Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. This 400,000-Year-Old Campfire Could Rewrite Human History

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:57 -0000

    Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything. While few of us today know …
  2. ‘We look ridiculous’: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:54:10 -0000

    'It's like pretending cigarettes don’t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed any …
  3. The deep ocean is fixing carbon in ways no one expected

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:23:29 -0000

    A new study reveals that unexpected microbes are quietly fixing carbon in the dark depths of the ocean. Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence …
  4. The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can't do that again.

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:45:00 -0000

    The U.S. Energy Secretary said allowing tribes to weigh in on energy projects on their land creates "unnecessary burdens to the development of …
  5. Statewide flooding emergency declared in Washington

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:22:15 -0000

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency Wednesday over widespread flooding, and said he is seeking federal funds to help with the …
  6. We know which Kaiser is the idiot

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:38:27 -0000

    PRESENTED BY SUBSCRIBERS LIKE YOUOn a Berlin streetcorner during World War I, a man is arrested for treason and sedition for shouting “the Kaiser is …
  7. Pope Leo Takes Shocking Swipe at Trump Over Old Friends

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:45:28 -0000

    It was not the first time the American-born pope has criticized the administration’s policy positions. Pope Leo has hit out at President Donald …
  8. MacKenzie Scott has given $26B to nonprofits since 2019. Here's what she supported in 2025

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:27:59 -0000

    The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion. Scott first pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019 after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Since, she’s distributed …
  9. Mapped: Global Births by Country in 2025

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:22:40 -0000

    Ranked: The Number of Births by Country in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or …
  10. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $7.1B to nonprofits

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:39:45 -0000

    MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits working on climate change and fighting for equality. She is known for charitable gifts to …
  11. This Forgotten Volcano Erupted For The First Time In Over 10 Millennia

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:17:00 -0000

    On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the …
  12. UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:44:33 -0000

    The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental …
  13. Australia's education system 'highly segregated' says former minister Susan Close

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:12:04 -0000

    South Australia's former deputy premier Susan Close has called out what she describes as "extreme" socio-economic segregation in Australian …
  14. Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary. Rural America knows …
  15. 15 Amazing Facts About 'The Year Without a Summer'

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:16:55 -0000

    The history of natural disasters is peppered with storms, floods, and even asteroids, but some of the most fascinating disasters have come from deep …
  16. The Europe Car Market Is in the Grip of the Osborne Effect

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:04:21 -0000

    The European car market and the Osborne effect was the topic of an article I wrote nearly 7 years ago. I made bold predictions for the future, and as …
  17. Polar vortex sending 'wrecking ball' of cold air to US

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:58:55 -0000

    This cold blast could be relatively short-lived, with a return to more typical wintry temperatures by later in December. Ready for some serious cold? The planet's most extreme cold air will be barreling into the central and eastern United States this coming weekend "like a wrecking ball," said …
  18. Why the Rest of the World Is Buying Chinese EVs

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:10:02 -0000

    Rob catches up with the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Ilaria Mazzocco. China’s electric vehicle industry, it’s now well understood, …
  19. America’s mobile housing affordability crisis reveals a system where income determines exposure to climate disasters

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:10:00 -0000

    Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options. Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job …
  20. The hidden health risks of bottled water

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:54:15 -0000

    Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most …
  21. FIFA’s World Cup Sycophancy Is Dirtying the Beautiful Game

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:30:22 -0000

    President Donald Trump finally received his sought-after peace prize on Friday. Except it wasn’t from the Nobel Foundation but from FIFA, an institution charged with overseeing penalty shootouts in soccer rather than geopolitics. I’m not much of a football fan — I prefer rugby — but how can this …
  22. Vermont Conversation: A former EPA official on how the plastics industry sabotages real recycling

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:08 -0000

    The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and …
  23. Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:27:26 -0000

    Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia helped supercharge stubborn atmospheric rivers that have drenched Washington state with almost 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in the past seven days, threatening record …
  24. Retracted: The Monsanto-Backed Paper That Told Us Roundup Was Safe

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:00:17 -0000

    A controversial scientific paper that claimed the weed killer glyphosate (brand name Roundup) "does not pose a health risk to humans" has been …
  25. Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:41:32 -0000

    Jason Dove Mark threw a bucket of scraps to the chickens and checked for eggs – slim chance in November – before he and his big, friendly mutt, Cody, …
  26. The top nature and climate stories of 2025

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:24:05 -0000

    1. Humanity breaches seven of nine planetary boundaries Seven of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries – the natural systems that keep our planet stable – …
  27. Planet Earth: Hidden energy reserves could power the world for a millennia

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:32:53 -0000

    Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say.
  28. The Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:01:14 -0000

    It could revolutionize electric vehicles and aircraft. Scientists have made a massless structural battery 10 times better than before. • The battery cell performs well in structural and energy tests, with planned further improvements. • Structural batteries reduce weight and could revolutionize electric …
  29. What would this scientist tell Trump? Interview with Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:23:18 -0000

    When U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in late 2025 and dismissed climate change as a “con job”, the …
  30. Southeast Asia embraces offshore wind power, as Trump bashes renewable energy

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:32:46 -0000

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is a bright spot for the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s push against renewable energy. The White House’s policy pivot has thrown billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. offshore wind projectsinto turmoil. Industry …