World’s glaciers at serious risk from climate crisis
“Significant loss of glaciers means that we are not only witnessing a change in landscape or a loss of natural resources, it means that we are actively complicit in robbing the future from our children.”
Oxford study warns extreme heat and drought to hit 90% of world population
The life-threatening impacts of the global climate emergency have only continued to reverberate in 2023.
US became largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in 2022
Due to the energy needed in the natural gas liquefaction process, LNG terminals produce an enormous amount of greenhouse gas emissions.
2022 was a big year for climate action in the courts
The past year saw major developments in accountability cases against oil companies and national governments around the world, as well as setbacks for several high-profile fossil fuel projects.
3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
Group action targeted at local decision-makers is a time-honored tradition – and I believe necessary in the current political environment for action on climate change.
Open letter from scientists to world leaders: Stop using bioenergy from forests to generate...
“The best thing for the climate and biodiversity is to leave forests standing—and biomass energy does the opposite.”
Flush with record profits, Exxon sues to block EU windfall tax
Exxon has also been rewarding its top executives, boosting the annual salary of CEO Darren Woods from $1.70 million to $1.88 million for the coming year.
USPS announces electrification of mail truck fleet
New electric mail trucks are expected to begin servicing postal routes in late 2023.
Hundreds of thousands more U.S. service members exposed to toxic forever chemicals than DOD...
“It’s not just that they purposefully underestimated how many service members were exposed… it’s that they didn’t tell anyone.”
How major southeast utilities paid local media for favorable coverage
This is an example of how big money can interact with the decline in local journalism to spread false or misleading information, including about the climate crisis and appropriate solutions.