The forests protect us
Forests help protect us from the impacts of hurricanes. Deforestation and overdevelopment of coastlines have increased our vulnerability to these storms, putting more lives and property in harm’s way.
Ravaging the Sacred Earth — for energy
The oil and gas industries are ravaging indigenous sacred lands in Alaska and Canada in the name of energy independence.
Bush — carte blanche to blow away the Appalachian Mountains
President Bush was about to sign a new regulation allowing coal companies carte blanche to blow up Appalachian Mountains through the technique known as ‘mountain-topping.’
Pollution kills hundreds of thousands every year in China
China’s industrialization is killing hundreds of thousands of people every year from polluted air and water. As producer of our consumer goods, we, too, helped create this disaster.
Eating beef worse than driving an SUV
Beef consumption contributes more to global warming than driving SUVs.
Drought as future - the fires in Greece, and more
Fires in Greece, drought in Australia, floods in Britain, all show that climate change has arrived.
BP decides it won’t increase pollution in Lake Michigan
BP backs off from plan to dump additional pollution into Lake Michigan.
Some weather…
Floods, drought, record heat — signs and portends of a changing planet.
Great Lakes draining away
The Great Lakes are draining away, result of Army Corps of Engineer projects, old mining practices, and climate change.
The sacredness of water 4 — Great Lakes approaching record low levels
Three Great Lakes are experiencing record drops in water level, possibly due to combined factors of climate change and river dredging.
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