What our leaders are saying about climate change…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord last week, he created a heat wave of feedback …
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Politicians deny climate change, citizens left with the blame
By Davey Breakey
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Senate has recently approved new K-12 science standards with the notable absence of key references to human-caused climate change. Our state has had …
Paris Climate Agreement: both rocks and momentum ahead
By Gary Payton
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: In December 2015, Sandpoint’s Gary Payton reported in the Reader on the historic Paris Agreement, an international pact designed to address climate change …
The science of natural and human-caused climate change
By Art Pilch
Reader Contributor
Scientists have been warning us that our climate is changing rapidly, and that humans are responsible. Most people can see that climate has been changing, …
Activists face prison for pipeline shutdown
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For activist Leonard Higgins, taking action against the threat of climate change is worth risking prison time.
That’s an outcome he and nine other activists …
April was 12th consecutive month of record-setting temperature
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Last April made the 12th consecutive month of record-breaking monthly temperatures around the globe. This makes it the longest hot streak in the 137-year record, …
Climate change film to show at Little Panida Theater
By Reader Staff
Several grassroots, northern Idaho groups are co-hosting screenings and panel discussions of “This Changes Everything” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, in the Little Panida Theater, …
Notes from Paris:
By Gary Payton
Reader Contributor
It was an emotional moment when French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gaveled approval of the Paris Agreement last Saturday night. Over 13 demanding days, representatives …
Climate change group discusses the future
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
On the heels of the hottest, driest summer on record in North Idaho, which sparked a record wildfire season, and on the eve of critical …
The first half of 2015 was the hottest on record. Period.
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The average temperature around the globe was 1.58°F higher than the 20th century average during the first six months of 2015, according to Time Magazine…
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