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- Airbnb launches Bahamas sabbatical to help after Dorian
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last year by Hurricane Dorian. … Click to Continue » ... read more - Photo cropping mistake leads to AP soul-searching on raceA “terrible mistake” in cropping an African climate activist out of a photo sent to customers of The Associated Press prompted soul-searching and some tense staff conversations over issues of … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Like a glass of wine after work? Climate change may wipe out your favorite, study saysIf you like to enjoy a nice glass of wine, a new study has some bad news for you: Climate change is drastically threatening the wine regions of the world. … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Renovated SoBe Ritz-Carlton reopensThe renovated South Beach Ritz Carlton will reopen after being damaged by Hurricane Erma and in time for the Super Bowl at hard Rock Stadium, January 16, 2019. … Click to Continue » ... read more
- It took 2-plus years and $90M. But finally, the Ritz-Carlton South Beach is reopeningTwo and a half-years after Hurricane Irma blew through Miami, the Ritz-Carlton South Beach hotel is finally re-opening. When it reopens its doors Monday, guests familiar with the hotel in … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Northeast governors slow to embrace regional climate pactSupporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England governors concerned that the climate change initiative will increase gas prices. After … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation to sue EPA, joining Maryland in seeking crackdown on Pennsylvania pollutionThe Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Monday it is preparing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, following Maryland in seeking to force a federal crackdown on Pennsylvania for the pollution … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobsHundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out. On Sunday, … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Super Bowl-inspired snake hunters capture 80 pythons in Everglades competitionIt wasn’t the touchdown that the Everglades needed to win the game against its fiercest enemy, but the 2020 Python Bowl did score some points in raising awareness about Florida’s … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Wyoming governor: Carbon capture technology can help coalClimate change is a man-made problem, but the solution doesn't have to come at the expense of fossil fuels, said Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon. Gordon, who spoke Friday at the … Click to Continue » ... read more
- India, Brazil agree to boost ties in IT, biofuel and miningIndia and Brazil on Saturday agreed to boost trade and investment across a range of fields such as defense, mining, biofuel, cybersecurity, food, the environment and health. India’s Prime Minister … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Miami recommits to reducing emissions by 2050With sea level rise already lapping at its door, the city of Miami made its first significant commitment to address the root cause of climate change, not just the symptoms. … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Campaign crunch time forces progressives to eye private jetsBernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have spent the past year courting the Democratic Party's base with appeals to the working class and sweeping promises to curb climate change. But as … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Miami-Dade agrees to protect Redland farming region from development, at least for nowFarm fields, groves and nurseries that dot south Miami-Dade’s famous Redland region have won new protection from growing development pressure. The Miami-Dade County commission on Thursday voted to remove the … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Miami’s plan to survive impacts of climate change: figure out a way to pay for itMiami has a strategy to survive climate change, and a big part of it is finding a way to pay for it. The city’s new comprehensive plan includes concrete ways … Click to Continue » ... read more
- Louise Linton, Wife Of Steven Mnuchin, Voices Support For Greta Thunberg
The treasury secretary's wife said she stands with the climate activist, adding: "I don't have a degree in economics either." ... read more - Greta Thunberg Rips Steve Mnuchin For Saying She Needs An Econ Degree Before He’ll Listen
Twitter critics suggested the U.S. treasury secretary should get a science degree so he can finally understand climate change. ... read more - Trump Poised To Roll Back Decades Of Clean Water Protections With New Rule
The new water rule, expected to be finalized this week, "will be the biggest loss of clean water protection the country has ever seen,” environmentalists warn. ... read more - Greta Shames Economic Elite At Davos
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos and admonished world leaders for doing nothing about the climate crisis. ... read more - Greta Thurnberg Says Planting Trees Is Not Enough After Trump’s Tree Pledge
“Your inaction is fueling the flames,” the teenage climate activist said at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. ... read more - Austria’s New Anti-Immigrant Green Government Stokes Fears Of Climate ‘Nightmare’
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz may have traded his far-right governing partners for the progressive Greens, but his anti-Muslim views haven’t changed. ... read more - 10 Life Changes That Will Actually Make A Difference For The Environment
As wildfires dominate the news, experts suggest some of the best ways you can help the planet and combat climate change. ... read more - Court Tosses Landmark Youth Climate Change Lawsuit
The lawsuit from 21 children and young adults argued that the federal government has failed to act to address global climate change. ... read more - Trump Preens About Getting Fireworks Back To Mount Rushmore In Time For Fire Season
