Antarctic Ice Loss Alters Ocean Ecology

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 17, 2013 Creatures that lived for centuries or longer undisturbed in the waters around Antarctica are having to cope with entirely new conditions as the ice retreats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Too Many Christmas Trees

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Dec 24, 2012 Dig deeper

Ernest Callenbach: Last Words to an America in Decline

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2012 Ernest Callenbach, author of the beloved 1975 utopian novel "Ecotopia," died of cancer last month at the age of 83. Days later, a sort of farewell detailing his hopes for the world he left behind was discovered on his computer. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

BP Plans a Comeback in Gulf of Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2011 One might think that after the ecological apocalypse that British Petroleum visited upon the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding environs with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, BP might harbor a healthy sense of shame about returning to that scarred region. Yeah, no. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hostage-Taker Killed at Discovery Channel HQ

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 A man holding three hostages at the Silver Spring, Md, headquarters of the Discovery Channel was shot to death by police Wednesday The gunman (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hawking: Human Salvation Lies in Space

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 Despite what some global warming naysayers might still insist, it's not looking like planet Earth is going to be a super-comfy place to reside indefinitely. Now, superphysicist Stephen Hawking has suggested an alternative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Climategate’? Not So Much

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2010 A British panel investigating allegations that several scientists studying climate change had massaged their data to prop up global warming claims has largely cleared them of those charges (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jane Ciabattari on the Delights of the Rural Life

BLANK Jul 10, 2009 Is the pastoral arcadia of the country life far from derivatives and emissions and the other excreta of our modern cities all that it's cracked up to be? Two new memoirs give readers who don't want to stir from their armchairs to take up farming an insider's look. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pope: Homosexuality Is Unnatural

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI on Monday called for the protection of traditional heterosexuality, comparing the Catholic church's role in defending the family to saving the rain forests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wanted: New Planet

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 If first you don't succeed, get a new planet. A new World Wildlife Fund survey has found that, given the current rate of global consumption and taking into account the capacity of the Earth to regenerate its own resources, the human species will need an entirely new planet by mid-2030 to keep up with our demand for resources and waste disposal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )