Thursday, March 28, 2024

America’s big bet on selling fracked gas to China and the world

A lot of evidence points to these being bad bets — just like coal.

Great Barrier Reef authority warns that climate action is needed urgently

"Only the strongest and fastest possible actions to decrease global greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the risks and limit the impacts of climate change on the Reef."

Epa data: Under Trump, a sharp increase in unhealthy air in big cities

The number of unhealthy air days in nearly three dozen cities soared in the first two years of the Trump administration, according...

New library of fossil fuel industry documents provide key ingredient against climate denial and...

On every front, academics, journalists and policymakers compare the fossil fuel industry to the tobacco industry. The two industries share the same...

Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds

A new study identifies the palm oil mills in Indonesia with the most clearance of orangutan habitat happening around them.The top 10...

Fracking wastewater may trigger earthquakes for decades even after operations cease

"That has some very interesting and I think important consequences for how we understand the hazard posed by oilfield wastewater disposal."

Cambodia returning plastic waste back to the U.S. and Canada

Cambodia is the latest Asian country to reject the U.S. and Canada’s onslaught of plastic waste. They will be sending approximately 1,764...

Norvergence: Psychosocial and mental health impacts of climate change

“In the tech-saturated world, climate change is the biggest global threat (both physically and mentally).” Most articles or blog...

‘We can’t sit on the sidelines and be climate deniers,’ Dominion VP warns natural...

Donald Raikes arrived at 2019’s DUG East conference, a major shale gas industry gathering in Pittsburgh, with a mixed set of messages for his fellow...

U.S. judge slashed Bayer/Monsanto damages owed from $75 million to $25.27 million

Bayer had purchased Monsanto back in 2016 and the product Roundup weedkiller has been linked to causing cancer.  Northern...