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New study: Greenhouse gas is more dangerous than regulators thought
New evidence not only strengthens the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding, it shows that greenhouse gas impacts could be much worse than expected
A lesson from the yellow vests: Carbon taxes burn workers
Jonathan Neale says climate activists must reject climate taxes: they harm the poor, and do little to actually slow climate change
Left-wing Quebec party will focus on climate change
Québec solidaire, which won 16% of the popular vote in October, will make climate change its main political campaign in the coming year
Exploring the deep biosphere: Organisms abound in regions thought devoid of life
70% of all bacteria live deep in the earth, constituting a reserve of carbon and biodiversity that vastly outnumbers and outweighs all humans combined
Greenland melting is faster than ever … and it is speeding up
“The melting and sea level rise we’ve observed already will be dwarfed as climate continues to warm”
Global warming illustrated: 800,000 years of CO2 in one graph
This year's increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry is the largest in seven years. CO2 in the atmosphere has hit a new high.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2018
Five important new books for reds and greens. Dust Bowls of Empire. Oil, Power and War. The Big Muddy. Never Home Alone. The Neoliberal Diet.
Climate change health impacts: ‘compounded and overwhelming’
Lancet climate change report shows worsening health risks from heat and heatwaves, infectious diseases, and food security
‘Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism’ wins the 2018 Deutscher Prize
Kohei Saito honored for his brilliant study of Marx's views on the relationship between society and nature