by Nelson Bailey | Nov 24, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety
Standing Rock: injured protester’s father says police account is ‘bogus nonsense’ | US news | The Guardian Officers claim protesters set off explosion but Sophia Wilansky’s father and on-site medical professionals say injury is ‘entirely consistent’...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 22, 2016 | Climate Change, Health & Safety
Danish and US researchers say warmer air and sea surface could lead to record lows of sea ice at north pole next year | Environment | The Guardian The Arctic is experiencing extraordinarily hot sea surface and air temperatures, which are stopping ice forming and could...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 22, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety
A 21-year-old woman was severely injured and may lose her arm after being hit by a projectile when North Dakota law enforcement officers turned water cannon on Dakota Access pipeline protesters and threw “less-than-lethal” weapons. Sophia Wilansky was one of several...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 21, 2016 | Climate Change, Endangered Species, Politics of energy
The Huffington Post When it comes to climate change iconography, there’s perhaps no image more recognizable than that of a lone polar bear marooned on a melting sheet of ice. But as the impacts of a continually warming Earth are felt by more species, new emblematic...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 11, 2016 | Climate Change, Endangered Species, Health & Safety
Pretty Much Every Living Thing Is Already Feeling The Effects Of Climate Change | The Huffington Post Climate change has already touched almost all life on the planet, even under moderate rates of global warming, according to a report published Thursday in the journal...