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Kids Mongabay
- What is a red panda?
Red pandas and giant pandas share a name and both eat bamboo, but are they both bears?
- Talking to Plants: featuring Cari Araucaria
Sofia Ceiba talks to Cari the araucaria tree. These trees were once munched by dinosaurs but they […]
- Create your own informative coloring page!
Create your own color & learn page and share it with friends and family!
- 10 ways kids can help the environment
Every day is a good day to help the environment. Here are 10 ideas of things you can do!
- In reverse, these coatis look like tiny sauropods!
Coati or dinosaur? You decide!
- Make your own monster movie poster!
Create a monster movie poster featuring your favorite animal or plant.
- Try the September 2023 Seek challenge
The seasons are changing. Can you find 10 different species? And try out some nature art too!
- The masked creature of the American prairie
Learn how black-footed ferrets have been fighting for their survival, with the help of some human […]
- Spot the difference: African penguins
Can you spot the 5 differences between these pictures?
- Why do we need coral reefs?
What is a coral reef? And why are reefs so important?
Environment Mongabay
- Indigenous community fighting a mine in Palawan win a milestone legal verdict
PALAWAN, Philippines — In a move celebrated as a victory by an Indigenous community that since […]
- As fires threaten Indonesian forests, actions like agroforestry promotion are needed (commentary)
With an area covering 125.76 million hectares, Indonesia’s forests, which are home to 17% of the […]
- Delay of Indonesia’s energy transition plan a chance to get public input
JAKARTA — Observers are calling for greater public participation and transparency in a $20 […]
- 10 years after land grab, local Nigerian farmers continue fight against palm oil producer
One morning in 2013, Ojobe William watched as the blade of a bulldozer destroyed his farm in […]
- How Canada’s growing presence in Latin America is hurting the environment
MEXICO CITY — Canada has become a major force in Latin America. It’s spent the last 30 years […]
- Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty, paving way for ratification
Seventy-six countries and the European Union have now signed the high seas treaty, signaling […]
- Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’
JAKARTA — Despite various commitments from global brands and the government to protect […]
- First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass
MALIKO’MIJK, Canada — Decades ago, the sea around Maliko’mijk Island was an expansive green […]
- Tien Hai Nature Reserve latest battleground in Vietnam’s push for development
In mid-April, the government of Thai Binh province on Vietnam’s north-central coast quietly […]
- In São Paulo’s cityscape, community gardens prompt a new food paradigm
“This here is really great. I feel so good! I’m not stressed, and I’m not sad. When I’m […]
Skeptical Science
- After a Pittsburgh coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummeted
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Katie Myers. This story was […]
- 2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #38
A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook […]
- Climate Town: The Brainwashing Of America's Children
Climate Town is the YouTube channel of Rollie Williams and a ragtag team of climate communicators, […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #38 2023
Open access notables At our roots Skeptical Science is about cognition of the results of climate […]
- The Inflation Reduction Act is reducing U.S. reliance on China
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the […]
- At a glance - Do volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans?
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback […]
- Climate change is destroying reefs, but the effects are more than ecological
This article by Michele Currie Navakas Professor of English, Miami University is republished […]
- Patrick Brown's recycled hallucination of climate science
Creating external costs Coming off very much as a disgruntled ex-academic, the Breakthrough […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37 2023
Open access notables In this week's government/NGO section we have a survey from IPSOS gauging […]
- Climate Adam: If we stop emitting... then what..?
