Monday, October 12, 2026

Pipeline exec. refers to activists opposing construction near bald eagle nest as ‘awful soulless...

The backdrop to this tension is Millennium’s impending drilling on a crossing of the Neversink River, less than a mile from a bald eagle’s nest, as part of its Eastern System Upgrade project.

Ireland’s taking $380 million out of fossil fuels. Where should it go?

The Atlantic country has a huge opportunity to model getting money out of fossil fuel companies and into the hands of the people.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12

Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.

Ireland to become world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels

"While we are a small nation, we have a huge impact on the most vulnerable citizens in the world."

Parenting the climate-change generation

I’m going to heed their leadership. I plan to join them, to learn and listen, to do my best to share my still unarticulatable fears and, with my children, to face this future together.

What losing 1 million species means for the planet – and humanity

That’s a bleak outlook, but many believe we can still turn things around.

UK government confirms ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs

"So today I am taking action to turn the tide on plastic pollution, and ensure we leave our environment in a better state for future generations."

Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles – our Congress controls their economic lifeline

The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.

Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem — here’s why they go unnoticed

A recent survey on the world’s plants found a shocking number have gone extinct — 571 since 1750. And this is likely to be...

In divided Alaska, the choice is between paying for government or giving residents bigger...

Alaskans will soon confront the dramatic effects of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes of US$444 million from the state operating budget of $8.3 billion,...