climate policy
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Trump’s Racist Coronavirus Response Foreshadows the Injustice to Come
Back in May, I wrote that the that the worst case response to the coronavirus was accepting the mounting death toll as the only path forward, and that it mirrored the worst possible approach to the climate crisis. I was wrong. There’s something much, much worse, and we are living through it now.
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Exxon Derides Oil Firms’ Efforts To Not Burn Down The Planet As A ‘Beauty Match’
In the pantheon of companies that have destroyed the climate, ExxonMobil has long sat on the throne. It’s spread disinformation for decades even as it knew the risks of its products, is the largest investor-owned source of emissions since 1980, and the third-biggest driver of ocean acidification since 1880. And on Thursday, it made clear…
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Aardman Animation’s New Short Is A Devastating Reminder Of Humanity’s Impact On Ocean Life
Wallace & Gromit. Creature Comforts. Chicken Run. Shaun the Sheep. Aardman’s catalogue of animated works is filled with wonderful absurdities that can tug at your heartstrings and, more often than not, charm you into a chuckle or six. Its latest is a short, stark, kick right to the gut—and it needs to be.
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Germany’s New $88 Billion Climate Package Does The Bare Minimum
Germany appears to be listening to the millions of people around the world protesting climate inaction this Friday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a €54 billion ($88 billion) climate package to transform the country by 2030.