Uncovering Surprising Blooms in the Arctic
A changing Arctic spells bad news for polar bears and other animals ©Michael Stephens Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to be on board the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy, in partnership...
View ArticleCaffeine Pollution in the Ocean
Plastic, clothing fibers and CO2 are not the only things ending up the sea. So is caffeine. Scientists at Portland State University and Washington State University, Vancouver, found caffeine...
View ArticleHottest September Ever Recorded
©Wikimedia Commons Well these records seem to be falling by the wayside quickly. Last month we learned that arctic summer sea ice had shrunk to its smallest extent ever. By a lot. Today we learn that...
View ArticleSanta To Be Evicted From North Pole
W. Antarctic warming among world’s fastest COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 24 (UPI) — The western portion of Antarctica is warming twice as fast as previously thought and triple the world’s average temperature...
View ArticleA New Year for the Earth First! Journal
By now, all you current and former subscribers to the EF! Journal should have seen our 2013 Winter update letter in the mail. For those who have sent back donations, we offer our full gratitude for...
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‘Ninetendo Medal’ for Military Drone Pilots
by Russ McSpadden The U.S. has a growing corps of cyber-warriors and drone pilots who target human populations with bomb strapped drones. Now the Pentagon is commending their all-too-real virtual...
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Tibet Glaciers Melting Due to South Asian Pollution
from the Economic Times BEIJING: About 90 per cent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution “transferred from South Asia” to the Tibetan...
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On 400 PPM, Mass Stupidity, and the Suicidal Language of Climate Lemmings
by John Atcheson, Cross Posted from Common Dreams OK, lemmings don’t commit mass suicide. But they do reproduce chaotically, and periodically consume their way out of sustainable habitats, and into...
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The Dying Glaciers of California Threaten Biodiversity and Water Supply
by Jeremy Miller / Earth Island In August 1872, a 34-year-old John Muir climbed the snow and ice of Mount Lyell and Mount Maclure into the highest reaches of what is today Yosemite National Park. The...
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Get Apocalyptic: Why Radical is the New Normal
Published on Sunday, May 26, 2013 by YES! Magazine Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action. by Robert Jensen In December 2008, Tim DeChristopher...
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Fracking, Climate Change Stressing U.S. Energy Infrastructure
from Root Force The combination of fracking and global warming-driven drought is placing an increasing strain on U.S. energy infrastructure, which depends on water for cooling power plants, the...
View ArticleLessons From the Failure of Peru’s Extractive Model
from Root Force This past week, Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Jorge Merino, optimistically announced that he expects the country’s mining sector to grow 10% in 2014. “Mining exports in 2014...
View ArticleArctic Sea Ice Found to Play Bigger Role in Global Carbon Cycle Than Assumed,...
Arctic Ice. (Photo: Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Geological Survey / Flickr Creative Commons) It comes as no surprise that Arctic sea ice melt has a range of ecological and economic...
View ArticleLook at wildlife to be inspired on climate change action
Azzedine Downes Thu, 12/10/2015 When we talk about climate change, we use terms like “mitigation”, “differentiation”, and “sequestration”. read more
View ArticleClimate pact, with ecosystem integrity provisions, is historic
Satyen Sinha Tue, 12/15/2015 IFAW’s delegation has just returned from Paris where we were fighting for ecosystem integrity and climate resilience to be recognised in the new climate agreement. read more
View ArticlePREMIERE TOMORROW: Honorary Board’s DiCaprio investigates climate change in...
Peter LaFontaine Sat, 10/29/2016 United States Secretary of State John Kerry does not mince words when he lauds International Fund for Animal Welfare Honorary Board Member Leonardo DiCaprio as a...
View ArticleResponding to US election results: IFAW steadfast in protecting animals
Azzedine Downes Wed, 11/23/2016 What’s at stake read more
View ArticleCBD: NGO-government collaborations driving conservation
Dr. Akram Darwich Tue, 12/20/2016 Human activities are contributing to the decline of species and ecosystems around the world, and partnerships between governments and NGOs are crucial to address these...
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