Thursday, April 18, 2024

How big oil rigs the system to keep winning

The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades. And it has no plans to stop anytime soon.

Mexico’s methane emissions threaten the environment

In 2013, Mexico emitted 126 million tons of methane into the atmosphere.
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Noam Chomsky: The future of organized human life is at risk thanks to GOP’s...

We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form.”

Canada may approve an oil pipeline that threatens the world’s most endangered killer whales

The Trans-Mountain project would almost triple the amount of tar sands oil flowing to a port near Vancouver, British Columbia.

VICTORY: Fracking Permits Halted in California

There will be no more fracking in California's offshore waters, at least until the U.S. Department of Interior can analyze the impacts of fracking on the environment.

Oil tanker fire near Hong Kong kills 1, potential spill could threaten endangered turtles...

The explosions were strong enough to be felt by residents of the nearby island.

Sea level rise will affect 4 out of 5 Miami residents, even those living...

The primary focus of research on sea-level rise has been the direct effects of flooding, but a new study also considers socioeconomic vulnerabilities.

Pesticides are killing off the andean condor

Livestock owners needlessly fear these massive South American birds—and lure them to their deaths with illegal poisons. Extinction countdown is on.

Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security

Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.

Keeping cattle on public land is bad for people, cows, wildlife, and the planet

The U.S. beef industry is destroying the American Wild West and worsening the climate crisis.