Transformative climate action is possible—if polluters stay away
We need strong firewalls separating Big Oil and other polluters from climate policy making.
US government knew climate risks in 1970s, National Petroleum Council documents show
“It’s not just Exxon. This is industry-wide knowledge of the fact that the fossil fuel industry’s products were going to cause climate change, and that was going to have damaging side effects for the world.”
Judge blocks oil and gas drilling on 300,000 acres in Wyoming until government considers...
"This is the Holy Grail ruling we've been after, especially with oil and gas."
Where kids fought plastic pollution – and won
“That’s my role, making sure this is effective and that people are engaged and they have viable options.”
Global banks, led by JPMorgan Chase, invested $1.9 trillion in fossil fuels since Paris...
“Alarming is an understatement. This report is a red alert.”
Judge rejects sale of public lands for fracking, halts drilling in Wyoming
"[The] agency must consider the cumulative impact of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions generated by past, present, or reasonably foreseeable BLM lease sales in the region and nation.”
Flooding of Nebraska Air Force Base illustrates security risk posed by climate change
The flooding at Offutt base has prompted further criticisms of Trump's denialism.
What can we do about climate change?
What people who are interested in action against climate change might do is vocalize the threat against the wealthy should climate change ruin our civilization.
Plastic pollution kills cetaceans: Pounds of plastic found in whales’ stomachs
"Hundreds of thousands of whales, dolphins, seals and turtles are killed by ocean plastic pollution every year, including single-use plastics and abandoned plastic gear from the fishing industry."
What Norway’s big divestment decision means for fracking, tar sands and global oil exploration
It appears it’s just cutting its losses on money-losing endeavors like fracking in America, tar sands oil production in Canada, and frontier exploration by U.K. companies in Africa and South-East Asia.