7.2 million-Year-Old Pre-Human Fossil Suggests Mankind Arose in Europe NOT Africa Read Later Print A new analysis of two 7.2 million-year-old fossils belonging to a hominin species nicknamed “El Graeco” from Mediterranean Europe, suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa. The new study could reshape history, since it openly challenges the “out […]
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7.2 million-Year-Old Pre-Human Fossil Suggests Mankind Arose in Europe NOT Africa
Thousands Call For Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Above photo: Campaigners condemn new £100m of UK aid for fossil fuels in Africa. Global Justice. More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations’ 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting. Mobilizing meaningful action on climate change is one […]
Scientists Unearth Huge Fossil of New Extinct Arthropod 500 Million Years Old in Rocky Mountains
The remains of a huge new half-a-billion-year-old extinct animal have been unearthed in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists uncovered the fossil belonging to the newly discovered species that roamed the seas during the Cambrian period. Named Titanokorys gainesi, these animals had a distinctive protective head shell and were much bigger than many other species at the […]
Harvard To Divest Fossil Fuels, Sets Example For Other Institutions
Above Photo: Joseph Williams/Wikimedia Commons Climate activists are hailing Harvard University’s move to divest from fossil fuels as a profound shift in the status quo and a model for other institutions. The iconic and wealthy university’s decision to go fossil-free comes after years of resisting calls to divest, writes The Washington Post, citing Harvard President Larry S. […]
Fossil fuels must remain in the ground to keep warming below 1.5°C, study says
Global oil and gas production would need to decline by 3% per year in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C, University College London (UCL) researchers said. But current fossil fuel extraction projects are not on target to meet this limit as was set out by the Paris Climate Agreement. Instead, many regions have reached […]
Scientists Find Fossil Of Deadly 4-Legged Whale They Didn’t Know Existed
Whale, look at the nightmare fuel researchers dug up in Egypt. Scientists have unearthed a 43-million-year-old fossil of an extinct four-legged whale that once lived both on land and in the sea, making it amphibious. Dr. Robert W. Boessenecker This now-extinct four-legged whale once lived both on land and in the sea. This particular ancient species […]
Global Call On Banks To Stop Financing Fossil Fuels
Above Photo: An oil rig and wind farm in Texas. Aneese / iStock / Getty Images. NOTE: FossilBanks.org is a coalition of groups working to stop banks from investing in fossil fuel infrastructure. They have a sign on global call to action and a campaign of actions focused on the UN COP meeting in Glasgow, […]
Rosanna Arquette: ‘Fossil Fuels Will Kill Off Mankind’
Far-left Hollywood actress Rosanna Arquette declared on twitter that fossil fuels will be the “end of mankind” to her 193k Twitter followers during the Independence Day weekend. “Weep as our world is burning our dependence on Fossil fuels will be the end of mankind,” the Trump hating star said. “President Biden please stop Line 3 Now […]
After pouring over $1 trillion into fossil fuel finance, CEOs of 6 US banks testify before Congress
This week, the House and Senate called in the CEOs of six big banks for two wide-ranging hearings that lawmakers touted as efforts to hold “megabanks accountable,” the first time in roughly two years that the heads of major banks have collectively appeared before Congress. Combined, the six CEOs lead organizations that have poured over […]
Fossil fuel companies in UK awarded £150 million of public money ‘to find new ways to extract oil, coal and gas’
The UK government gave over £150 million in tax breaks to fossil fuel companies in the space of three years, new research has found. A new paper out today reveals that tax credits for fossil fuel extractive companies to conduct research and development (R&D) increased by around £20 million year on year between 2014 and […]
Scientists discover ‘living fossil’ thought to have been extinct for 273mn years on ocean floor near Japan
Home » Archaeology, Asia, Environment » Scientists discover ‘living fossil’ thought to have been extinct for 273mn years on ocean floor near Japan Two symbiotic marine lifeforms who somehow evaded the prying eyes of human scientists and ‘disappeared’ from the fossil record over a quarter of a billion years ago have been found […]
Epic Jurassic Era Fossil Shows a Predator in Action Being Preyed Upon
The Jurassic was a geological epoch that is dated from 201.3 million years ago (from the end of the Triassic period) to 145 million years ago (till the Cretaceous period begins) that has a long history preserved in fossils. Scientists and archaeologists have recently interpreted a 180-million-year-old Jurassic era fossil. Discovered back in 1970 by […]
Study of Fossil Apes Sheds New Light on the Human Origins Mystery
In an exciting new review titled “ Fossil apes and human evolution ” for the reputed ScienceMag journal, the major discoveries in fossil apes and human lineage are re-examined since Darwin’s claims that were made 150 years ago. Darwin had famously argued in his monumental work “ The Descent of Man ” (1871), that human […]
Oxford University Has Pledged To Divest From Fossil Fuels
Above photo: Radcliffe Camera library, University of Oxford. SJPrice/Pixabay. Now it Needs to Sever All Ties to the Industry. However impressive Oxford’s environmental credentials may be, it cannot achieve climate justice while retaining its close links with fossil fuel companies, argues Brigitte Wear from the Oxford Climate Justice Campaign. There are signs Oxford University is […]
Rutgers University makes ‘powerful decision’ to divest from fossil fuel
Image Credit: depthandtime/flickr/cc Rutgers University announced a commitment to fossil fuel divestment after the university’s Board of Governors and Board of Trustees approval. The University is the latest U.S. academic institute to make the transition. According to a press release, the “decision follows the recommendation of an ad hoc committee of faculty, students and staff […]
A Fossil Fuel Fail In Texas
Above photo: Downtown Houston lit up on Feb. 15, 2021 while the rest of the city is in darkness. Twitter. What’s really going on with renewable energy, fossil fuels, and the blackouts in Texas? As you may have seen on social media, a group of climate deniers, right wing politicians, and fossil fuel industry mouthpieces […]
Fossil Fuel Pollution Killed 8.7 Million Worldwide in 2018
Fossil Fuel Pollution Killed 8.7 Million Worldwide in 2018 Children’s Health Defense » Feed / Aerowenn Hunter Fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for roughly one in five deaths worldwide, a much higher death toll than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday. Poor air quality from burning fossil fuels such as coal […]
Two major Pacific Northwest fossil fuel projects dealt massive setbacks in one day
Image Credit: Francis Eatherington CC BY-NC 2.0 Two enormous fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest suffered devastating setbacks on Tuesday, severely dimming their prospects of ever moving forward. On President Donald Trump’s last full day in office, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) met with a packed agenda, making key decisions on multiple pipeline projects […]
‘Giant’ Jurassic shark fossil unearthed in Germany was ‘most impressive’ fish of its time
The spectacular discovery of an almost complete skeleton of a Jurassic-period shark has given researchers incredible new insight into life on Earth 150-million-years ago. The exceptionally well-preserved fossil was found in the Solnhofen Limestone formation in Bavaria, Germany, which had a tropical lagoon landscape when the shark was in its pomp in Earth’s distant past. […]
Oil is Not a ‘Fossil’ Fuel – Origins of Oil
Oil is Not a ‘Fossil’ Fuel – Origins of Oil Peak Oil is a Lie: Oil is Not a ‘Fossil’ Fuel – Origins of Oil. In this video we have a brief conversation with Col. L. Fletcher Prouty about the manufactured scarcity of oil. Oil may be something very different from what we have been […]