Friday, April 19, 2024

Export ban should make US re-examine captive life of wild-caught elephants

Days before an export ban took effect, 32 wild-caught elephants were flown out of Zimbabwe to China. The secrecy around the ongoing capture and trade of the nation’s wildlife exposes lack of accountability, transparency and a hint of arrogance by Zimbabwean authorities.

JPMorgan Chase announces end to financing new oil and gas drilling in Arctic

“The fact that even the world’s worst fossil fuel banker wants nothing to do with Arctic Refuge drilling shows just how toxic an investment it would be."

West Texas fracking boom sputters as Apache Corp. admits firm lost billions, cites Alpine...

The losses are “a preview of the impacts of the inevitable decline of the oil and gas industry on a broad scale.”

As capitalism drives us toward extinction, what does real climate justice look like?

Climate justice demands bold actions by communities to build a new regenerative economy and expose false solutions that allow some to take the easy way out.
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How the climate crisis is making the spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus more...

With the destruction of natural animal habitats and the changes in migration bringing humans and animals into ever-closer contact and making new pathogens more likely.

Water conflicts will intensify. Can we predict the worst problems before conditions boil over?

A new online resource combines economic and environmental data to help prevent deadly conflict. It could be a vital tool in the age of climate change.

Helena, Montana commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030

"Cities are filling the void in climate action in the absence of state or federal leadership."

An aspirational vision of life after fossil fuels

Building sustainable communities is the antidote to fear of a changing climate.

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit highest level in 3 million years

"The rate of rise in the last decade has been faster than previous decades."

Could a California law help save America’s public lands throughout the West?

The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling—and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.