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Highway to (Climate) Hell

The false promises of infrastructure spending.

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SUV escaping the Park Fire on a highway at night.
SUV escaping the Park Fire on a highway at night.
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Humanity’s Collective Ignorance is Exacerbating the Polycrisis

The blissful masses will die wondering “how did we get here?”

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Man standing in front of a bonfire at night.
Man standing in front of a bonfire at night.
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Angus Peterson

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Edge of Collapse

The Climate Crisis Needs Complex Solutions — But America Can Barely Read the Instructions

How functional illiteracy will speed the demise of the US empire.

Nov 13
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Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance is bliss.
Nov 13
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Angus Peterson

Angus Peterson

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The U.S. Doctor Shortage is Driving Healthcare to Collapse

The pipeline to a once-glorious professions has dried up.

Nov 12
A hand drawn map of the United States with no state lines is behind a roll of $100 bills and a stethoscope.
A hand drawn map of the United States with no state lines is behind a roll of $100 bills and a stethoscope.
Nov 12
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Angus Peterson

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Edge of Collapse

Empty Promises and Rising Emissions: Why COP29 Is Just a Show

This year’s meeting is greenwashing at its finest.

Nov 11
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A tree cut to look like a dollar. It is have surviving and half dead.
A tree cut to look like a dollar. It is have surviving and half dead.
Nov 11
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Angus Peterson

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The Escalating Economic Costs of Climate Change

The polycrisis will be financially devastating.

Nov 8
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Man holding an empty wallet
Man holding an empty wallet
Nov 8
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Angus Peterson

Angus Peterson

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Edge of Collapse

Earth’s New Normal: What Breaking 1.5°C Means for Our Future

Why 2024 Marks the Start of Our Climate Horror Show

Nov 7
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1.5 degrees Celsius shown on block letters.
1.5 degrees Celsius shown on block letters.
Nov 7
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Angus Peterson

Angus Peterson

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Edge of Collapse

Permafrost Melting and the Methane Crisis No One Expected

The wetlands tipping point is already here.

Nov 6
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Oil derricks at dusk, with a methane flare behind them.
Oil derricks at dusk, with a methane flare behind them.
Nov 6
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Angus Peterson

Angus Peterson

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Global Governments are Accomplices to the Corporate Raiding of Nature

The failure of COP16 showed how little governments actually care about biodiversity and habitat loss.

Nov 5
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bee on a flower
bee on a flower
Nov 5
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Angus Peterson

Angus Peterson

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Planting Trees Won’t Save the World

How corporate greed bastardized the premise of planting forests to sequester carbon and solve climate change.

Nov 4
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sunlight coming through the branches from trees on a tree plantation
sunlight coming through the branches from trees on a tree plantation
Nov 4
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