The right has made a denying climate change a centerpiece of what passes for their ideology for years. But few of them have made themselves look quite as stupid as Rush Limbaugh. The Midwest is about to be slammed with some of the coldest weather on record and people are going ...read more
Young Turks journalist David Sirota is known for stirring division within the Democratic Party. Throughout 2015 and 2016, he dedicated most of his reporting to attacking Hillary Clinton while showering Bernie Sanders with praise, despite receiving criticism for failing to ...read more
In an interview published with the Associated Press today, Donald Trump claimed he has a "natural instinct for science" that allows him to discern what is true and what is false when it comes to climate change. According to Trump, these supernatural instincts developed outside ...read more
This week, a report from the United Nations was released that spells out in no uncertain terms the ecological catastrophe humans have unleashed upon the planet. As we noted yesterday: The report warns of chronic food shortages, uncontrollable wildfires, and the mass extinction ...read more
A deeply disturbing report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change released this week has sent shockwaves around the world. The report warns of chronic food shortages, uncontrollable wildfires, and the mass extinction of coral reefs within the next two ...read more
Rush Limbaugh took to the air on AM Hate Radio to warn his listeners that Hurricane Florence is being overly hyped. In fact, the reason the media is sounding the alarm is, I kid you not, for political reasons. Rush Limbaugh has claimed that forecaster’s predictions that ...read more
In an extraordinary story that illustrates the insanity of modern capitalism, big oil companies are asking the federal government to protect them from the disastrous effects of climate change. To help protect local residents, sensitive ecosystems and infrastructure in the wake ...read more