Category Archives: Climate Change

Where is the Green Party?

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera English | Published: November 5, 2012

As climate change become increasingly apparent, many wonder why the Green Party is being ignored in the US election. In the race for the White House, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have talked about sustainable development. Yet the Green Party ticket, whose stance on the issue outpaces those of both the Republican and Democratic [...]

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Are We Sustainable?

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera English | Published: June 22, 2012

As the Rio+20 conference closes, radical change remains necessary, experts tell Al Jazeera. Hopeful rhetoric had preceded the Rio+20 UN Conference on sustainability. World leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, NGOs, the private sector and other groups met in an attempt to find ways to reduce poverty and increase social equity while ensuring [...]

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How Many More Fish in the Sea?

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera English | Published: June 21, 2012

Seafood is the primary source of protein for more than one billion people – can they live without it? Worldwide, 90 per cent of large predatory fish stocks are now gone due to overfishing. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 85 per cent of fish stocks are “overexploited, depleted, or recovering from [...]

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Ocean Systems in Peril

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera English | Published: June 20, 2012

How a warming planet is threatening ocean cycles that fuel our atmosphere, food chain, and weather patterns. The ocean’s phytoplankton, also known as marine algae, is the planet’s most important organism. They generate at least half of the oxygen we breathe, and are a vital component in the ocean’s food chain. So when researchers find [...]

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