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In celebration of Earth Day, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris held a virtual press conference with leading scientists and advocates to highlight the risks threatening California’s coastal communities. The Assemblywoman highlighted legislative efforts to cut green tape and expand coastal protection. “On Earth Day we renew our focus on protecting and restoring the health of our planet,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach). “Leading experts across the state are ready with solutions to safeguard our coast from sea-level rise. We must ensure that coastal habitat rest...

COVID-19 is a Killer. Climate will be Worse. Yet, there is a Silver Lining.

What is fossil capital? The world we live in has been built around an economic system that prioritises never-ending growth over the welfare of people and the planet. This system plunders our planet’s resources while oppressing our most vulnerable. It perpetuates structural inequalities and deepens the climate crisis and fossil fuels are at its core and is known as “Fossil Capital”.  A global week of action was organized by the Fight Inequality Alliance to highlight the growing gap between the rich and the poor. In the Philippines, national movements, people’s organizations, non-gover...

Global Ice Loss on Pace to Drive Worst-Case Sea Level Rise A new study combines ice melt data from all sources to reaffirm one of the most serious climate change threats. January 25, 2021 The Jökulsárlón glacial lake is seen in Iceland in 2015. New research shows that Earth's ice is melting faster than ever. The annual melt rate grew from 0.8 trillion tons in the 1990s to 1.3 trillion tons by 2017. Credit: Bob Berwyn Related Share this article From the polar caps to the glaciers of Europe, Asia and South America, global warming is melting the planet’s ice faster than ever and speeding t...

Adoringly in the foreground? eric swalwell, the great hunter, leopards fear him. that particular camel hunt, by the way, was paid for by business interests in the persian gulf. oh, so we are starting to sense a theme here. eric swalwell has a problem with money. shocked? you should it be. like so many progressives, eric swalwell's deepest desire is to live like a rich guy out of the movie. and that is difficult on a congressman's salary. so corners get cut. here's the latest example of that. campaign finance records obtained by fox news show that eric swalwell spent thousands in campaign contr...