Yearly Archives: 2021
Shell’s ‘delusional’ net zero strategy commits $8 billion to fossil fuels
“Shell’s 'comprehensive carbon management approach’ is yet another proof of the little interest that this polluting company has to reduce its emissions.”
Epigrams on the Trump slump: The nightmare fades
Justice for this disgraced messiah is conviction as pariah.
It’s a myth that presidents welcome movement pressure—and Biden is no different
Rather than directing constituents to take to the streets, it is far more common for elected officials to fear the disruptive possibilities of a mobilized base.
Stormwater could become an important water source—if we stopped ignoring it
Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often overlooked.
Addressing anti-Asian attacks with transformative justice
We need cross-community solidarity more than ever to fight for our collective healing and liberation from all forms of violence.
Republicans: “see no evil, hear no evil,” even when it is right in front...
The Republicans in Congress saw exactly what Trump was doing and should have strongly objected to such an action but they saw no evil, heard no evil on his part.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and the future of the Republican Party
With a still small but growing number of progressive voices within the Democratic party, there is for the first time in decades an opportunity to truly move that party to the left and counter the threat represented by radicals like Boebert and Taylor Greene.
Bank of America commits to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
“Investors applaud Bank of America’s commitment to transition to a more sustainable business model and reduce the growing climate impacts of its financing activities."
Outrage and disgust as charges dropped for Buffalo police officers who fractured skull of...
Despite the video evidence of the officers’ misconduct, a grand jury has dismissed the charges.
Concept hybrid planes could reduce deadly air pollution by 95 percent
“If you want to get to a net-zero aviation sector, this is a potential way of solving the air pollution part of it, which is significant, and in a way that’s technologically quite viable.”