On August 17, the Trump administration opened up the coastal plane of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling, a goal the oil industry and some politicians have been trying to achieve for the last forty years. The Department of Interior approved...
Recently, scientists predicted that polar bears are likely to disappear by the end of this century if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the levels they’re at right now. Climate change is quickly melting the sea ice that polar bears depend on as their hunting...
Presidential candidate Joe Biden recently announced his policy proposals for addressing climate change, which he accurately admits is an “existential threat.” His campaign website outlines his plan for a “Clean Energy Revolution” to address the climate emergency we...
We’re only halfway through the year and 2020 is already expected to break global temperature records. This isn’t big news though, we’ve been hearing about record breaking temperatures for the past decade. The message is clear; global warming is intensifying, and the...
It was recently announced that the Dakota Access Pipeline, the largest oil pipeline out of North Dakota, will be shut down, as well as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Part of the Dakota Access Pipeline ran through Lake Oahe, a drinking-water source for the Standing Rock...
