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Tag: Global Warming

Economic Costs of Climate Change Pale in Comparison to Financial Crises
Global Economy

Economic Costs of Climate Change Pale in Comparison to Financial Crises

January 1, 2024

If an environmental activist can’t seem to wrap their head around why the wealthy nations of the world aren’t…

Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
ArchivesConservation

Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park

June 30, 2021September 26, 2023

Norway, having ceased mining operations of coal in the Arctic in 2017, is dismantling their last mine piece by…

“If” Becomes the Theme as the UN Climate Change Panel in Madrid Concludes with Mixed Results
Environment

“If” Becomes the Theme as the UN Climate Change Panel in Madrid Concludes with Mixed Results

December 16, 2019

PICTURED: Chair of the IPCC, Mr. Hoesung Lee, speaks at the COP 2016 in Marrakech. Photo credit UNClimbatechange. CC…

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?
Environment

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?

September 25, 2019

Image by David Mark. For many years the argument for reducing animal agriculture in the U.S. and the world…

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation
Environment

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation

September 21, 2019

PICTURED: Nibepo – Aike Ranch, El Calafate, Argentina. Photo Credit Alex Proimos CC 2.0. “A decrease equivalent to the…

World Heritage Sites Could Be Without Their Glaciers By 2100
Environment

World Heritage Sites Could Be Without Their Glaciers By 2100

May 14, 2019

A new paper published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) outlines how the accelerated changing…


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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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