How is America being fed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic?
Getting food to people in the U.S. has become an enormous challenge since the country has been gripped by COVID-19.
Pandemic side-effects offer glimpse of alternative future on Earth Day 2020
The skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to newly clear waters, a host of flights have been scrapped and crude oil is so worthless that the industry would have to pay you to take it off their hands – a few months ago, environmentalists could only dream of such a scenario as the […]
A Guide to Green Loans and Energy Efficient Tax Credits
Residential and commercial tax credits are relatively simple to understand, but they can demand complex requirements to obtain and may potentially phase out over time. Utilizing either, as a private citizen at home or as a whole business, means a probable tax break with the added bonus of helping the environment.
Everything Is Always Keep Changing - Podcast
Hosted by Cheryl Strayed, produced by Kelly Prime and Austin Mitchell, and edited by Sara Sarasohn. Cheryl Strayed calls the author George Saunders to chat through the uncertainties of this moment.
Arundhati Roy: The pandemic is a portal
The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next Who can use the term “gone viral” now without shuddering a little? Who can look at anything any more — a door handle, a cardboard carton, a bag of vegetables — without imagining it swarming with those […]
Celtic Tale of Finnegas
In the time of this great, strange plague, Paul Kingsnorth returns to the Celtic tale of Finnegas, the woodland hermit who devoted his life to catching and eating the salmon that contained the wisdom of the world. READ FULL STORY HERE
How Native tribes are taking the lead on planning for climate change
On a hot summer’s day, marine ecologist Courtney Greiner walks the shore of a rocky Washington beach at low tide with a handful of staff and interns. They stake out the ground and hunch down, digging up the top two inches of mud, silt, and gravel looking for baby clams.
Help Save Alaskan Communities
Rapidly changing climates are affecting the livability of Alaskan villages. We are doing this fundraiser at the request of the Alaskan Indigenous People to help them raise money to protect their future generations. BACKSTORY AND SOLUTION Alaska is melting due to permafrost thaw. Whole communities are being washed away due to accelerated erosion. Both existing […]
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 30 March 2020
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are. The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems in many countries.
Coronavirus Cases
There are currently 783,171 confirmed cases and 37,743 deaths from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of March 30, 2020, 23:26 GMT.
Stories of caremongering during the COVID-19 pandemic
Some Canadians are rising to the challenge of a worsening novel coronavirus outbreak, going out of their way to be kind. Across Canada, regular citizens have been volunteering to help neighbours, run errands and provide food. Social media groups have sprung up on Facebook to connect volunteers with those in need. Inspired by medical students […]
Yo-Yo Ma encourages 'Songs of Comfort' amid global crisis
Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, is trying to provide comfort in this time of crisis. Ma has been posting videos of himself performing short pieces and encouraging other musicians -- of all levels -- around the world to join him in offering “Songs of Comfort.” Ma joins Jeffrey Brown […]
JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race
The world’s largest financier of fossil fuels has warned clients that the climate crisis threatens the survival of humanity and that the planet is on an unsustainable trajectory, according to a leaked document.
Climate crisis: "Ocean temperatures hit record high- rate of heating accelerates"
The World’s Oceans Were The Hottest In Recorded History In 2019. Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Reshape economy to fight climate crisis, says Prince Charles
The Prince of Wales has urged business and political leaders at Davos to embrace a radical reshaping of economies and markets in order to tackle the climate crisis.
Household Conservation Tips
More and more people are beginning to take action to combat climate change and reverse the negative impact human activity has had on the ecosystem. Some are changing wasteful habits, others are protesting for change at a higher level, and still more are taking up conservation efforts not to save the environment but to save […]
'Mass Murder': New Report Says Air Pollution From Fossil Fuel Combustion Causing 4.5 Million Deaths Each Year
The burning of fossil fuels is responsible for 4.5 million premature deaths worldwide annually and costs the world $8 billion daily, research released Tuesday found, underscoring the cruelty and fiscal folly of the Trump administration's energy agenda.
World 'losing battle against deforestation'
A historic global agreement aimed at halting deforestation has failed, according to a report. An assessment of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) says it has failed to deliver on key pledges.
What Green Costs
Thea Riofrancos Deep in the salt flats of Chile lies the extractive frontier of the renewable energy transition. Clean energy advocates envision an electrified home running on 100 percent renewable energy with a Tesla parked in its garage, solar shingles gleaming on its rooftop, and a smart meter dutifully collecting usage data and uploading it […]
Training tomorrow's global climate leaders today.
Support the Global Climate Corps - Leaders are not created overnight. Addressing the causes and impacts of climate change will require vision, dedication, and skills. At the Global Climate Corps we are dedicated to building leaders who are equipped and ready to address the challenges of the future by providing specialized programs in multiple locations […]