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to […]
Guardian Climate
- Australia news live: Daniel Andrews tells press conference PM was ‘shocked’ by his decision to quit as Victorian premier
Earlier this year, Andrews became Labor’s longest-serving premier in the state. Follow the day’s news liveFull report: Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of VictoriaGet our morning and afternoon […]
- Greens must shed ‘moral superiority’ image, says German vice-chancellor
Robert Habeck said supporters of climate action must have the most compelling argumentsEurope live –latest updatesIs the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail?Germany’s […]
- Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record, data shows
Scientists fear global heating may have shifted region into new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequencesAntarctica has likely broken a new record for the lowest annual maximum amount of […]
- Macron launches ‘ecological plan’ to end France’s use of fossil fuels by 2030
50-point plan also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and includes new offshore wind projectsEmmanuel Macron has unveiled a national “ecological plan” to reduce France’s greenhouse […]
- Abolishing HS2 and inheritance tax? Rish! would not speculate on speculation he started
For far too long Rishi Sunak had been held back by successive Tory governments. Time for some unspecified actionThat Inaction Man jibe had really hurt. Rishi Sunak had come back from that prime […]
- ‘Whatever it takes’: students at 50 US high schools launch climate initiative
Green New Deal for Schools demands districts teach climate justice, update buildings and plan for extreme weather Students at more than 50 high schools across the US are proposing a Green New Deal […]
- Indigenous women are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights | V (formerly known as Eve Ensler)
During a recent trip to Brazil, I saw how Indigenous women activists there have completely changed the political landscapeI was invited to the third Indigenous Women’s March in Brasília, the […]
- Introducing Southern Frontlines – news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean
This new Guardian series will focus on climate justice in regions acutely affected by the global emergency. Andrei Netto, the series editor, explains why it is so important now‘We defended our […]
- Labour to stand firm on net zero policies and attack cost of Tory retreat
Party will argue green growth is route to lower bills and says Rishi Sunak will leave UK stuck in economic ‘doom loop’Labour will “double down” on making the case that tackling the cost of […]
- Petrostate windfall tax would help poor countries in climate crisis, says Brown
Former British PM calls for 3% levy on oil and gas export revenues of biggest producers to generate $25bn a year for global southPetrostates should pay a small percentage of their soaring oil and gas […]
Guardian Environment
- The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail?
A year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor was one of the country’s best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash. Now he has to win the argument all over againThis summer, when I […]
- ‘They used to blacken the sky’: the siren song of the magnificent Carnaby’s cockatoo
These gentle, gleeful birds once watched over Perth like sentinels but are now endangered as their habitat disappearsThe Australian bird of the year poll is on nowSee all our bird of the year […]
- Italy culls tens of thousands of pigs to contain African swine fever
Outbreaks in the Lombardy ‘pork belt’ were extinguished, say experts, but wild boar could act as a reservoirHuge pig culls took place last week in Italy in an attempt to contain the country’s […]
- ‘In total shock’: birdwatchers amazed as ‘uber-rare’ American birds land in UK
Birders have flocked in their hundreds to see the songbirds, blown across the Atlantic by Hurricane LeeA record-breaking number of “uber-rare” North American songbirds have arrived in the UK this […]
- Indigenous women are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights | V (formerly known as Eve Ensler)
During a recent trip to Brazil, I saw how Indigenous women activists there have completely changed the political landscapeI was invited to the third Indigenous Women’s March in Brasília, the […]
- Labour to stand firm on net zero policies and attack cost of Tory retreat
Party will argue green growth is route to lower bills and says Rishi Sunak will leave UK stuck in economic ‘doom loop’Labour will “double down” on making the case that tackling the cost of […]
- Introducing Southern Frontlines – news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean
This new Guardian series will focus on climate justice in regions acutely affected by the global emergency. Andrei Netto, the series editor, explains why it is so important now‘We defended our […]
- ‘We defended our right to the land’: Brazil’s Indigenous people hail supreme court victory
The Xokleng people of Santa Catarina state, after years of persecution, evictions and legal battles, have finally seen the rights to their ancestral lands endorsed by the state, with wide […]
- Libyans pick up the pieces after devastating floods – photo essay
In the two weeks since floods struck the Libyan port city of Derna, the photojournalist Stefanie Glinski has been on the ground speaking to victims of the disaster alongside rescue workers struggling […]
- Petrostate windfall tax would help poor countries in climate crisis, says Brown
Former British PM calls for 3% levy on oil and gas export revenues of biggest producers to generate $25bn a year for global southPetrostates should pay a small percentage of their soaring oil and gas […]
Climate Action Now
- BBC News: Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
"Our overheating world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. Researchers say there's now a 66% chance we will pass the […]
- Video: Our Local AFL footballers push for climate action.
