Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It – Truthout
As the planet faces more climate-driven disasters, we must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of populations most vulnerable to their effects. Extreme heat, droughts, floods and storms are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide while human industry, resource extraction, consumption…
Media Go Overboard Stoking Confusion About Whale Deaths And Offshore Wind
Press coverage of the tragic whale deaths is a supreme study in confusion, especially the foolish attempts to somehow exonerate offshore wind development. Here are some prominent examples. The evergreen New York Times wins the race for worst coverage by…
This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat – InsideClimate News
THULE AIR BASE, Greenland—On the last Saturday in September, ice had already begun to spread across the Arctic waters at the dock, closing the port for months to come. The temperature was 24 degrees Fahrenheit. Snow swept across the airport…
Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic – New Scientist
As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road Environment 22 February 2023 By Gege…
Biden urged not to approve oil terminals that could create ‘carbon bombs’
Joe Biden’s administration has been urged not to sink its own climate goals by approving an unprecedented ramp-up of oil export infrastructure off the Texas coast that could result in planet-heating emissions equivalent to three years of the US’s entire…
What 2023 could mean for Ukraine, China, conflict zones, and climate change – Grid
One year ago, even some sophisticated readers — and savvy editors — couldn’t have identified Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a photo or found Luhansk and Donetsk on a map. It’s doubtful they’d have known what “HIMARS” or “ATACMS” were,…
10 most costly climate change-related disasters in 2022 revealed – Sky News
Droughts, floods, storms and hurricanes were among the most costly climate change-related disasters during 2022, according to a new report. The report by Christian Aid found that the 10 most expensive events in terms of insured losses ranged in cost…
New shipping regulation to combat global warming is under fire – FreightWaves
The ocean shipping industry is just days away from the debut of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), a new regulation meant to combat global warming. Even as an initial baby step, the CII is not inspiring confidence in the future…
2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope
This year, there were the lows of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring prices and extreme weather, and the highs of an accelerating shift to green energy and space wonders from the James Webb Space Telescope
Calif. To Ban Older Diesel Port Trucks By 2025; E-Truck Mandate By 2035
The State of California is continuing its aggressive policies pushing consumers and companies to adopt electric vehicles by proposing to force shipping companies to use electric trucks at the state’s beleaguered port facilities. Despite a supply-chain crisis that resulted in…
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