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If Good is Common Good, We are Failing

May 10, 2013 By Guy McPherson 2 Comments

Our actions are poorly matched to pursuit of the common good.

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Climate Change is a Social Justice Issue

April 30, 2013 By Guy McPherson 6 Comments

Our species is threatened. How will we respond?

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Planting Ancient Tree Clones for Earth Day

April 22, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 1 Comment

A nonprofit group plans to reforest the planet with clones of the most ancient and iconic trees.

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New Guidelines Propose Change in Science Education

April 15, 2013 By Diana Palka Leave a Comment

Changes could be on the way for science classes across the nation with the release of the Next Generation Science Standards.

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Record Breaking Inch of Snow Hits Chicago

January 27, 2013 By Robert Duffer 6 Comments

Depressing amount of annual snowfall sends family running for the hills

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Climate Change & Human Trafficking

January 2, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 1 Comment

A destroyed environment is often the perfect environment for modern-day slavery

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Earth without Humanity

December 12, 2012 By Carl Pettit 14 Comments

Life on Earth can survive any man made disaster. But will we?

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Warming Up To Global Warming

December 11, 2012 By Robert Isenberg 43 Comments

How to engage positively with global warming skeptics.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: climate change, communication, debate, environmentalism, Global Warming, ignorance, Libertarian, mutual respect, Robert Isenberg, science

Walking Away From Empire

November 22, 2012 By Guy McPherson 11 Comments

Guy McPherson believes opting out is the first step toward dismantling American Empire

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The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See

November 8, 2012 By Thaddeus Howze 9 Comments

Thaddeus Howze shares a classic video about how to change the future, and suggests that it is even more relevant today.

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Liberals and Conservatives: Ideology over Science

October 8, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 51 Comments

What you believe should be true limits what you are willing to believe is true.

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Emotional Intelligence of Mass Extinction

September 25, 2012 By Gabriel Orgrease 3 Comments

How do you live with the awareness of death on a massive scale?

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Fellatio and the End of the World

May 23, 2012 By Mark Sherman 19 Comments

Mark Sherman connects the dots of how a beautiful act may have doomed our species.

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The 10 at 10

February 15, 2011 By Lu Fong 1 Comment

(Almost) legalized gay marriage in the U.K., giant hidden space objects, and a legendary goal.

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Climate-Change Expert John Dykema on Fox 25

February 4, 2011 By the Editors Leave a Comment

Harvard scientist John Dykema was featured on Fox 25.

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Good Comment of the Day: Doing Science Wrong

December 13, 2010 By Lu Fong Leave a Comment

“Just because there are two sides doesn’t mean that there are two equally valid sides.” Amen, Mordecai.

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Gun Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Officials in Connectucut

The Office of the Connecticut Attorney General asserts that the new legislation is legal and the office is “prepared to vigorously defend the law against any court challenge.”

Walmart Security Accuses Father of Kidnapping His Own Biracial Children

A Virginia man was accused of kidnapping his own children last week because, according to Walmart security, a white man with biracial children just didn’t “match up.”

Boy Scouts Vote on Lifting Ban on Gay Members

A controversial debate within the Boy Scouts of America is coming to a head this week as 1,400 of its leaders vote on lifting the ban that doesn’t allow homosexuals or atheists into its ranks.