Comprehensive study: carbon taxes won’t hamper the economy
Eleven teams participated in a recent Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) project, examining the economic and environmental impacts of a carbon tax. The studies included...
Prohibitive costs ‘one of Ireland’s great difficulties’ in bringing environmental cases, says Chief Justice
July 15th, 2018
The prohibitive cost of mounting a legal case is a key challenge in bringing environmental cases in Ireland, the Chief Justice has...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #28
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
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Rail services between Bray and Greystones suspended due to scrub fire damage
July 13th, 2018
Emergency services are still working to extinguish a fire on Bray Head that has caused the train service between Bray and Greystones...
Bill McKibben: ‘One of the great moments of the divestment campaign’
July 13th, 2018
Yesterday, the Dail voted in favour of a Bill set to make Ireland the first country in the world to fully divest from...
Ireland’s Vote to Divest from Fossil Fuels Just the Latest in a Global Campaign
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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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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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