Looking ahead to 2021: COP26, clean air, and Biden’s next steps
If 2020 was the year a growing number of polluters — whether companies or governments — pledged to tackle climate change, 2021 needs to be the year these pledges sprout wings and start soaring towards progress.
SeaWorld Agrees to End Killer Whale Shows in San Diego
Blaming public outrage and dwindling attendance, SeaWorld will phase out the signature killer whale shows at its San Diego theme park next year. But why will killer whale shows at its Orlando and San Antonio theme parks continue?
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.
Canada’s oil patch blames anti-greenwashing law for delayed sustainability reports
Is the global push for climate transparency just getting started?
Climate Deniers, Like Big Tobacco, Thrive Behind a Smoke Screen of Doubt
Just like the tobacco industry, the fossil-fuel industry is denying the science of climate change and working full speed to derail any progress by marketing its primary product: doubt.
How a ‘pro-climate’ charity channeled cash to a Koch-funded think tank
Opaque funds are masking donations to political causes.
Dirty energy giants censured for claiming natural gas is ‘cleanest’ fossil fuel
The constant claims that natural gas could be cleaner are helping to prevent areas of the world from making the switch to renewable sources of energy.
Field test of GMO algae sparks outrage
Billions of taxpayer dollars have been invested in developing algae biofuels that have yet to be commercially viable.
This vigilante scientist trekked over 10,000 kilometers to reveal BC’s leaking gas wells
John Werring could detect gas leaking from the wells just with his nose. His curiosity was officially piqued.
Bernie Sanders Challenges Hillary Clinton’s Stance on Climate Change and Fracking
Bernie Sanders is currently the only presidential candidate that opposes fracking. Now his new ad campaign is challenging his opponents' conflicting viewpoints.