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It’s Going to be Too Hot to Live in India

Scientists at MIT are finding that by the year 2100, parts of India will become too hot for human survival....

“We fight for Mother Earth” – 19-year-old Artemisa Xakriabá

Artemisa Xakriabá is a 19-year-old Brazilian activist from the Xakriabá tribe located in the southeast end of Minas Gerais, Brazil....

‘A deadly problem’: should we ban SUVs from our cities?

Statistically less safe than regular cars and with higher CO2 emissions, campaigners argue the heavily-marketed cars have no place in...

More Than 60 Countries Say They’ll Zero Out Carbon Emissions

The catch is they’re Not the Big Emitters…

The dire consequences of having fewer days below freezing

This report has really nice graphs that can be used in language classrooms.

Climate Change Is Strengthening Typhoons, Hurricanes and Cyclones

and The US Isn’t Paying Attention..This is not really news, anyways a bit outdated, but I like this article so...

Your soothing cup of tea may contain billions of microplastic

“The study authors acknowledge that the amount of plastics in a single cup of tea—around 16 micrograms—is not likely to...

Indigenous Genocide in the Amazon

I came across this video on Facebook. It’s a short interview with a chief of an indigenous tribe that lives...

Environmental Issues are Social Justice Issues too!

Hey everyone! Social Justice and the Environment I found a great resource that explains the essence of how environmental issues...

A teachable moment: educators go on strike for climate justice

It’s also nice to see that one of the authors of this article is a Middlebury professor.

Climate protest

Hundreds of young people join Greta Thunberg in climate protest outside UN

The Amazon rainforest

Here’s more on rainforests.

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