Three trends will combine to hasten it, warn Yangyang Xu, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor.
Climate change is more extensive and worse than once thought — Miami Herald
Climate scientists missed a lot about a quarter century ago when they predicted how bad global warming would be.
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here — New York Times Magazine
What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?
What’s New in the Latest U.S. Climate Assessment — New York Times
Global warming is now affecting the United States more than ever, and the risks of future disasters — from flooding along the coasts to crop failures in the Midwest — could pose a profound threat to Americans’ well-being.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters — New York Times
Global warming is posing such wide-ranging risks to humanity, involving so many types of phenomena, that by the end of this century some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers say.
Groups Begin Legal Action to Ban Duke Energy Influence Spending — News Release from NC WARN
NC WARN, a North Carolina climate justice watchdog, and Friends of the Earth, a leading environmental organization, began legal action today to ban the pervasive influence spending by Duke Energy in a case with national ramifications for climate change, electricity rates and corporate control over government and civic leaders.
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It’s time to end the Duke Energy monopoly — NC WARN TV AD
NC WARN today began running a hard-hitting TV and online ad in all major media markets across North Carolina. The goal is to counter Duke executives’ pervasive deception by going straight to people across the political spectrum.
NC WARN Launches Statewide TV & Online Ad: It’s Time to End the Duke Energy Monopoly — News Release from NC WARN
NC WARN today began running a hard-hitting TV and online ad in all major media markets across North Carolina. The goal is to counter Duke executives’ pervasive deception by going straight to people across the political spectrum.
Duke Plans More Climate Destruction, Rate Hikes, Puny Renewables — News Release from NC WARN
Today NC WARN attorneys filed a motion calling for the NC Utilities Commission to hold an open, evidentiary process to allow careful scrutiny of Duke’s 15-year plan and alternatives to it.
‘We have a duty to act’: hundreds ready to go to jail over climate crisis — The Guardian
A new group of “concerned citizens” is planning a campaign of mass civil disobedience starting next month and promises it has hundreds of people – from teenagers to pensioners – ready to get arrested in an effort to draw attention to the unfolding climate emergency.