Monthly Archives: October 2021
Greta Thunberg on climate promises versus actions
Thunberg sat down in her Stockholm kitchen to talk about what she expects—and hopes—will come from the global event.
Taking aim at predatory equity firms, Warren leads bill to ‘stop Wall Street looting’
"Private equity firms get rich off of stripping assets from companies, loading them up with a bunch of debt, and then leaving workers, consumers, and whole communities in the dust."
Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect...
We highlight just how widespread microplastic pollution is and the potential it has to influence climate on a global scale.
The hypocrisy of the federal spending debate
We must not let our lawmakers get away with this charade of fiscal responsibility to defeat Build Back Better.
Do you want a new Cold War?
Because that’s just where the Biden administration is clearly taking us.
California police officer charged with assaulting minor
“Those who wear the uniform must follow the law. Excessive force will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County.”
French oil company Total ‘knew about global warming impact in 1971’, study finds
“Total is fully aware of the fact that each of its activities can generate pollution that may affect the equilibrium of nature.”
10,000 striking John Deere workers demand ‘equitable’ pay & benefits as company sees record...
Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.
Climate change could turn a carbon sink into a carbon bomb
There is some debate as to whether this thawing of permafrost in peatland ecosystems is “a long freight train moving slowly as it unloads its greenhouse gases" or a carbon bomb about to blow as the train careens off the tracks.
We need immediate and drastic climate action
We must very rapidly stop the extraction and use of fossil fuels.