Face mask litter increased almost 9,000% during first 7 months of pandemic, study finds
“Despite millions of people being told to use face masks, little guidance was given on how to dispose of them or recycle them safely.”
How big oil rigs the system to keep winning
The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades. And it has no plans to stop anytime soon.
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and...
Rapid and pronounced human-caused warming continues to drive most of the changes, and ultimately is paving the way for disruptions that affect ecosystems and communities far and wide.
UK’s tax breaks for oil and gas ‘unlawful’ and harm climate action, court hears
The judicial review was brought against two defendants, the Oil and Gas Authority and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
As last coal chimney falls, will green energy issue in Scotland break up the...
“We cannot trust the Tories with Scotland’s renewables sector and to get the best out of it for the people of Scotland."
How to save sharks and rays from extinction
New research reveals that one third of sharks and their relatives are at risk.
Microplastics can kill human cells at concentrations found in the environment, scientists say
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting this is a health problem.
Big Oil’s new strategy: Profit today, fight again tomorrow
Despite countless investigations, lawsuits, social shaming, and regulations dating back decades, the oil and gas industry remains formidable.
Biden administration is ‘rubber stamping’ Oil and gas permits on public land, activists say
“Congress and the Biden administration must resist that pressure and push aggressively to move the nation—and the world—away from planet-destroying fossil fuels.”
With Shell abandoning the Cambo Project, the North Sea urgently needs a serious just...
Cambo is the first of many oilfields whose fate is to be decided in the coming years, some much larger in size.