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  • Floods, Landslides, Heat-Waves and Toxic Clouds: Plagues From God Or God-Awful Corporations?

    Floods in eastern Germany that have killed at least ten people rose to a record high today in the historic city of Dresden, driving thousands from their homes. The tide of murky brown water also swamped other towns along the River Elbe and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands.
    Aug 16, 2002 | Story

  • George Monbiot: Climate Change Threatens the Future of Humanity, but we Refuse to Respond Rationally

    In the United States millions are without power. Europe is suffering from a record heat wave. In France, the government estimates up to 3,000 people may have died from conditions connected to the heat wave. We talk to George Monbiot on climate change. [Includes transcript]
    Aug 15, 2003 | Story

  • "Global Warming" –Two Words You Never Hear in Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Hurricane Isabel

    Hurricane Isabel crashed ashore in North Carolina yesterday. 100mph winds brought down trees, caused air travel chaos and knocked out electricity to more than 3 million people. We speak with author David Helvarg about hurricane Isabel, Bush’s environmental policy and the federal insurance system. [Includes transcript]
    Sep 19, 2003 | Story

  • Global Warming and Extreme Weather: Hurricane Charley Leaves 16 Dead, Thousands Homeless

    Hurricane Charley rips through Florida leaving 16 dead many thousands homeless without water or electricity. We speak with David Helvarg and George Monbiot about extreme weather and the effects of global warming. [includes rush transcript]
    Aug 16, 2004 | Story

  • As Global Warming Fuels More Extreme Weather, McCain and Bush Urge Congress to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban

    President Bush and John McCain urge Congress to lift a federal ban on offshore oil drilling and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Their call comes as a new global warming report finds that North America is likely to experience more droughts, excessive heat and intense downpours. We speak with David Helvarg of the Blue Frontier Campaign. [includes rush transcript]
    Jun 20, 2008 | Story
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    Climate Scientist: Record-Setting Mid-Atlantic Snowfall Linked to Global Warming

    As record snowfall crippled the mid-Atlantic this week, many Republicans used the blizzard-like conditions to argue that global warming is a hoax. We speak to climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists, who argues the extreme weather is in fact a part of global warming. [includes rush transcript]
    Feb 12, 2010 | Story
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    The Real Climategate: Conservation Groups Align with World's Worst Polluters

    Major environmental groups are coming under criticism from within their own ranks for taking positions that some say are antithetical to their stated missions of saving the planet. In the latest issue of The Nation magazine, the British journalist Johann Hari writes, "As we confront the biggest ecological crisis in human history, many of the green organizations meant to be leading the fight are busy shoveling up hard cash from the world’s...
    Mar 09, 2010 | Story

  • "Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change." By Amy Goodman

    Thousands of climate justice activists have arrived here in Bolivia for the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth. Bolivian President Evo Morales called for the gathering to give the poor and the Global South an opportunity to respond to the failed climate talks in Copenhagen. Ten years ago this month, the host city for the summit, Cochabamba, was at the center of an epic fight over the most vital of natural resources:...
    Apr 21, 2010 | Columns & Articles
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    Study: Global Warming to Bring Increased Heat Waves to US

    Following last week’s record-breaking East Coast heat wave, a new study by Stanford University climate scientists says as global warming continues, such heat waves will be increasingly common in the future. The study found exceptionally long heat waves and other hot events could become commonplace in the United States in the next thirty years, posing serious risks to agriculture and human health. [includes rush transcript]
    Jul 15, 2010 | Story

  • "News at 11: How Climate Change Affects You." By Amy Goodman

    Our daily weather reports, cheerfully presented with flashy graphics and state-of-the-art animation, appear to relay more and more information.
    Aug 11, 2010 | Columns & Articles