1. The Terrifying Decline Of The Arctic
Arctic wildlife is under threat. Populations of wild reindeer, also known as caribou, have declined more than 50 percent over the last two decades, with some herds in the Alaska-Canada region shrinking by more than 90 percent. Causes of the declines are complex, but the overarching factor is climate change...
2. The Rise Of The Green New Deal
A policy, in reality more of a suite of policies, known as the Green New Deal is gaining prominence as a way of helping the U.S. rapidly scale back fossil fuel use while also creating jobs. Previously a fringe idea, the proposal has gained increasing coverage given a slew of terrifying reports about the urgency of climate change...
3. The Young People Fighting Climate Change In New Ways
When 15-year-old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg stood up at the December United Nations climate change talks in Poland, she delivered a brutal message to negotiators and diplomats: “We have not come here to beg world leaders to care,” she said. “You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again. … We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.”Thunberg is one of the more prominent voices in a global movement of young people who are refusing to let politicians drag their feet on climate change, and who are prepared to take direct action...
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Much depends on when you count the herds. These false scientists probably counted in the middle of the summer and while they were on foot. Only left the truck by a couple of hundred yards and declared a deficit in herd numbers. The usual windshield survey full of used oats!
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