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/ Nearly nine out of ten Nantucketers are seriously worried about the local effects of climate change, according to a new survey. The survey by environmental advocacy groups ReMain Nantucket and ACKlimate found that 88 percent of Nantucket residents and regular visitors say they’re “alarmed” or “concerned” about how the effects of climate change could shape the island’s future. The groups worked with Boston-based consulting firm EBP to conduct the survey, as part of an initiative to...

China keeps head high facing unprecedented challenges in its global rise Wang Wen Published: Mar 01, 2021 05:48 PM Illustration: Tang Tengfei/GTChina is facing a more complicated, difficult and diversified external environment for its rise than any other emerging powers in history since the modernization of humanity.  International society today witnesses world historical seismic shifts: climate change and ecology, fierce competition between major powers and fragile national security in the ...

After coming under fire for not doing enough to stop climate myths from spreading on its site, Facebook will now add info labels to climate change posts and direct users to a fact-checked website. But is it enough?

One more ask before you go, Sen. Portman - cross the aisle on climate change: Tyler Gillette Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Feb 26, 2021 In this July 2019 file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, discusses energy efficiency legislation he was introducing with New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (right) and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins (left). Sens. Portman and Shaheen had early teamed up on a bipartisan energy efficiency investment bill that then-President Barack Obama ...

Why the people who worry the most about climate change vote in the smallest numbers “Were not getting true representation on the issue of the environment. We have to protect democracy.” By Jeremy Deaton , Opinion Contributor There is a persistent gap between turnout among white voters and turnout among voters of color. CREDIT: Pexels The 2020 election marked the first time in 20 years that Georgia sent a Democrat to...

Facebook rolls out climate change labels to poke misinformation The labels on posts aim to redirect users to official figures and facts about climate change Social media giant Facebook has launched a new content labelling system to tackle climate misinformation. The informational labels, which will be rolled out initially to posts on climate in the UK and will soon expand to more countries, will redirect users to figures and data from official organisations. A few months ago, the company intro...

to cope with the climate crisis? people asked. Weil seemed to anticipate this debate, which has remained contentious at least since David Wallace-Wells’ “The Uninhabitable Earth” made a splash in 2017. Near the end of the piece, Weil asks, “How do you describe an intolerable problem in a way that listeners — even you, dear reader — will truly let in?” It’s a tough question, and experts are split over the right response. “Some people believe that we should emphasize the risks ...

The Columbia Climate School must engage the public The Columbia Climate School must engage the public Ryan Newberger / Staff Illustrator By Jacob Mazzarella | February 19, 2021, 12:22 AM On July 10, University President Lee Bollinger announced the opening of the Columbia Climate School. He based the decision on Columbia’s commitment to public life, writing: “We are not free to ignore the issues of our age and pursue whatever we want. We are ultimately responsible to our societies and th...

Congress to question US internet giants over disinformation

Facebook will expand climate hub in battle against misinformation