Penguins the Latest Climate Change Canary

onJul 3, 2008 @ 14:17 PDT

A new study out of the University of Washington has found that penguin populations are plummeting due to climate change, pollution and other factors like fish stock depletion and loss of breeding habitat.

“Penguins are in trouble,” says Dee Boersma, whose study appears in the journal BioScience, “They certainly are canaries in the coal mine.”

onOct 1, 2026 @ 10:11 PDT

With only two months until a $20B CCS proposal pushed by the oil industry is finalized, local communities say they haven’t been consulted.

onSep 30, 2026 @ 23:00 PDT

Residents living near the intensive farms say clouds of foul-smelling pollutants can make it hard to breathe.

onSep 30, 2026 @ 07:56 PDT

OEUK chief slammed for ‘laughable’ claim at Labour conference.

onSep 30, 2026 @ 03:42 PDT

A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production.

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