Last month a new record of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration was measured at 420 parts per million — the highest ever recorded. This marks the first time in recorded history where CO2 emissions are 50% more than they were before industrialization. Though...
A reservoir containing waste-water from a former phosphate mine in Piney Point, Florida, just off of Tampa Bay, leaked last month into a 79-acre system of ponds. The waste-water contains many dangerous chemicals, including significant amounts of radioactive materials,...
For almost a week, millions of Texans have been without power, struggling to survive in below-freezing temperatures. Texas is one of the wealthiest states in the country — the state alone has the ninth largest economy in the world. But once again, just like with this...
This text was written as background information for a broad discussion about the current situation, not as a programmatic document of Speak Out Now. Jan. 28, 2021 download .pdf The COVID crisis of 2020 has drawn into focus many of the interconnected crises of global...
This text was written as background information for a broad discussion about the current situation, not as a programmatic document of Speak Out Now. Jan. 28, 2021 download .pdf To say that this past year has been like no other has become a cliché and certainly an...
