Standing Rock: Police Arrest 120+ Water Protectors as Dakota Access Speeds up Pipeline Construction
On Saturday over 100 people were arrested at a peaceful march after they were confronted by police in riot gear, carrying assault rifles.
The Ocean Cleanup successfully collects ocean plastic, aims to scale design
The Ocean Cleanup announced that it has created a device that successfully captures plastic waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The climate solution right under our feet
There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again. –Rumi
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30
Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.
Sen. Bernie Sanders combats argument that Green New Deal is too expensive
There are people in Washington who say the Green New Deal is too expensive and we can’t afford it. What is the alternative? A planet which is burning up?
Book Review: “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup...
In one concise statement, Dan Kovalik sums up the criminal — if self-serving and for now effective — foreign policy of the U.S. across the planet:
220 ‘Significant’ Pipeline Spills Already This Year Exposes Troubling Safety Record
The number of significant pipeline incidents grew 26.8 percent from 2006 to 2015.
The rising tide of factory farms: A look at the growing impact on animals,...
There has been a 29 percent increase in cattle farms with 5,000 or more cattle since 2012, and a 17 percent increase in the largest chicken farms.
2 million Americans lack clean water access, especially Native Americans
“It’s hard to imagine that in America today, people are living without basics like safe and reliable water service.”
China Bans New Coal Mines: Why Hasn’t U.S. Done the Same?
Should President Obama should use his last year in office to effectively put measures in place that keep fossil fuels in the ground?