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US dumps huge amounts of sand on Miami Beach to tackle climate change erosion
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18.1.2020 |
Raw Story |
| Dozens of trucks have started dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of sand on Miami Beach as part of US government measures to protect Florida’s tourist destinations against the effects of climate change. “We have erosion hotspots,” said Stephen Leatherman, an expert on beaches and the environment at Florida International University. “When the beach is […] |
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[newstrust :: Sea Level]
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U.S. court dismisses suit by youths over climate change
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18.1.2020 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
| A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by 21 young people who claimed the U.S. government's climate policy harms them and jeopardizes their future. |
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[newstrust :: Strategies]
[demo :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: case law]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
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5 Australian Fire Failures: Lessons for the World from a Climate Catastrophe
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18.1.2020 |
Mother Jones |
| In August, 2018, when Scott Morrison became Australia’s 6th prime minister in 10 years, he presented himself as a responsible steward poised to bring continuity after a decade of leadership hiccups. To emphasize his willingness to take on the country’s most pressing issues, he evoked Bono: “When the history books are written, our age will […] |
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[demo :: Generic]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[demo :: Ecosystems]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Generic]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Ecosystems]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Fire]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
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Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. That’s Classist.
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17.1.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. That’s Classist. |
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[newstrust :: Green Power]
[newstrust :: Building]
[newstrust :: Businesses]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[demo :: Wind]
[demo :: Coal]
[demo :: Solar]
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Microsoft pledges to remove from the atmosphere all the carbon it has ever emitted
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17.1.2020 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| The tech giant, which says it has been "carbon neutral" for years, is vowing to go "carbon negative" — by cutting emissions, planting trees and investing in new carbon removal technology. |
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[newstrust :: Greenhouse Gases]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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GOP-controlled Senate approves Trump’s US-Mexico-Canada agreement to replace NAFTA
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17.1.2020 |
Raw Story |
| The US Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve a new North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a second back-to-back trade win just as his impeachment trial was beginning in Washington. After a brief debate, lawmakers voted 89-10 in favor of a bill allowing the US-Mexico-Canada agreement to take effect, overhauling trade relations […] |
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[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: International Law]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
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Letters to the Editor: Playing up the Elizabeth Warren-Bernie Sanders feud? Thanks, media
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17.1.2020 |
LA Times: Opinion |
| The Democratic candidates discussed several important issues in their most recent debate, but you wouldn't know it reading the coverage. |
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[demo :: Climate change]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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Telemundo Now Blaming Suicide and Violence on Climate Change
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17.1.2020 |
NewsBusters |
| When Telemundo reports on Climate Change, the statements range from laughable to terrifying. So when Telemundo's morning show “Un Nuevo Dia” made an incomplete segment on how Climate Change affects our mental health, it should not come as a surprise that the ultimate goal was to “Create radical changes on how we behave towards the planet.” ... |
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Ok, Boomer: NBC Blames Climate Change for Generational Divide
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17.1.2020 |
NewsBusters |
| On Thursday, NBC’s Today show devoted a full segment to examining the popular “Ok, Boomer” meme on social media by talking to a group of teenagers and senior citizens about the generation gap. Amid other reasons for the divide, correspondents Savannah Sellers and Harry Smith touted climate change as a major cause of generational ... |
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In a changing climate, the work of botanical artists takes on new meaning
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16.1.2020 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| A botanical art exhibit opening at the James J. Hill House in St. Paul captures the Minnesota tree species most vulnerable to climate change. |
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[newstrust :: Forest]
[newstrust :: Species]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[sattva_1 :: flora]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Forest]
[demo :: Species]
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Worst marine heatwave on record killed one million seabirds in North Pacific Ocean
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16.1.2020 |
Raw Story |
| The common guillemot (known as the common murre in North America) breeds in both the Pacific and the Atlantic and is among the most abundant seabirds in the northern hemisphere. But like many other seabirds, its numbers have declined over the last few decades. Part of that decline is due to the marine environment – […] |
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[newstrust :: Agriculture]
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Letters to the Editor: Australia and the U.S. need to oust their climate-destroying leaders
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16.1.2020 |
LA Times: Opinion |
| Australia and the U.S. both have leaders who put the fossil fuel industry ahead of climate science. |
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[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Sea Level]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Sea Level]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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Editorial: These are the hottest years in modern history and we're doing nothing about it
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16.1.2020 |
LA Times: Opinion |
| The last two decades have been the warmest in modern history. Human activity is causing it, and we're doing too little to fix it. |
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[sattva_1 :: energy]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Storm]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Storm]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires
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16.1.2020 |
Raw Story |
| Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. The fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals. Sustained hot weather and rare […] |
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[newstrust :: Forest]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
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2019 was the 2nd-hottest year on record, according to NASA and NOAA
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16.1.2020 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| Last year's data collected by the agencies is the latest confirmation that the Earth is steadily getting hotter. The planet is now almost 1 degree Celsius warmer than it was in the mid-20th century. |
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[sattva_1 :: air]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
[demo :: Storm]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Greenhouse Gases]
[newstrust :: Storm]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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Earth just had its hottest decade on record
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16.1.2020 |
Denver Post: News: Local |
| The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. |
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[demo :: Storm]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[irge304 :: Extreme Weather]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Storm]
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A New Study About the Death of 1 Million Seabirds Should Scare the Crap Out of You
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16.1.2020 |
Mother Jones |
| Over just two days in early 2016, more than 6,000 penguin-like birds were found dead on the rocky beaches near Whittier, Alaska. Many of the dead birds, scientists observed, were clearly emaciated. “It was pretty horrifying,” seabird biologist David Irons told a Canadian news outlet at the time. “The live ones standing along the dead ones […] |
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[newstrust :: Biodiversity Threats]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Agriculture]
[demo :: Ecosystems]
[demo :: Species]
[flenvcenter :: Species Loss]
[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Ecosystems]
[newstrust :: Species]
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A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All
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16.1.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All |
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[demo :: Climate Justice]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Education]
[newstrust :: Health]
[newstrust :: Housing]
[newstrust :: Border Issues]
[newstrust :: Higher Education]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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D-List Actress to Kimmel: Republicans Are Anti-Human Rights
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16.1.2020 |
NewsBusters |
| Hollywood, the land where political variance from liberal doctrine is viewed as nothing short of heresy. When a pseudo-celebrity utilizes their moment in the spotlight to make a leftist decree, you can bet it is on a late-night program. This is precisely what transpired on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live with actress Ilana Glazer. ... |
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[newstrust :: Strategies]
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Sanders and Warren Show Differences on Trade and Health Care in Debate
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16.1.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| Sanders and Warren disagreed on whether to hold out for ideal solutions or to settle for immediate but limited ... |
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