After Trump elected, nearly 200 nations proclaim “urgent duty” to implement Paris Climate accord
This comes just over a week after the election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull the United states out of the Paris Agreement and has called climate change a Chinese-created hoax.
Before becoming Trump’s top energy aide, Mike Catanzaro peddled climate change denial as a...
“Tapping Mr. Catanzaro as a White House energy advisor fits with President Trump’s agenda of promoting the interests of fossil fuel industry over the environment and public health.”
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species loss together, say...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
Senate tax bill could be ‘devastating’ to wind and solar power
Tax credits have fueled the renewable energy industry's boom, but the Senate tax bill "undermine[s] our capacity to use renewable energy tax credits, which have value only if they can be monetized."
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
ExxonMobil’s climate disinformation campaign is still alive and well
The company is still very much engaged behind the scenes in trying to stymie any government attempt to seriously address climate change.
Climate activist dies after setting himself on fire on Earth Day
“Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result – my early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves.”
Here’s our best opportunity to save the oceans — and ourselves
It’s been said we should thank the ocean for every second breath of oxygen we take. In fact, we owe it far more than...
The good news about Trump’s very bad environment speech
It’s hard to find the nuggets of good news in the media these days. Many people are so burnt out on the...
Appeals court agrees that Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing is illegal
“Especially after the Keystone XL decision, the pressure is increasing for the Biden administration to take action here.”