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Here’s What You Need to Know About President Obama’s Decision to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by ClimateDesk: None Given on November 6th, 2015
ClimateDesk: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Here’s What You Need to Know About President Obama’s Decision to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Posted by Tim McDonnell on Friday, November 6, 2015 Watch Climate Desk’s explainer video. In the year’s biggest victory for environmentalists, President Barack Obama announced Friday that he will reject an application from Canadian company TransCanada to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline, which would allow crude oil from Canada’s oil sands to reach...
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We’re in the Process of Decimating 1 in 6 Species on Earth
Posted by ClimateDesk: None Given on May 5th, 2015
ClimateDesk: The extinction rate is rising rapidly, a new study finds. And climate change is to blame.
A wood frog lays eggs on a pond surface. Many frogs like this are breeding earlier in the spring because of climate change. Mark Urban
Plants and animals around the world are already suffering from the negative impacts of manmade global warming--including shrinking habitats and the spread of disease. A great number are also facing the ultimate demise--outright extinction--among them the iconic polar bear,...