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ChatGPT said: Before you click away, please take a moment to scroll down and explore the extended list of links at the end of this article. You will be hard-pressed to find another collection this long, this carefully selected, and this focused on honest news, media ethics, and the realities of the Climate and Ecological... Continue Reading →
... Inside the Hidden Market: How Your AI Chats Are Being Harvested and Sold Millions of people around the world use AI chat tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and others every day — for personal questions, work help, brainstorming, emotional support, and much more. Most users assume these conversations are private. But recent cybersecurity... Continue Reading →
Dear Santa Claus, Our names are Elias and Anika. Elias is 12 and Anika is 13. We live very far north, close enough that the snow feels like part of our family and the sky sometimes dances green at night. People think living near the North Pole must feel magical all the time. Sometimes it... Continue Reading →
Dr. Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL Pediatric Endocrinologist, University of California San Francisco; author of Metabolical “Sugar is not a food — it is a metabolic disruptor. When consumed chronically, it overwhelms the liver, drives insulin resistance, and sets the stage for nearly every chronic disease we face today, from type 2 diabetes to cardiovascular... Continue Reading →
Since the start of President Trump’s second term, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a sweeping rollback of public health and environmental protections that undermine both science and the future of life on Earth. From erasing well-established climate science from federal websites to redefining what is considered “safe” exposure to known carcinogens, these... Continue Reading →
Earth Does Not Need Saving — We Do “Earth does not need saving, we do.”This sentence often lands with surprise, sometimes even discomfort. It runs counter to the way we’ve been taught to speak about the climate crisis—as if the planet were fragile glass and humanity its reckless caretaker. Yet when we pause and reflect,... Continue Reading →
This learning-oriented blog post designed to help you the readers understand what is being proposed, what has already happened in past administrations, and why it matters, without assuming prior expertise. It focuses on implications first, with careful language that distinguishes confirmed actions, proposals, and risks. What Happens When Climate Research Is Dismantled? Understanding the Real-World... Continue Reading →
“Freedom is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.” - José Martí (Cuba) A Cultural Tapestry: Honoring the People of Latin America (and Spain) When I was in college, I took a cultural appreciation course that asked us to look beyond borders and headlines—to study people, their... Continue Reading →
There is a popular storyline circulating right now, and it is remarkably persistent for something so intellectually lazy: Artificial Intelligence is dangerous because it will one day turn against us. It makes for excellent cinema. It makes for dramatic headlines. It also conveniently avoids a more uncomfortable truth. AI is not an alien intelligence arriving... Continue Reading →
For years, climate advocates have been told that meaningful action must wait — for better politics, better technology, or better timing. The 2025 Annual Impact Report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) tells a very different story: the law is no longer waiting. Across courts, treaties, and international institutions, 2025 marked a turning... Continue Reading →
A quiet AI risk hiding in plain sight — and why awareness matters Most of us don’t think twice about the digital tools we use every day. We scroll social media.We open emails.We read PDFs.We ask AI tools for help writing, researching, or organizing our thoughts. These tools feel helpful. Familiar. Almost invisible. But as... Continue Reading →
A Safer, Cheaper, and Greener Future for Electric Vehicles and Grid Storage: The Promise of Next-Gen Battery Breakthroughs A major scientific breakthrough in battery technology could mark a turning point for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy adoption, and grid-scale energy storage — unlocking safer, more affordable, and more sustainable power for transportation and infrastructure alike.... Continue Reading →
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