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Former NASA Climate Chief Warns That Earth Could Become “Practically Ungovernable”

Former NASA climate chief James Hansen believes climate change's most dangerous effect will be a continuous rise in sea levels and not necessarily the increase in temperatures. Because so many…

July 14, 2017
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Biofuels need 'to be improved for battle against climate change'

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Royal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but says more should come from waste rather than food crops.

July 14, 2017
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US approves oil drilling in Alaska waters, prompting fears for marine life

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Italian company plans to drill four exploration wells in the Arctic, which some say will endanger polar bears, bowhead whales and other marine mammals

July 14, 2017
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Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals

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Activists, wildlife rangers and indigenous leaders are dying violently at the rate of about four a week, with a growing sense around the world that ‘anyone can kill environmental defenders…

July 13, 2017
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Massive Iceberg Breaks Free in Antarctica: How Worried Should We Be?

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The iceberg, which is about the size of Delaware, is an important reminder that ice on Earth is changing--and not just in Antarctica, says Dr. Twila Moon, a glacial expert…

July 13, 2017
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Iceberg twice size of Luxembourg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf

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Satellite data confirms ‘calving’ of trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf, dramatically altering the landscape

July 12, 2017
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