Tag : climate change
Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debate title : Ken Ham Slams Bill Nye for Saying Climate Science Won't Advance Until Older Generation Dies
summary : July 24, 2017: Ken Ham, founder, president, and CEO of the creationist organization Answers in Genesis, Creation Museum, and Ark Encounter, has once again issued a stinging criticism of Bill Nye "The Science Guy" over his views on climate change.
date : Jul 24, 2017 11:39 AM EDT
Gloria Steinem title : Gloria Steinem: Lack of Abortion is the Cause of Climate Change
summary : Gloria Steinem, renowned feminist and political speaker over the past four decades, is blaming climate change on a lack of global abortion statistics.
date : May 18, 2017 07:50 AM EDT
Bill Nye title : 'Bill Nye Saves the World': 'Scientist' Slammed for Promoting Eugenics, Abortion on New Netflix Show
summary : Bill Nye "The Science Guy" has come under fire after proposing an unusual solution to climate change: penalize American families for having "extra kids".
date : Apr 28, 2017 10:19 AM EDT
Fortune's World Greatest Leaders 2017 title : Pope Francis Among 5 Religious Figures Named in Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders
summary : Fortune magazine's "World's Greatest Leaders" ranking is an annual list of compiled leaders who have impacts on their communities and around the world. Five religiously associated leaders made this year's list.
date : Mar 31, 2017 03:41 PM EDT
Pope Francis at IFAD title : Pope Francis on Dakota Pipeline Dispute: 'Native People Have Rights Over Their Lands'
summary : Pope Francis insists indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands -- a view conflicting with Trump administrators who are pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians.
date : Feb 15, 2017 02:24 PM EST
Katharine Hayhoe title : Evangelical Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Targets Climate Skeptics in ‘Global Weirding’ Series
summary : Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and white evangelical Christian living in Texas, believes her unique position and strategy of approaching climate change will help turn skeptics into believers. This pastor's wife launched a web series, and has been using social media to engage climate change deniers through her faith-based methods. She recently appeared at the White House to discuss climate change with President Barack Obama and actor-turned-environmental-advocate Leonardo DiCaprio.
date : Nov 14, 2016 10:27 AM EST
Pope Francis and Leonardo DiCaprio title : Leonardo DiCaprio, Pope Francis Meet About Ethical Duties To Protect Earth
summary : Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and His Holiness Pope Francis lead vastly different lives, both leaders in their respective fields. But during a private meeting at the Vatican on Thursday, they came together to discuss the need for unified approaches to the detrimental effects of climate change. Together, the pair hope to identify ways to inspire and motivate people worldwide to commit to upholding moral and ethical responsibilities to protect the Earth.
date : Jan 29, 2016 02:34 PM EST
Doomsday Clock title : Doomsday Clock Time Unchanged at 3 Minutes To Midnight
summary : On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock stays the same at three minutes to midnight. This symbolic clock is widely recognized as an indicator for how close humanity is destroying the planet Earth. The group of scientists said the positive developments last year--control in Iran's nuclear program and the historic agreement on climate change--are the reasons why the clock is unchanged.
date : Jan 27, 2016 01:26 PM EST
Food Waste title : EPA Courts Religious Groups To Fight Food Waste During Global Record-High Temps
summary : Environmental Protection Agency leaders on Monday launched the Food Steward's Pledge, an initiative to engage religious groups of all faiths to help redirect food headed to landfills instead to hungry mouths. The pledge is one element of the agency's larger plan to reduce food waste by 50 percent by 2030. It was announced just a day before the U.S. government stated the year 2015 was the Earth's warmest year on record.
date : Jan 21, 2016 11:59 AM EST
Paris Climate Change Talks title : Scientists Believe 'Faith' May Give Climate Change Talks Momentum
summary : Things haven't been going as smoothly or as quickly as concerned climate change scientists would like. Only about five percent of Americans see global warming, or climate change, as the nation's number one problem. Americans seem to be watching the 2016 elections more closely now than over the past thirty years. And within that, they are mostly concerned about the economy (33 percent) and terrorism (28 percent), with everything else lagging behind. So the newest strategy of some scientists for refocusing America's attention on climate change is to try to more blatantly partner it with religion.
date : Dec 07, 2015 05:12 PM EST
California Drought title : California’s Drought Could Have a Nationwide Impact in Consumers’ Wallets
summary : California is currently undergoing a historic drought, which is why the state is forcing its residents to conserve water through drastic measures. However, the rest of the United States could soon feel the impact of the drought too.
date : Apr 08, 2015 02:51 PM EDT