Monday, May 27, 2024

US approves of expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Gulf of...

The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary will now include portions of 14 additional reefs and banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, representing approximately a 104 square mile increase in area.

EU scientists and politicians clash over gas and nuclear as ‘sustainable’ investments

Scientific experts have reiterated what they have been saying since the beginning: gas and nuclear have no place in the taxonomy.

Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline on day one of presidency

“This decision to halt the Keystone XL pipeline on day one in office sets a precedent that all permitting decisions must pass a climate test and respect Indigenous rights.”

Sustainability trends that will change 2021

We need to improve sustainability since our future survival relies upon it.
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Exxon exposed: Greenpeace tricks top lobbyists into naming senators they use to block climate...

“The reality is that almost nothing has changed in the Exxon playbook.”

Heating up the hot spots

Climate change could function as a “threat multiplier” in already touchy regions of the globe, perhaps triggering armed conflicts over water, arable land, or other resources.

DNC shuts down climate debate compromise

"It's truly a disappointment that the DNC denied our party the opportunity to show America that a strong agenda that reverses climate change means high paying manufacturing jobs for American union workers and solid profits for American farmers."

Sanders introduces bill aimed to combat corporate polluters and clean up toxic drinking water

“It is not a radical idea to demand that when people in the world’s richest country turn on their taps, the water they drink is free of toxic chemicals.”

Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers

The growing fire crisis means it’s vital western science and Aboriginal knowledge are brought together to make communities as fire-safe as possible.

20 million acres of U.S. cropland may be contaminated by PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

“The EPA could today require treatment plants to test sludge for PFAS and warn farmers that they may be contaminating fields, but it has refused to do so.”