That Jeff Grant signs off his emails with “science on!” says something about his commitment to the subject he teaches to Illinois high schoolers. Lately, that dedication has meant teaching a topic that makes some educators uncomfortable: the science of climate change.As an avid reader of scientific journals and books, and someone who spends time […]
White House to cancel $8 bn climate fund The White House has announced plans to cancel nearly $8 billion in funding for climate-related programs, calling the move a measure against what it terms the “Left’s climate agenda.“ Russ Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a post, “Nearly $8 billion in […]
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list of words to avoid” within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The listed terms are central to EERE’s mission, which serves as the government’s largest investor in technologies aimed at reducing heat-trapping emissions that contribute to climate […]
A recent fireworks display in the Himalayas by renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang, in collaboration with Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, has sparked widespread criticism from climate activists and social media users. The display, titled “Rising Dragon,” took place on a Tibetan plateau at an altitude of approximately 5,500 meters in Shigatse. Videos of the colourful pyrotechnics […]
Silicon Valley has always been synonymous with innovation, wealth, and futuristic vision. Yet behind the glossy façade of AI breakthroughs and billion-dollar valuations lies an unexpected trend: tech giants quietly building bunkers. From OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who revealed having a heavily reinforced underground basement, to billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos investing in […]
Activists protest outside top UN court ahead of climate change advisory ruling. (AP photo) United Nations’s top court has said that inaction on climate change could be unlawful. The international court of justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday that countries may be breaching international law if they fail to take meaningful steps to protect the climate. […]
PARIS: The world’s top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.Wednesday’s highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions that experts say together have […]
Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised. (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has taken another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Iceland is experiencing one of its hottest summers, with temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius on May 15. According to the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA), this extreme heat is a result of global warming and has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to melt 17 times faster than the historical average.The Arctic region […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) WASHINGTON: Twenty-two young Americans sued the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing its executive orders to expand fossil fuel development and dismantle climate protections violate their fundamental rights to life and liberty.The plaintiffs, primarily from Montana, where the case was filed in a federal court, along with […]
