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Stephen Leahy, IPS News

Stephen Leahy is the international science and environment correspondent for the Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS).

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	News Tuesday, November 04, 2014 Dirty Energy, Dirty Tactics: The World According to Fossil Fuel Giants UXBRIDGE, Canada - “Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are higher than ever, and we’re seeing more and more extreme weather and climate events….We can’t prevent a large scale disaster if we don’t heed this kind of hard science.” Question: Is that statement about the latest... Read more
	News Thursday, May 08, 2014 Carbon Pollution and the Coming Threat of "Hollow Food" UXBRIDGE, Canada - Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels will make many key food crops like rice and corn less nutritious, a new study shows. Important food crops will contain lower levels of zinc and iron by mid-century without major cuts in CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels, an analysis of... Read more
	News Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry UXBRIDGE, Canada - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water. Read more
	Views Sunday, February 17, 2013 Climate Rally Draws “Line in the Sand” on Canadian Pipeline UXBRIDGE, Canada - The largest climate rally in U.S. history is expected Sunday in Washington DC with the aim of pressuring President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Read more
	Views Sunday, January 06, 2013 Climate Inaction Is a Clear Failure of Democracy Around the world, 2012 was the year of extreme weather, when we unequivocally learned that the fossil fuel energy that powers our societies is destroying them. Accepting this reality is the biggest challenge of the brand new year. Read more
	Views Thursday, December 20, 2012 At the Edge of the Carbon Cliff UXBRIDGE, Canada - The most important number in history is now the annual measure of carbon emissions. That number reveals humanity’s steady billion-tonne by billion-tonne march to the edge of the carbon cliff, beyond which scientists warn lies a fateful fall to catastrophic climate change. Read more
	Views Saturday, September 29, 2012 Climate Change Takes a Bite Out of Global Food Supply Humanity’s ability to feed itself is in serious doubt as climate change takes hold on land in the form of droughts and extreme weather, as well as on the world’s oceans. Read more
	Views Friday, September 21, 2012 Ice-Free Arctic Is “Uncharted Territory” UXBRIDGE, Canada - The melt of Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest point this year, shrinking 18 percent from last year’s near-record low. Read more
	Views Saturday, May 05, 2012 Standing Up for the Planet and the Future What are you doing on Saturday? Peter Nix, a retiree, will be standing on a railway track on Canada's west coast blocking a coal train destined to ship U.S. and Canadian coal to Asia. Read more
	Views Monday, February 20, 2012 Building Sustainable Future Needs More Than Science, Experts Say VANCOUVER - Contrary to popular belief, humans have failed to address the earth's worsening emergencies of climate change, species' extinction and resource overconsumption not because of a lack of information, but because of a lack of imagination, social scientists and artists say. Read more