Environment

If they are successful, perhaps other states will consider harvesting electricity from their busy roadways.

The damage suffered by Houston, Tampa and Miami is not an anomaly. It is the beginning of the end.

“Now, with a global pandemic raging, climate change accelerating, and the survival of thousands of Indigenous peoples at risk, it is imperative that the Ecuadorian court impose an immediate suspension of the country’s oil pipelines to avoid another disaster.”

Utilizing the #KeepTheBan hashtag on Twitter, groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity and Food and Water Watch are pushing for citizens to call the White House and congressional members and tell them not to lift the ban.

“My motto is: there’s already so much plastic out there, why are we making more? There’s so much we can be pulling from. It’s already a resource; we just have to get it.”

The White House remains silent on both of the pipeline projects, which Indigenous communities say are blatant cases of racism and injustice.

Many countries around the world have adopted wind and solar power for their electricity needs displacing hydrocarbons at a fast rate. Juan Cole highlights the stories illustrating the surge.

“Tigers are conservation-dependent species and they respond to the conservation efforts immediately.”

“The bill, introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would increase funding and improve cooperation among federal agencies that are working on getting pollinator numbers back up.”

Putting their work in the context of the MAP’s eight stages suggests there is more reason for hope than some realize.