers at UC Berkeley, led by professor Richard Muller, who now considers himself a “converted skeptic” on the issue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drought Belts the Breadbasket

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 Almost 30 percent of the American Midwest -- the area that produces most of the country’s corn, soybeans and livestock -- is suffering an escalation of its most extreme drought in five decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Sits Down With Bill Moyers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2012 In one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about Chris Hedges' life and work yet, Bill Moyers speaks with the journalist after the release of “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt,” the book Hedges co-authored with fellow reporter and artist Joe Sacco. Bill Moyers speaks with Chris Hedges in one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about the journalist's life and work yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Massive Iceberg Cuts Loose From Greenland Glacier

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 A block of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken loose from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. Scientists were quick to say that no single event of this kind can be attributed to climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s Time for a Conversation, Climate Change Deniers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 June 2011 to June 2012 was the hottest 12-month period ever recorded in the mainland United States, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data don't even include early July's record-breaking temperatures that left 22 people dead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fukushima Disaster Ruled ‘Man-Made’ as Nuclear Plant Concerns Increase

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 A Japanese parliamentary inquiry concluded that last year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented." Former nuclear industry executive Arnie Gundersen talks about the significance of the report for U.S. nuclear facilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Change: ‘This Is Just the Beginning’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Evidence supporting the existence of climate change is pummeling the United States this summer, from the mountain wildfires of Colorado to the recent "derecho" storm that left at least 23 dead and 1.4 million people without power from Illinois to Virginia. Dig deeper

Deadly Weather: ‘This Is Just the Beginning’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 Recent weeks have seen the worst wildfires in Colorado history, the breaking of 2,000 temperature records, a mid-Atlantic storm that killed 23 and left millions without power, and a heat wave that sent the East Coast and the Midwest back to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But few mainstream meteorologists are talking about climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )