HSBC to phase out coal financing after shareholder vote
“We’re delighted that our campaign has resulted in a binding commitment by HSBC to phase out coal, but the devil is in the detail and the next six months are crucial to ensure that this commitment is translated into robust sector policies.”
Humans are forcing plants to adapt at the fastest rate since the last ice...
New research published May 20, 2021 in Science found that humans have stressed plant ecosystems more severely, and for longer, than previously thought.
To grow our economic pie, cut more equal slices!
Back in the 1980s, eagle-eyed economists began reporting out a pair of phenomena you actually didn’t need eagle eyes to see: America’s...
Bayer considers putting an end to US glyphosate sales
“Removing glyphosate from residential use would be a step in the right direction.”
Major tire companies explore the use of dandelions for a more sustainable rubber
Dandelion rubber tires will lessen the amount of landfill waste, decrease deforestation and reduce the economic burden of rubber tree cultivation, experts said
A judge holds Shell liable for causing climate change in historic ruling
The Dutch ruling is being called a first of its kind and a big "step forward for the international climate movement."
New Mexico stuck with $8 billion in cleanup for oil wells, highlighting dangers from...
The oil industry boasts that it fills state coffers with revenues from drilling, but a new study finds a serious gap in funding available to tackle the environmental legacy of abandoned wells.
In victory for public health, Biden’s EPA reverses Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
“The Biden administration is making clear that the best available science, and not political interference from industry, will guide the EPA’s decisions on protecting the public from pollution.”
One in three directors at Africa’s biggest bank have ties to the coal industry
Over 80 percent of directors had a past or current tie to polluting industries, either as a current or former adviser or employee.
Plastic pollution raises beach temperatures, threatening marine life, study finds
The problem is only likely to get worse unless something is done to stem the plastic tide.