Failed action on the climate crisis makes resistance imperative
It is this reality that is spurring people around the world to take action in the growing global climate emergency movement.
UN group wants to make sure corporate net-zero pledges aren’t just greenwashing
"But we also urgently need every business, investor, city, state and region to walk the talk on their net-zero promises.”
Mexico City enacts ban on single-use plastics and straws
“To be effective, the measure requires the support of citizens … to transform our consumption habits and strive towards more sustainable lifestyles.”
US mega-banks behind 1/3 of climate-destroying oil and gas expansion: Report
"Global banks' top fossil fuel clients amount to a rogues' gallery of bad actors."
How Indigenous communities are building energy sovereignty
“If it’s extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.”
Why do men get to make the climate decisions?
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we talk about women, art, climate, and guinea pigs.
Wildfires can reduce biodiversity—can biodiversity be used to reduce wildfires?
A biodiversity experiment in Australia showed animal species can help reduce flammable leaf litter by 24 percent.
A special loophole for Trump’s millionaire cabinet
Trump's millionaire cabinet nominees could avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars worth of stock.
Carbon capture will extend oil production by 84 years, industry study finds
Because of carbon capture and storage, a technology widely touted by the oil and gas industry and some political leaders as a key solution for climate change, the field could still be producing 1.5 million barrels of oil annually by the year 2100.
Biden administration lets DAPL oil continue to flow without permit
The administration allowed DAPL to continue pumping oil despite lacking a key federal permit.