Michael Laxer
After 'Mind-Blowing' September, 2023 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency
"The unprecedented temperatures for the time of year observed in September—following a record summer—have broken records by an...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20233 min
Palestinian Displacement in the Age of Climate Chaos
Already under assault by Israeli occupation and injustice, a warming world makes the situation even more unfriendly for those living in...
Michael Laxer
Oct 1, 20234 min
'Gross Denial of Reality': Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling
"End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear," said one advocate. "Not 'hold slightly fewer lease sales,' not 'talk about climate action'—End....
Michael Laxer
Sep 22, 20233 min
'Very Bad News': Human Activities Increased Extinction Rate of Species Groups by 35 Times
By Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams In what researchers call a "biological annihilation," human activities are driving entire groupings of...
Michael Laxer
Sep 15, 20234 min
Invasive Species, Fast-Riding Horsemen Galloping the Biodiversity Apocalypse
A European shore crab (Carcinus maenas) carrying fertalized eggs. The crab is considered among the 100 "world's worst alien invasive...
Michael Laxer
Sep 10, 20233 min
'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer of 2023 Was Hottest Ever Recorded
"Breaking heat records has become the norm in 2023," said one scientist. "Global warming continues because we have not stopped burning...
Michael Laxer
Sep 9, 20233 min
'Absolutely Devastating News': Antarctica Warming Quicker Than Models Projected
The new study's lead author said that "it is extremely concerning to see such significant warming in Antarctica, beyond natural...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20236 min
Wildfires Aren’t Just a Threat to People -- They’re Killing Off Earth’s Biodiversity
Cataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change. The New York skyline as a result of the Canadian...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20232 min
Global Air Pollution Is Cutting More Than 2 Years Off Average Human Life Expectancy: Report
"Particulate pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy comparable to that...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20232 min
Maui Wildfire Devastation Exposes the Legacy of Colonialism
The aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. By Global News Service On August 8, one of the deadliest wildfires in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min
Fossil fuel giants are misleading the public about their emission-reduction commitments
All while raking in record profits from fossil fuels. A forest on fire in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis town, in the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min
Canada's unprecedented wildfire season made at least two times more likely by climate crisis: study
"The Pyrocene is well and truly here, thanks to our continued burning of fossil fuels" A view shows wildfires in Squilax, British...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min
Entire Canadian City of Yellowknife Ordered to Evacuate as Wildfire Approaches
Yellowknife residents leaving the city -- image via Twitter By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Nearly 22,000 residents of Yellowknife—the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min
Wealthiest 10% of US Households Responsible for 40% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams The richest tenth of U.S. households are responsible for 40% of all the nation's greenhouse gas...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20223 min
Capitalism isn’t the best system to deal with climate change
The greatest justification for a post-capitalist society is the environmental crisis. No capitalist nation is achieving what is necessary...
Michael Laxer
Nov 13, 20213 min
"COP26 continues the legacy of profit over people and planet, but the people will prevail"
Global social movements and civil society organizations are demanding much better than what COP26 delivered. Massive protests in Glasgow...
Michael Laxer
Aug 10, 20213 min
"We simply cannot afford capitalism if we and the planet are to survive"
With the release of the deeply disturbing IPCC climate report, devastating wildfires in Turkey and Greece, the destruction of Lytton BC,...
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