Louisiana’s Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid – After they Rejected Sandy Relief
In 2013, when Scalise and Cassidy were members of the House, both men voted against the $50 billion aid package for New York following Superstorm Sandy.
Breaking: Activists Reportedly Shut Down Five Pipelines Carrying Tar Sands Oil into U.S.
Activists successfully shut down five pipelines across the U.S. that deliver tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada.
First Agent Orange, Now Roundup: What’s Monsanto Up to in Vietnam?
Will another drawn-out battle be fought in the rice-fields? And who will win that battle?
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Preventing Dakota Access Pipeline Construction
However, construction cannot resume immediately, since three federal agencies have ordered a halt on any development of the pipeline on federal lands.
Humans Have Destroyed 10% of Earth’s Wilderness in Just 20 Years
“If we don’t act soon, there will only be tiny remnants of wilderness around the planet, and this is a disaster for conservation, for climate change and for some of the most vulnerable human communities on the planet.”
In Standing Rock and Beyond, A New Era of Indigenous Activism Arises
“The world needs us right now. The statistics say we are 4 percent of the population, but we are protecting more than 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity.”
Where Is Climate Change In The Debates?
Climate change is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable.
Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma
Perhaps it would be more prudent for Gov. Mary Fallin and the Republican-dominated legislature to stop praying to the oil industry and start passing laws to make their state’s oil billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
Women Who Stop Oil: Female Leadership Crucial At Dakota Pipeline Protests
Did you know that the Sacred Stone camp at Standing Rock was initiated by female tribal members?
Will the Paris Agreement be Trumped?
Whether or not the world confronts climate change could boil down to how Americans vote.