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Read this free comic about the history of climate change denial propaganda

Illustrator and animator Céline Keller undertook the fascinatingly complex task of adapting a research paper on climate change propaganda into a graphic narrative. Here's how the artist explains it:...

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49 dead trees "planted" in Madison Square Park

Maya Lin installed 49 dead Atlantic White Cedar trees in a park in New York City to warn of climate change, reports Reuters. "They're called, 'Ghost Forests,' so I wanted to bring a ghost forest to...

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The psychology of why we sabotage our planet

In The New Yorker, environmentalist and activist Bill McKibben attempts to understand the psychology of how some corporations (and individuals) can do what they do knowing that it's killing our planet....

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New Belgium's Torched Earth Is The post-apocalyptic Beer Of The Future

New Belgium brewery's latest release tastes like shit, on purpose. The beer, called Torched Earth, was specifically designed "to illustrate what the future of beer will look like if we don't get more...

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A top Exxon lobbyist was secretly recorded bragging about climate denial

Greenpeace investigative journalism team, Unearthed, has just released a damning video of Keith McCoy, a senior lobbyist for ExxonMobil based in DC, boasting about his climate denial efforts, as well...

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The NOAA has officially changed the definition of "normal" weather

Every 30 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States updates their definition of "U.S. Climate Normals." These "normals" are designed to help farmers, energy...

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Proudly wear your own US Forest Service Lunar Orbit Adjustment Program patch...

As seen in the video below, congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas last month asked US Forest Service Jennifer Eberlien the following regarding mitigating climate change: "Is there anything that the...

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Visceral new graphic novel of "Parable of the Sower" brings the dystopian...

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower was originally published in 1993, as the first part of a planned dystopian trilogy that she would not live to complete. Set in the mid-to-late 2020s, the book...

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June was America's hottest on record

Did you have a sweltering, roasting June? Heatwaves both sides of the country made it the hottest on record, in the U.S., reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Records go back...

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Take a look at fake rain in Dubai created by cloud-seeding technology

July and August are the hottest months in Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates, with temperatures in the Gulf country regularly reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit with very little rain. But the...

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Watch Zhengzhou subway riders submersed up to their shoulders in floodwater

Zhengzhou Metro riders were trapped in a train as rising floodwaters threatened to submerge them. I can't believe how chill that guy in the black shirt is. Henan's fire department posted an update on...

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Last year's lockdowns reduced carbon emissions. This year's wildfires undid...

From a recent story in the MIT Technology Review, focusing on carbon emissions in the West Coast of the United States: Together, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington saw fossil-fuel emissions...

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UN climate report says we've run out of time

A United Nations climate report warns that the heatwaves, droughts and flooding seen worldwide will only become more extreme and that action is required immediately to prevent climate catastrophy. It...

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A Swedish company figured out how to decarbonize steel

From a joint press release by SSAD, and the Swedish state-owned mining firm LKAB and utility Vattenfall: SSAB has now produced the world's first fossil-free steel and delivered it to a customer. The...

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This interactive website shows the environmental impact of digital files

Is earth's inbox full? Thanks in Advance guides viewers through the carbon consequences of digital files. "Over a year, one inbox consumes enough energy to illuminate 40 lightbulbs for an hour." The...

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Climate-conscious students will soon enjoy more meat-free options in Berlin's...

Starting this winter, students at universities in Berlin will be enjoying a larger array of meat-free food options at on-campus canteens. The 34 canteens across 4 campuses that cater to Berlin's...

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Animals are "shapeshifting" to cope with climate change

A new scientific paper finds that warm-blooded animals are evolving larger beaks, legs, ears and tails, as they try to adapt to a warmer planet. "Appendages have an important, but often undervalued,...

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An interview with the man who introduced the world to whale songs

Just over fifty years ago, scientist Roger Payne released the album Songs of the Humpback Whale to the general public. Audiences found the language of the whales moving, and in an era of commercial...

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The first large-scale carbon capture facility is now online. But will it make...

The Swiss company Climeworks activated its first major carbon capture facility in southwest Iceland in early September 2021. The facility, known as "Orca", runs entirely on geothermal energy, and...

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Harvard is divesting its $41 billion endowment from fossil fuels

A fun (read: terrible) thing about the fossil fuel industry is that it's so wrapped up in the financial structure of the world that most of our money is, by default, stained by blood-oil. That "black...

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