MAGA Has a Penis Obsession. 4B Feminism Is a Logical Response
2024-11-13
Welcome to our phallocracy. Sure, the election was about the economy, but it was also about misogyny (among other things…Continue Reading
Activists “Just Getting Started” on Climate Lawsuits Despite Shell Judgement
2024-11-13
Today, the Court of Appeal in The Hague delivered its judgment in Milieudefensie v. Shell. It established that the oil and gas giant has a legal responsibility to reduce its emissions, but it rules that it cannot derive a specific emission reduction obligation for Shell. In 2021, the District CourtContinue Reading
The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food
2024-11-13
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.Continue Reading
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
2024-11-13
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.Continue Reading
Katharine Hayhoe’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope and Work Together
2024-11-13
The Texas-based scientist warns people who care about climate change and the energy transition against despair—and looks to examples from the Bible. By Dan Gearino For people involved with research and advocacy about climate change, the results of last week’s presidential election sting.Continue Reading
What Are The Most Profitable Airlines In The US?
2024-11-13
While the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, it undoubtedly wreaked havoc in the aviation industry. As airlines around the world grounded their planes and significantly pulled back operations, another aspect also plummeted: their profits. Since fewer travelers were flying, less money was being generated. As such, a handful of carriers experiencedContinue Reading
Malaysia Airlines’ Incoming Airbus A330-900 Fleet: What Do We Know So Far?
2024-11-13
The first Airbus A330-900neo for Malaysia Airlines (MH) recently took to the air for its first test flight at Airbus’ facility in Toulouse, representing the first of an order for 20 of the aircraft that the airline placed back in the summer of 2022. The new aircraft type is setContinue Reading
Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
2024-11-13
Seven-year-old Halima Abou Yassine was brought to Lebanon from Gaza for treatment after an Israeli strike left her near death with a gaping wound in her skull, Read MoreContinue Reading
Kraft Heinz stops serving school-designed Lunchables because of low demand
2024-11-13
Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it’s no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools, Read MoreContinue Reading
John Krasinski crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024
2024-11-13
People has officially decreed this year’s choice for Sexiest Man Alive, and it’s John Krasinski., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season
2024-11-12
After enduring 12 typhoons this year, including two back-to-back storms in less than a month, communities across the Philippines are bracing for more extreme weather. Continue Reading
People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
2024-11-12
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Authors in Conversation: Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett, and Yael van der Wouden
2024-11-12
Today on the site I’m delighted to present three authors in conversation! Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett are the coauthors of Trust & Safety (more on the book below), and they’re here to chat with Yael van der Wouden, author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Safekeep, about their new releases,Continue Reading