By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkAug 24, 2016
The promise to improve favela conditions, for example, was simply abandoned. Instead, many communities were forcibly removed to make way for Olympic projects. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 22, 2015
On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 24, 2015
The Rev Terry Burke stood with the suffering, ministering to them over three decades and going to jail for his protests on behalf of fired workers and against the corporations that are destroying the ecosystem Terry Burke (above) stood with the suffering, ministering to them over three decades and going to jail for his protests on behalf of fired workers and against the corporations that are destroying the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 22, 2015
California's water-challenged residents know what it's like to deal with ecological trouble in their own backyards, so it was only fitting that the Golden State's Gov. Jerry Brown did a little preaching Tuesday at the Vatican's climate-focused meeting of mayors from around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Pamela Alma Weymouth / TruthdigJun 6, 2015
Fossil fuels are on their way out as a new generation embraces renewable energy and such ideas as ride-sharing, biking and a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigApr 20, 2015
As long as we exploit animals and kill them for food, we will exploit and kill each other. The willful numbness of our life as carnivores feeds our lack of empathy for the poor, our lust for war and ecocide. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Subhankar Banerjee, TomDispatchMar 4, 2015
Major oil company Royal Dutch Shell wants to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer. In the long term, that could spell doom for one of the last great relatively untouched oceanic environments on the planet. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Thor Benson / TruthdigFeb 4, 2015
Even members of Congress can’t find what’s in the agreement being negotiated by the U.S. and 11 other nations, critics of the accord say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkFeb 3, 2014
Flowering earlier or moving to a cooler region are both strategies used by plants to escape the impact of global warming, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkDec 14, 2013
The variety and extent of marine life found in the fjords of the warming Antarctic Peninsula is in stark contrast to the sparsely populated seas of the Arctic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkApr 26, 2013
A warming climate means ever more rapid changes in the Earth’s climatic zones, researchers say, and a heightened extinction risk for species that inhabit them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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