Thursday, April 25, 2024

Arrested Pipeline Protesters Reportedly Detained Inside Dog Kennels

Since Thursday, at least 142 activists have been arrested while protesting against the North Dakota oil pipeline.

Images from Standing Rock: The people from Oceti Sakowin Camp

"There’s so much that needs to happen. The direct effect hits all of us."

1,000+ rhinos poached in South Africa for fourth straight year

Together, we need to commit to long-term demand reduction efforts to protect rhinos.

A Haven from the Animal Holocaust

Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen is an animal sanctuary for rescuing farm animals. Because the abuse of animals at the hands of factory farm operators is unfathomable and “we are saying they are as important as any other individual.”

Of budgets and beatitudes: The Pope meets the Donald

“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”

Why plastic pollution is even worse than you think

When it comes to plastic our efforts seem to be much more focused on what happens after we use it than before we use it.

Plastic, plastic everywhere – airborne microplastics are settling into the most remote corners of...

Compared with microplastics in the marine and terrestrial environments, the phenomenon of airborne microplastics is even less well understood.

Judge sides with Big Oil in Maine pipeline case

This lawsuit will determine if the residents of South Portland are allowed a say over those risks or if the oil industry will overrule residents.

Nearly 29,000 tons of COVID plastic now floats in the oceans, study finds

A new study calculates for the first time how much of that waste is ending up in the oceans and what it is doing once it gets there.

Costa Rica’s progressive policies aim to make the country carbon-free by 2021

“We have the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels in our economy to make way for the use of clean and renewable energies."