Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigSep 23, 2019
The protests against carbon emissions have been huge failures. If we don't free ourselves from the elites' chokehold, our species is doomed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigApr 29, 2019
If we do not join with the Cree and other indigenous peoples to halt oil extraction from tar sands, it will be “game over” for the planet. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff and Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 24, 2017
The Truthdig columnist interviews Hansen, a climatology expert, about the catastrophic effects of climate change and potential political and economic solutions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 23, 2016
Fifteen-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh is among a group of youths who are suing the U.S. government for failing to put the brakes on global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkJan 2, 2016
The U.N.’s achievement last month in persuading world leaders to agree on measures to tackle climate change leaves two prominent climate scientists far from convinced. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 5, 2015
One of the world’s leading atmospheric scientists has warned U.N. negotiators that their current attempt to prevent global temperatures from rising is “half-arsed and half-baked” and risks giving future generations a climate system that is uncontrollably destructive. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Reynard Loki, AlterNetOct 15, 2015
Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
The sales pitch for new nuclear technologies is a dangerous diversion, like building an experimental garage while a raging radioactive fire forever contaminates our only home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigApr 26, 2013
Having directed NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies for most of the past four decades, Dr. James E. Hansen retired this month to devote himself to the scientific activism that has brought both awards and catcalls during his long and distinguished career. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 24, 2012
In 300 B.C., a student of Aristotle observed that humans could change regional temperatures by draining marshes and clearing forests. More than 2,000 years later, a Swede quantified carbon’s role in keeping the planet warm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2006
NASA scientist James Hansen says that in three decades of government work, he has "never witnessed such restrictions on the ability of scientists to communicate with the public." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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