On 23rd September the Pope addressed US Congress on several issues including poverty, weapons and immigration quoting his publication, Laudato Si. However, he did not directly talk about one of today's most pressing issues – climate change.
Once again oiled sea birds washed onto the beaches of Santa Barbara, California last week. The last time this happened was 1969 when an offshore oil platform spilled a large quantity of oil, an event that is often recognized as marking the beginning of the environmental movement.
Future generations may well look back at 2015 as the year it became apparent that climate change was beyond our control.
24th February saw Obama veto the Keystone XL pipeline, however it seems as though the campaigners are aiming at a bigger issue. With the increasing urgency to fight climate change, it is possible that the campaign became a general protest demanding that all remaining fossil fuel reserves be left in the ground.
There is no shortage of alternative energy resources, so why can't we let go of fossil fuels?
Barack Obama & Xi Jinping have recently struck deals to reduce carbon emissions in the coming decade. But is it just a new name for old targets?
I have previously written about polar bears and their dependence upon Arctic sea ice for survival, as so vividly illustrated by this video photographed by Adam Ravetch of Arctic Bear Productions.
Once again, Earth Day 2014 seems to be quite unnoticed except by vendors anxious to sell us “green products” packed in an enclosure produced from fossil fuels. At a time when needed most by our planet, the original intent, spirit, involvement and activism of the first Earth Day appears long forgotten. But as we face the challenges presented by our warming planet, intent, spirit, involvement, and activism are increasingly necessary.
As a 17 year old student there are a variety of things that should concern me – my grades, my friends, my hobbies – but you may not think climate change would be on that list when I have never experienced a ‘normal’ year.
On the 18th September 2013, 28 Greenpeace activists and 2 journalists embarked on a protest against drilling for oil in the Arctic. Representing 18 nationalities, the Arctic 30 travelled to the Barents Sea to scale Russian oil giant Gazprom’s most recent drilling platform – a risky addition to their oil-thirsty industry.
In his February, 2013 State of the Union address President Obama challenged Congress to act on climate change, saying that "If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will". Congress has failed to act and yesterday President Obama delivered on his promise with an address to the students of Georgetown University that was a forceful call for action on climate change.