Aug 18, 2022 OUR LOCAL presented by AFL Players For Climate Action, reconnects past & present AFL players with their junior clubs to talk about the importance of local footy and how renewable […]
- Are Climate Emergency Declarations still happening? (excerpt)
Yes! New declarations might not be receiving a lot of media coverage these days but there are now 2,248 jurisdictions that have passed a Climate Emergency Declaration (CED). In just the last […]
- The Guardian: Thousands of cattle dead due to heatwave in Kansas
Extreme heat is predicted for large parts of the US including Kansas, which is one of the country’s top three beef producers‘What is clear is that the livestock heat stress issue will become […]
- Australia's total coal mine methane emissions double official estimates, Ember report finds (Excerpt): ABC News
hours agoThis map shows the coal mines emitting the most methane in the country.(Supplied: Ember)Australia's methane emissions from coal mines are twice as high as national estimates, with some […]
- ABC app: Can cruise ships become clean and green?
Cruise ships are returning to our oceans after the pandemic brought the industry to a halt. But some countries want to see change when they welcome tourists back to their tropical islands. Shared […]
- Will predicted sea rise inundation and flooding affect property values in Coffs Harbour NSW?
Coffs Harbour 7m rise. Click to enlarge. As many homes in Coffs Harbour are flooded because of an intense rain depression we need also to examine the affect of sea rise. We also must stop […]
- Excerpt:Corn ethanol no better—and probably worse—than burning gasoline, study says:ARS Technica
"Efforts to reduce carbon pollution using ethanol appear to have backfired.For over a decade, the US has blended ethanol with gasoline in an attempt to reduce the overall carbon pollution produced […]
- Are Your Sneakers Bad for The Climate? The Impact of Footwear on Climate Change
Most people don't give footwear a second thought when it comes to its environmental impact. However, in a world where every contribution to climate sustainability counts, sneakers are an item worth […]
- Excerpt: How the PR Industry Has Helped Big Oil Transform the Way We Think About the Environment: DeSmog
"Powered by fossil fuel funding, PR agents have used astroturfing, “manufactured consent,” and other techniques to furtively shape public perceptions in favor of their polluting clients." […]
Artists and Climate Change
- Representation Matters for Climate Justice
This month I have for you something a little different. Rather than an interview, I have a transcript of aread more Representation Matters for Climate Justice
- Halcyon String Quartet & Climate Art Best Practices
Regular listeners know I feature artists who are using their art to explore climate change. Today, I feature Sophie andread more Halcyon String Quartet & Climate Art Best Practices
- Tamara Kostianovsky: Between Wounds and Folds at Smack Mellon
Tamara Kostianovsky was born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1974, and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Between Wounds and Folds herread more Tamara Kostianovsky: Between Wounds and Folds at Smack Mellon
- Wild Authors: Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an African speculative fiction writer and editor in Nigeria. His Ife-Iyoku novella was a finalist in the Nebula, BSFA, Sturgeon awards,read more Wild Authors: […]
- An Interview with Artist Maureen Drdak
This month, I have for you an interview with Maureen Drdak, an artist whose recent exhibition is called Ardens Mundi, Latin forread more An Interview with Artist Maureen Drdak
- The Ultimate Cli-Fi Book Club: ‘Stations Eleven’
How can we help the public embrace the science that reveals our climate has changed? Krista Hiser is back withread more The Ultimate Cli-Fi Book Club: ‘Stations Eleven’
- Wild Authors: Joel Burcat
It’s been cool to meet Joel Burcat, an author and recently retired environmental lawyer, who has written a series of environmental legalread more Wild Authors: Joel Burcat
- Landscape Deconstructed at the Hammond: Mimi Czajka Graminski
Landscape Deconstructed: Mimi Czajka Graminski and Linda Stillman is a virtual exhibition on view at the Hammond Museum and Japanese Strollread more Landscape Deconstructed at the Hammond: Mimi […]
- Wild Authors: Cynthia Zhang
This month we head to Beijing, China, as we talk with Cynthia Zhang, a Ph.D. student in Comparative Studies inread more Wild Authors: Cynthia Zhang
- Landscape Deconstructed at the Hammond: Linda Stillman
Landscape Deconstructed: Mimi Czajka Graminski and Linda Stillman is a virtual exhibition on view at the Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Gardenread more Landscape Deconstructed at the Hammond: […]