Saturday, April 20, 2024

Climate denying Trump administration rebrands fossil fuels as ‘freedom gas’

“After two years spent unraveling the policies of his predecessors, Mr. Trump and his political appointees are launching a new assault.”

Fossil fuel subsidies mean using public money ‘to destroy the world:’ UN Chief

"We need to tax pollution, not people, and to end subsidies for fossil fuels."

Climate activists bring insurgent message to Exxon shareholder meeting: #ExxonKnew, it’s time to #MakeThemPay

“It’s time Exxon pay for its destruction. For years, I've seen the rise of extreme oil and gas extraction – fracking and tar sands – and increasingly extreme weather events of the climate crisis.

Every Oklahoma County under state of emergency as historically wet spring continues

"We still have water still rising in the east. We are not out of the woods yet."

New poll shows widespread bipartisan interest in electric cars

This strong majority carried across all demographic groups, with seven out of every 10 self-identified Republican voters viewing electric vehicles positively.

Will climate change cause humans to go extinct?

Humanity can still live in a world with climate change – it’s just going to be more work, and many lives and livelihoods are likely to be threatened.
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Noam Chomsky: The Green New Deal is exactly the right idea

"The basic idea is, I think, completely defensible – in fact, essential."

Taking farmers for a ride

Trump’s trade disruptions are inflicting real pain, but they’re also exposing the frailty of an agriculture economy built for big business.

Otter cafés and ‘cute pets craze’ fuel illegal trafficking in Japan and Indonesia

A new documentary film has been released that shines a spotlight on the illegal trade in the Asian small-clawed otter, a species listed as vulnerable and in decline by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Malaysia to return 3,300 tons of plastic waste illegally imported from countries including the...

"Malaysia will not be a dumping ground to the world ... we will fight back."