In the run-up to the White House’s virtual climate summit on April 22-23, environmental groups and now major corporations are presenting a united front in calling for at least a 50% cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, when compared to 2005 levels. The AP reports, Business leaders urge Biden to set ambitious climate … Read more
After New York and New Jersey were struck by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, 31 Senate Republicans Opposed Sandy Relief After Supporting Disaster Aid For Their Home States. Also, More than 20 Texas representatives and senators voted against Sandy aid, including Senator John Cornyn and Senator Ted Cruz. Now Texas is suffering from an Arctic winter … Read more
Oh boy, the flat-earth climate change deniers are going to be “triggered” over Time Magazine‘s Person of the Year. Greta Thunberg: TIME’s Person of the Year 2019: That Greta Thunberg is the youngest individual ever named TIME’s Person of the Year says as much about the moment as it does about her. The 92-year-old franchise is … Read more
An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are on track to rise as much as 3.9°C by the end of the century, meaning only drastic and unprecedented emissions reductions can stave off the most devastating consequences of the climate crisis. ‘The science is screaming’: UN report warns only rapid and transformational action can stave off global … Read more
16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg implored world leaders in a passionate, angry and tearful speech Monday to act urgently on climate change at the opening of a United Nations Climate Action Summit. Transcript: Greta Thunberg’s Speech At The U.N. Climate Action Summit: “My message is that we’ll be watching you. “This is all wrong. … Read more