American Bridge PAC action.americanbridgepac.org American Bridge monitors what Republicans say and fights back when their rhetoric doesn't match their records. Jon, The United States of America has always been a leader on the world stage, and thanks to the hard work of President Obama, we were at the forefront of the fight against the devastating effects of climate change. That's all changed. Now, Donald
August 2, 2017 – 1:15 TO 2:45 PM EDT – http://bit.ly/2tLYiJ1 Today we announce another Closing the Environmental Literacy Gap webinar in collaboration with the World Watch Institute and Island Press. This new webinar features contributors to WWI’s latest State of the World publication, “EarthEd – Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet“. EarthEd addresses applying a systems approach to environmental learning at all levels of development,
A new global temperature baseline casts doubt on humanity's ability to meet the Paris target By Scott Waldman, E&E News on July 25, 2017 Credit: MamiGibbs Getty Images The temperature baseline used in the Paris climate agreement may have discounted an entire century's worth of human-caused global warming, a new study has found. Countries in the Paris climate agreement set a target of keeping warming below 2 degrees Celsius
in Counter Solutions — by Binu Mathew — July 28, 2017 The morning papers bring me the news that Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world. Actually he overtook Bill Gates for a few hours on Thursday as the richest person on earth as the Amazon share prices rose. Bill Gates regained his position as the richest person later in the day. So what the heck we commoners should care about the wrangling
WWF and villagers work together on sustainable rattan production © Vangmuang Phongphailath / WWF-Laos DATE:June 20, 2017 F \ Over the last decade, Linhthong La-Intong has seen many changes in Sobphouan, his small village located in central Laos’s Bolikhamxay Province. But, he says proudly, there’s one thing that has remained the same: the forest. That’s because the village of Sobphouan, with help from WWF, is a leading example
They are out of sight to most humans, suffering silently, and in great danger. We're talking about the beautiful and beneficial coral reefs that exist in the world's waters and are an essential part of Earth's rich biodiversity. Most people don't realize it but corals are animals, often mistaken for minerals, and they are very vulnerable. A recent focus on the status of coral reefs was highlighted in numerous articles last month on World Oceans
