Tag: climate change
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Ice Ride: The Global Bike Ride to Defend the Arctic
On Sept. 15, in more than 30 countries and 75 cities around the world, thousands of people will take to the streets on their bikes to challenge big oil’s plan to drill in the Arctic …
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How Drought Helped Spark Syria’s Civil War—Is it One of Many Climate Wars to Come?
One way the changing climate has already made itself known is through a devastating drought—and ensuing food shortage—in Syria; it created a powder keg, and played a significant role in sparking the country’s civil war …
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Do You Live Near One of America’s Dirtiest Power Plants?
A new Environment America Research and Policy Center report shines a light on America’s largest contributors to carbon pollution. The report ranks each state for its power plant pollution …
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Effects of Climate Change on the Spread of West Nile Virus
The varied influence of climate change on temperature and precipitation may have an equally wide-ranging effect on the spread of West Nile virus …
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New Report Details History of Attacks on Climate Science
“Dealing in Doubt” presents a brief history of climate denial and attacks on climate science over the past two decades, focusing specifically on denier campaigns against the IPCC …