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Eritrea’s Human Rights Crisis Requires Ongoing Scrutiny

Photo by United Nations Photo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Article by Laetitia Bader via Human Rights Watch At the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council starting today, states will discuss whether to keep Eritrea in the spotlight. A new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights...

Shining a Light on the Other Half of Humanity

I like to know what’s going on in the world—I read the news online most of the time. And yeah, I was getting some news, or as I call it, half the story. But, it dawned on me that all I was being fed was...

Cannabis ingredient CBD could one day become an antibiotic

Photo by Lode Van de Velde via PublicDomainPictures.net (CC0 1.0) Article by Kashmira Gander, via Newsweek As scientists work to stem the tide of antibiotic resistance, the authors of a study believe an ingredient in cannabis could one day form the basis of a new drug. Antibiotic, or...

The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050

Photo by Dennis van Zuijlekom via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Article by Millicent Dent and Chris Martin, via Bloomberg Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the next...

Bunny Shaw, the ‘Zion Williamson of Soccer,’ Mixes Size and Spontaneity

Photo by Ian MacNicol Article by Jeré Longman, via NY TIMES. Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee last month, Khadija Shaw allowed herself a quiet moment of self-congratulation. She was the first in her family to receive a college degree. She had persevered through tragedy, having...

Climate change is already affecting global food production — unequally

Photo by Bob Nichols Article via sciencedaily.com Published in PLOS ONE, the University of Minnesota-led study, conducted with researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Copenhagen, used weather and reported crop data to evaluate the potential impact of observed climate change. The researchers found that: observed climate...

Climate Change Is Intensifying Food Shocks

Photo by Tech Sgt. Patrick Evenson/US Air National Guard Article via civileats.com The rain and floods that have plagued the Midwest since March have wreaked havoc on agriculture. In Nebraska alone, farmers lost an estimated $440 million of cattle. They’re still recovering from the blizzard–flood combination, as well as the sand left...

Meet The Amazon Employees Challenging Jeff Bezos On Climate Change

Photo by AMAZON EMPLOYEES FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE Article via forbes.com An open letter from these employees called for CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s Board of Directors to adopt a climate plan shareholder resolution that included setting goals for emission reductions, moving away from fossil fuels and prioritizing climate change in future...