The Divestment Movement to Combat Climate Change Is All Grown Up
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Large-scale peat extraction at Westmeath bog an ‘ecological disaster’
September 17th, 2018
One of Ireland’s largest peat harvesting companies stands accused of the unlicensed stripping of peat from a bog at a site in...
France is lagging on 8 out of 9 climate targets, watchdog warns
For all President Macron's talk of "making our planet great again", emissions are not falling fast enough in most sectors, according to an NGO...
It’s time to make polluters pay for climate damages
As science linking storms like Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhut to climate change strengthens, so does the case for compensating victims
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California plans to show the world how to meet the Paris climate target
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed State Senator and US Senate candidate Kevin de León’s SB 100, which mandates that the state obtain all...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #37
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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