Environment

There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.

“This is a complete vindication of my right as a journalist to cover the attack on the protesters, and of the public’s right to know what is happening with the Dakota Access pipeline.”

The initiative, whose slogan is "sip, return, repeat," is part of California's fight to phase out single-use plastics.

The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes.

The industry’s demand for water during fracking is a growing concern.

"This new paper from Autonomy is a thought experiment that should give policymakers, activists and campaigners more ballast to make the case that a Green New Deal is absolutely necessary."

A DeSmog analysis found that the delegations from multiple countries are heavily drawn from their oil ministries and even large oil companies. Shell and other publicly traded oil giants are also attending the climate proceedings under the cover of trade groups.

The judge's order means pipeline construction can begin as soon as possible.

“Are willing to put our children’s futures on the line to allow through a Canadian corporation to do as it wishes and to suppress the rights of our citizens.”

People are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need.