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Making America Great Again Requires Acting on Scientific Knowledge
By Elizabeth Hadly Common Dreams The mantra these days is “to make America great again.” But a key feature of bygone days was listening to the lessons that science taught and acting upon them to make a...
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The Mosquito Gap
By Sarah Anderson Other Words How poverty, climate change, and bad policy put poor people at greater risk from pest-borne diseases. OK, I admit it, I’m a freeloader. My neighbors asked if I’d go in on...
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We’re Drowning in Seas of Plastic
By David Suzuki David Suzuki Foundation The fossil fuel era must end, or it will spell humanity’s end. The threat isn’t just from pollution and accelerating climate change. Rapid, wasteful exploitation...
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Corruption Is Bad, But Sabotage Is Worse
By Jill Richardson Otherwords Both are bad, but Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money. Did you hear that the head of the Environmental...
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What is Our Land For?
By Jill Richardson OtherWords Should we graze it, log it, drill it, and mine it? Or should we preserve it, study it, recreate in it, and revere it? Mojave Trails National Monument The Trump...
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One of Our Last Links to the Wild World is in Danger
By Dan Ritzman OtherWords Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the world’s last intact ecosystems, but dangerous oil exploration could soon spoil it. I can still remember the first time I...
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We Must Heed Storm Warnings to Build a Brighter Future
By David Suzuki with contributions from Senior Editor Ian Hanington David Suzuki Foundation A house on the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed when it was undercut by the storm surge from...
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Harbingers: Florence, Forest Fires, and the Future
By John Atcheson Common Dreams If past is prologue, the media will soon move on, leaving the greatest threat humanity has ever faced virtually uncovered Climate change catastrophe is upon us. We see it...
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After 30 Years Studying Climate, Scientist Declares: “I’ve Never Been as...
By Jake Johnson Common Dreams And colleague says “global warming” no longer strong enough term. “Global heating is technically more correct because we are talking about changes in the energy balance of...
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Why Is Going Green So Hard? Because Our System Isn’t
By Jill Richardson Other Words If environmental solutions aren’t systemic, living green will always mean going against the grain — and usually failing. Every year around Earth Day, I’m reminded of...
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