The film 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' explores themes from Andreas Malm’s book of the same name by way of a heist thriller, in which fictional activists grapple …
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COP27: One Big Breakthrough but Ultimately an Inadequate Response to the Climate Crisis
The big news of COP27 was agreement to establish a fund for ‘loss and damage’. But many lamented the summit’s overall outcome, saying it falls short of a sufficient …
The 1964 Italian Film That Speaks to the Dread of Climate Change
Michelangelo Antonioni’s 'Red Desert' was far ahead of its time in its depiction of the widespread sense of paralysis at our ability to stop capitalism from destroying the planet.
A Billionaire Is Responsible for a Million Times More Emissions Than the Average Person: Oxfam Report
When emissions from thee investments of billionaires is calculated, then their carbon emissions are over a million times higher the normal person, the non-profit said.
Glaciers in the Alps Are Melting Faster Than Ever – And 2022 Was Their Worst Summer Yet
Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.
Three Arguments Why Just Stop Oil Was Right to Target Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
It might be provocative but this sort of direct action is important.
Climate Tipping Points Could Lock In Unstoppable Changes to the Planet – How Close Are They?
A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.
Jocose Days , Lachrymose Earth
'Do we think of the impact it creates on earth? Do we know that it leads to dearth?"
When Tragedy Becomes Banal: Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who studies crisis fatigue explains why that is …
Climate Change Is About to Cause a Viral Explosion
A new study shows that climate change will lead to altered migration patterns for thousands of animals, resulting in close to 15,000 new interspecies viral transmission events by the …