First major U.S. insurance company to stop insuring and investing in coal
It seems like every day there is a new story of a pipeline spilling crude oil or an oil refinery exploding. How...
Extinction Rebellion movement starts week-long demonstration in US and around world demanding ‘system change...
“It’s time to do what’s never been done before in the fight against climate change – a collective and coordinated international rebellion that will continue to escalate until our demands are met."
22% of San Joaquin Valley residents breathing chemical pesticides, study finds
While the toxicity of some of the detected compounds has been shown through studies, the potential adverse effects of others on humans is unknown.
Global oil demand to peak next year, BP predicts
The report focused on two main forecast scenarios—Current Trajectory and Net Zero—and predicted that oil consumption will peak at approximately 102 million barrels a day in 2025.
Offshore oil drilling: The national story
Will the Trump administration with its call to “drill baby drill” listen?
Lawsuit to protect Arctic polar bears from oil drilling launched against Biden administration
“Every new oil well in the Arctic is another step toward the polar bear’s extinction.”
Earth’s land and trees absorbed almost no net carbon in 2023
The planet’s ability to absorb carbon weakening even moderately would make much steeper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions necessary to get to net zero.
As media labels Fukushima a “conspiracy theory,” radiation soars to record level
Considering so little is currently understood about the catastrophe, perhaps so-called conspiracy theorists, who doubt the ‘Fukushima is under control, don’t worry about it’ narrative, are the only ones displaying a modicum of common sense.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 12
Energy Transfer pipeline explodes in Pennsylvania, Trump calls Puerto Rico an 'unsung success', the fight against world hunger, and more.
Seaweed straws could soon replace single-use plastic straws
"Single use plastics should never be built to last, they should be designed to disappear."