Quebec's Magpie River becomes first in Canada to be granted legal personhood
The Magpie River is the first in Canada to be granted legal personhood rights, part of a growing global movement rooted in Indigenous beliefs.
Mexico's Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities.
Lawyers Are Working to Put 'Ecocide' on Par with War Crimes. Could an Inte
BY MÉLISSA GODIN FEBRUARY 19, 2021 7:56 AM EST When a Nigerian judge ruled in 2005 that Shell’s practice of gas flaring in the Niger Delta was a violation of citizens’ constitutional rights to life and dignity, Nnummo Bassey, a local environmental activist, was thrilled. Bassey’s organization, Frien
Bill Gates: My green manifesto | Financial Times
The billionaire philanthropist offers four bold ideas to help business take on the climate crisis
Expert drafting panel on the legal definition of “ecocide” convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation. — Stop Ecocide International
Expert drafting panel on the legal definition of “ecocide” convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation.
Decentralized Microgridding Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood's Energy Needs, Study Finds
"The new approach could even pave the way for 100 percent self-sufficiency in power, heat, and water."
Dizzying pace of Biden's climate action sounds death knell for era of denialism
Analysis: The new president has framed the challenge of global heating as an opportunity for US jobs, saying: ‘We have to be bold’
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Biden signals radical shift from Trump era with executive orders on climate
‘We need to be bold,’ Biden says, signing orders to halt fossil fuel activity on public lands and transform the government’s fleet of cars into electric vehicles
Five-fold jump in carbon tax would help Liberals reach climate targets, but
Here’s how the U.S. can lead the world on climate change innovation
It’s time to create the National Institutes of Energy Innovation. This year has been a tragic reminder that we need to do a better job of preparing for global threats.
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Why We Need Immediate Action Against Climate Change | Well Good
Friends don’t let friends be uninformed about climate change and our environmental future. Reduce, reuse, recycle, read these nonfiction picks.
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Don't blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading to moral
Are cats really to blame for the worldwide loss of biodiversity? Dzurag/iStock via Getty Images PlusA number of conservationists claim cats are a zombie apocalypse for biodiversity that need to be removed from the outdoors by “any means necessary” – coded language for shooting, trapping and poisoning. Various media outlets have portrayed cats as murderous superpredators. Australia has even declared an official “war” against cats. Moral panics emerge when people perceive an existential threat to
The Dying God: Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
We are doomed to walk the path of the Dying God. We must do so not in the hope of survival or salvation. Our job is not to survive … or even to birth a new world. Our job is to die … to…
Column: Momoyes – Guardians of Water, Nature, and Justice
Alan D.D. shares the legend of the Venezuelan water spirits known as the momoyes.
Intensive farming is eating up the Australian continent, but there's another way
Last week we learned woody vegetation in New South Wales is being cleared at more than double the rate of the previous decade—and agriculture was responsible for more than half the destruction.
This Giant Houseplant Is Easier To Care For (And Less $$) Than The Fiddle L
Meet the ficus Audrey.
A ‘Viral’ New Bird Song in Canada Is Causing Sparrows to Change Their Tune
A new bird song is spreading like wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, at a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their
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Mining companies using the cover of COVID to push through projects - NOW Ma
The province's COVID-related suspension of environmental rules is undercutting protection against oil and gas and mining projects, including in overwhelmed First Nations communities
Climate Scientists, Environmentalists Call New Film “Planet of the Humans”
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Big Banks Pull Financing, Prepare To Seize Assets From Collapsing Oil and G
The finances of the oil and gas industry are so dismal that the major banks that have funded the money-losing fracking boom are now exploring taking the unusual step of taking over the oil companies that cannot afford to pay back the banks’ loans. Reuters reported that banks are exploring the option of seizing oil company assets […]