What mysterious "environmental reasons" could possibly block July 4th fireworks in the dry pine forests of South Dakota, Trump wonders. ... read more - Barcelona Declares Climate Emergency, Vows To Halve Emissions By 2030
Spain's second-largest city is becoming a model for sustainable urban planning. ... read more - Hottest Decade On Record
2019 was the second-hottest year in recorded history according to the latest climate data. ... read more - Airline Cabin Waste Is Aviation’s Other Environmental CrisisHuge amounts of plastic and food waste end up in landfill or incinerated. Some airlines are trying to tackle the problem, but it's complicated. ... read more
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rips Rand Paul Over GOP’s ‘Spaceballs’ Climate Agenda
The New York Democrat fired back after the Kentucky Republican mocked her concern over the climate crisis. ... read more - We Just Lived Through The Hottest Decade On Record
“We are experiencing the impacts of global warming unfolding literally in real time," one climate expert said. ... read more - Rupert Murdoch’s Son Just Went After News Corp’s Coverage Of Climate Change
James and Kathryn Murdoch said they were “disappointed with the ongoing denial” after months of devastating fires in Australia. ... read more
- Greek parliament elects top judge as country’s first woman president
Greece's parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with expertise in environmental and constitutional law. ... read more - Trump attacks environmental ‘prophets of doom’ at Davos 2020
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday assailed environmental “prophets of doom”, delivering an uncompromising message in Davos after Swedish teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg slammed government inaction on the climate crisis. ... read more - Thunberg tells Davos ‘nothing has been done’ to fight climate change
Climate activist Greta Thunberg told the world’s political and business leaders Tuesday that the global movement sparked by her school strike was only the very beginning in the fight against global warming and much more has to be done. ... read more - Climate change to take centre stage at Davos
The starkly opposed visions of US President Donald Trump and Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on climate change will clash in Davos on Tuesday as the World Economic Forum tries to face up to the perils of global warming on its 50th meeting. ... read more - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announces bid for second term amid debate on her vision, record
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will officially run for a second term as those who live and work in Paris view the environmentally oriented leader in different ways. ... read more - Bushfire crisis forces a reckoning on Australia’s ‘regressive’ climate politics
Australia’s government, long allied with the coal industry, has been labelled “an increasingly regressive force” on climate change by watchdogs. Will the record bushfires ravaging the country since autumn mark a turning point? ... read more - Australia wildfires: Lack of rainfall ‘a direct consequence of climate chaos’
Australia is battling catastrophic fires that have devastated more than 10 million hectares, with no end in sight. Lives have been lost and thousands forced to flee their homes. Mark Graham is an ecologist from the Nature Conservation Council in Australia and has been battling wildfires at the Gondwana Rainforests, a ... read more - US-Iran distrust looms over Tehran air crash investigation
The crash of a U.S.-built airliner in Iran with the loss of 176 lives looks set to strain fragile international protocols on co-operation in air disaster investigations at a time when the United States and Iran are mired in confrontation. ... read more - Australia bushfires in numbers
At least 10.3 million hectares burned, an estimated billion animals killed and 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted. These are just some of the startling figures that reveal the scale and devastation caused by the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia. ... read more - Australian PM Morrison defends response as temporary respite in fires
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended his leadership and his government’s record on climate change Sunday as milder temperatures brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three states, claiming 24 lives and destroying almost 2,000 homes. ... read more - Revelers around the globe see in 2020 with spectacle and prayer
Revelers around the globe bid farewell to a decade that will be remembered for movements to address issues including climate change and the sexual assault of women, and to advocate for democratic reforms. ... read more - 2019 in review: Protests, regime change and a world on fire
Call it the year of people power. It was hard to find a country in 2019 where people weren't massing to make their desires known; in some cases they even managed to topple governments. But there was plenty of other incendiary news, from wildfires in the arctic to the burning ... read more - The world remembers Indian Ocean tsunami and its 230,000 victims, five years on
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters. ... read more - Australian PM Morrison dismisses ‘reckless’ calls to curb coal mining
Under-fire Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday rejected calls for "reckless" and "job-destroying" cuts to the country's vast coal industry in the face of a deadly climate-fuelled bushfire crisis. ... read more - Green groups hail landmark ruling as Dutch Supreme Court mandates steep emission cuts
The Netherlands' Supreme Court upheld a ruling Friday requiring the country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 25 percent below 1990 levels within a year. Climate campaigners call the decision “an immense victory”. ... read more
