Reposted from The Guardian by Lauren Gambino The governor of California has ordered unprecedented and mandatory water restrictions in the state as officials conducted a regular measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack and found “no snow whatsoever” amid the state’s ongoing drought. “This was the first time in 75 years…

This message is from Bill McKibben (350.org) urging us to join a significant campaign spearheaded by The Guardian Media Group and 350.org, divesting from fossil fuels and calling on the world’s largest charities to divest. Reposted from an email sent out from McKibben Friends, Here’s how far we’ve come in…

Reposted from msnbc.com by Joseph Neese California Gov. Jerry Brown said on Sunday the water rations he imposed in the wake of an historic drought should serve as a “wake-up call” not just for residents of his home state but everyone. “I can tell you, from California, climate change is…

Reposted from The Guardian by Damian Carrington The UN organisation in charge of global climate change negotiations is backing the fast-growing campaign persuading investors to sell off their fossil fuel assets. It said it was lending its “moral authority” to the divestment campaign because it shared the ambition to get…

Article/Transcript and Video from 60 Minutes & Charlie Rose Forty-five years ago, astronauts landed on the moon and space travel captured the country’s imagination. But NASA isn’t launching astronauts anymore and America’s fascination with space has come down to Earth. Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a one-man mission to change…

Original post at Sciencealert.com by Myles Gough Well done Costa Rica, well done. The Cental American country has achieved a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 percent of its power demand with renewable energy for 75 straight days. “The year 2015 has been one of electricity totally friendly to the…