Bernie Sanders Demands a Stop to the Dakota Pipeline in Open Letter to President...
“It is deeply distressing to me that the federal government is putting the profits of the oil industry ahead of the treaty and sovereign rights of Native American communities."
Michigan agrees to $600 million settlement in Flint water crisis
“If money is how government expresses sorrow for its crimes — this is a big apology.”
5 lessons for the future of water
In a moment where we feel caged, where we are scared of losing our loved ones, and we feel vulnerable in the middle of a pandemic that seems unstoppable, our ecosystem is presenting us with a challenge.
Your personal consumption choices can’t save the planet: We have to confront capitalism
To stave off disaster, we must transform the economic system driving climate change.
For decades, the oil and gas industry got taxpayer help from the fracking production...
“Shale companies often struggled with their finances already early on and this BS American Dream story of ‘resilience, experimentation, and perseverance’ would have likely been impossible without the [production tax credit].”
Fees on electric cars, inspired by Koch Network, are unfairly penalizing drivers, says consumer...
Drivers of electric cars are being unfairly punished by punitive fees in several states, according to a newly published analysis by Consumer Reports....
Youth strikes worldwide demand climate action that centers ‘people not profit’
"The current system is widening the inequality gap—it has no place in our society."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018
Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.
Analysis shows major US oil companies raked in $290 billion in profits last year
"With $290 billion in profits, Big Oil made enough money in 2022 to end world hunger, pay off U.S. medical debt, and build 10 Disney Worlds, but instead used their record profits to shower $163 billion on shareholders."
US officially rejoins Paris agreement
This is considered a symbolic and important step toward the aggressive action required to stem the tide of climate change.