By quitting 66 international organizations, Trump turns his back on science, facts, reason
By Benjamin Santer Whether the president and his supporters like it or not, the United States is part of a complex, interconnected world. Global supply chains, commerce, and economies are intricately intertwined. Countries are connected electronically via the internet, email, and social media. Humans are also linked through a shared global climate system, which influences—and…
Andrew Yang endorses Brian Varela in New Jersey’s 7th District Democratic primary
Andrew Yang, the self-described disruptor whose 2020 presidential run turned wonkery into a phenomenon, waded into the fierce Democratic primary in New Jersey’s Seventh District on Thursday, endorsing Brian Varela as the kind of “builder” who might actually mean it when he says he wants to burn the city limits down and rebuild the zoning…
Employees evacuated after fire & possible explosion at manufacturing plant
An explosion tore through a manufacturing plant in Burlington Township, New Jersey, on Thursday night, trapping a dozen workers inside a burning building before they were safely evacuated, authorities said. The blast at American Custom Drying on Elbow Lane sent heavy fire racing through the second and third floors just before 9:30 p.m., according to…
The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew
The image above shows Thingvellir national park, where two tectonic plates meet in Iceland. (Photo: Tina Zupancic) By Ben Mather, Adriana Dutkiewicz, Dietmar Müller, & Sabin Zahirovic Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing “icehouse” periods and warm “greenhouse” states. Scientists have long linked these climate changes to fluctuations in atmospheric carbon…
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