Gizmodo You Don’t Wanna Know How a Climate Change-Induced Mass Extinction Can End (Hint: Lizards)GizmodoIt’s a widely accepted fact that we’re fucked. That’s sort of in a general sense. You, reader, are certainly not making it past 2100. And civilization? Maybe it will meet its maker from superbugs and nuclear war in 50 years, or…

Gizmodo Google Says Its Job Is to Promote Climate Change Conspiracy TheoriesGizmodoYesterday, I wrote a short post about Google’s Top Stories module. If you googled “great barrier reef” on Wednesday, you’d be presented with a Breitbart article filled with insane ravings about how climate change isn’t real, featured at the very top in … and…

ABC Online Queensland environment department staff stood down for allegedly issuing permits without authorityABC OnlineStaff from Queensland’s environment department have been stood down over allegations they issued permits for the captive breeding of native wildlife without proper authority. The ABC understands three members of staff are also under investigation by …

The San Diego Union-Tribune Most cancer mutations are bad luck, but environment still important, study findsThe San Diego Union-TribuneIn addition, the study proposed a way of looking at cancer that reconciled the importance of unavoidable random mutations and the ability to reduce cancers by avoiding environmental risk factors that can be the final trigger for…

The Independent ‘Moore’s law’ for carbon would defeat global warmingThe GuardianThe carbon law’s proponents are senior climate-change scientists and they argue it provides a simple, broad but quantitative plan that could drive governments and businesses to make urgently needed carbon cuts, particularly at a time when global …Al Gore: Congressional Republicans could help defeat Donald…

Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt EnvironmentHarvard Business ReviewMost business leaders hesitate to take a firm stand against corruption, even in environments where it is widespread. Some may see benefits from indulging in corrupt practices such as faster processing of permits or less interference from governmental …

KWTX New Bill Protects Global Warming Skeptics From ProsecutionDaily CallerA Maine lawmaker wants to protect people on both sides of the global warming debate from being prosecuted by the attorney’s general office or punished by state agencies. Republican state Rep. Larry Lockman introduced legislation to “limit the attorney …This Climate Denying Lawmaker Has Proposed a Bill…

TheInertia.com New Yale Study Reveals Most Americans Believe Global Warming Is Happening in Most Detailed Map To DateTheInertia.comAmericans believe global warming is happening. So do some of Trump’s most controversial, and environmentally influential cabinet picks; they just don’t believe humans are causing it. Yale’s Program on Climate Change Communication recently released a …

Huffington Post White House Unveils Bold Climate Change Plan Before Trump Takes OverHuffington Post“It’s abundantly clear we have the ability to prevent the worst impacts of climate change,” Kerry said during the United Nation’s annual climate summit. “But again we’re forced to ask: Do we have the collective will? Because our success is not going…

Bloomberg Trump’s Environmental Spending Cuts Could Cost Republican Districts BillionsBloombergA Bloomberg analysis of federal contract data shows that spending related to the environment reached 423 congressional districts in fiscal year 2016 and totaled $5.9 billion. Almost half that spending—47 percent—went to districts represented by …