The Green New Deal created space to talk about market-based innovation, investment, and business and defense approaches, says a cochair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Climate Change Task Force.
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A 192,000-Year Record of Northwest African Fire History
Biomarker analyses from an offshore sediment core suggest that increased fire occurrence around 55,000 years ago coincided with increased fuel loads and human settlement in this region.
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Youth Gather to Demand Action on Climate Change
The US Youth Climate Strike holds events around the country to call for passage of the Green New Deal.
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Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes
Climate scientists show their support for protests in the United States and around the world on 15 March.
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Tracking Regional Climate Change from Pole to Pole
8th Third Pole Environment Workshop; Gothenburg, Sweden, 24–26 September 2018
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Cherry Blossoms’ Peak Bloom Is an Indicator of Climate Change
Projected peak bloom days are around the historic average this year, but experts say climate change is altering the long-term blooming schedule.
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Oceanic “Pump” Sends Small Carbon Particles to Twilight Zone
Underwater gliders provide unprecedented, daily data that reveal new insights into how carbon gets from the atmosphere to the deep ocean.
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Former Officials Slam Planned White House Climate Change Panel
Fifty-eight former national security leaders say the plan would undermine military and intelligence assessments about threats from climate change.
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A Digital Mayfly Swarm Is Emerging
Low-cost, open-source data collectors and a suite of collaborative online tools are making big leaps in the field of watershed monitoring.
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Congress Considers Carbon Capture Options
Democrats and Republicans explore areas of potential agreement in combating climate change.