Monday, October 12, 2026

Fossil fuel companies are promoting ‘lower carbon,’ ‘responsibly sourced’ oil and gas

The oil and gas industry is looking to capitalize off an increasingly-popular socially responsible investing wave that emphasizes the environment.

Struggling to make a profit, fracking investors are searching for the exit

“Banks are losing money and investors are stuck in investments they can’t get rid of.”

Youth demand action on nature, following IUCN’s first-ever global youth summit

“So we linked our demands to our own actions through our ‘Your Promise, Our Future’ campaign and are showing world leaders what we are doing for the world and then asking them what they are going to do for us and our future.”

Scientists develop truly biodegradable plastics

While biodegradable plastics have been touted as a solution to plastic pollution, in practice they don't work as advertised.

Where does all the radioactive fracking waste go?

A year-long investigation finds a major West Texas disposal site with a patchy record is also importing radioactive oilfield waste from abroad.

Biden vows to cut emissions, but US continues to subsidize fossil fuels amid climate...

President Joe Biden said the U.S. would cut its emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade.

Achieving net-zero climate targets will depend on public lands

Aligning ambition with action will require a new era of federal leadership.

US Interior Secretary provokes Trump administration’s climate related orders

“I believe we have a unique opportunity to make our communities more resilient to climate change and to help lead the transition to a clean energy economy.”

The PR industry aims to demobilize environmental movements — here’s what organizers can do...

Public relations poses distinct threats to environmental movements, but activists are becoming more savvy and developing new forms of resistance.