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EartherClimate ChangeThis Fake Green New Deal Ad Perfectly Illustrates Facebook’s Bullshit Political Ad Policy [Updated]
Folks, I never thought I’d see the day any Republican, let alone Lindsey Graham, said they believed in the Green New Deal. But on Friday, I heard his voice utter those exact words in a Facebook ad. “Simply put, we believe in the Green New Deal,” Graham intoned as string music swelled. There’s just one…
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EartherConservationTrump Administration Argues the Border Wall Is Good for the Environment, Actually
The border wall is an ecological disaster. Thousands of scientists have said as much. The federal government has said as much. And recent images of wall construction workers bulldozing cacti have shown it writ large. So, of course, the Trump administration has decided to declare last week that the border wall is being built to…
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EartherA Psychedelic Art Installation Is Trying to Get People Talking About Climate Solutions
Roughly a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Even when water isn’t physically present, the specter of it is. That feeling of looming water is central to Studio Roosegaarde’s installation, Waterlicht, which made its U.S. debut this week at Columbia University. Viewers stand amidst a sea of ethereal fog that slowly rises to…
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EartherConservationFiltered Cigarettes Are One of the Worst Types of Pollution and We Should Ban Them, Experts Argue
Some scientists have had it up to here with cigarette butts, particularly those from cigarettes with filtered plastic tips. In a new op-ed this week, researchers have called for a global ban of filtered cigarettes, pointing out that the products aren’t any safer for us (as was once commonly advertised). In addition, they’re one of…
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EartherConservationYour Vape Litter Is Becoming an Environmental Disaster
Anyone who’s participated in a beach cleanup is familiar with the classic cup of cigarette butts. The collection of nasty, soggy, chemically remains of cigarettes is the top item—often numbering in the thousands per cleanup—found in the sand in many parts of the U.S. along with other bits of plastic pollution. But habits are changing,…
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EartherClimate ChangeTrump Administration Sues California for Daring to Address Climate Change [UPDATED]
The Trump administration continued its twin, often intertwined wars against California and the climate on Tuesday, suing the state for participating in a program to reduce its carbon pollution. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is arguing that the state’s cap-and-trade program—essentially a market for companies to trade emissions—is unconstitutional because it includes Canadian province Quebec.…
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EartherEnvironmental JusticeExxon Isn’t the Only Fossil Fuel Giant Getting Its Ass Sued
The New York Attorney General’s office has been pursuing Exxon for years for everything from climate denial to fraud. The oil company that made billions while funding climate denial has tried to avoid ending up in court. But despite its best efforts, Exxon went on trial in a New York courtroom on Tuesday over claims…
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EartherEarth Science2019 Had the Smallest Ozone Hole on Record, No Thanks to Us
In 2019, good news is in short supply, let alone news showing we can actually solve a pressing global problem. So folks, savor this: The ozone hole hit its smallest maximum extent ever recorded. It just, uh, comes with a tiny caveat. The ozone hole hit its lowest maximum extent on record, in part due…
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EartherEarth ScienceTropical Storm Nestor Pops Up, Beelines for Florida’s Gulf Coast
After a period of quiet in the Atlantic, tropical cyclone activity has once again picked up. Tropical Storm Nestor formed on Friday afternoon and is slated to impact the Gulf Coast Friday and into the weekend. The sprawling disturbance spans a huge portion of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is chugging toward the Florida…
By Brian Kahn
