Monday, May 6, 2024

The GOP tax bill is basically like throwing gasoline on the dumpster fire that...

The latest Republican scheme isn’t just bad news for the economy, it will be terrible for the environment.

Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction

Zero-packaging stores show, in their own small way, a viable and healthier alternative to the current system. Both for ourselves, local economies and the planet.

In the water-scarce Southwest, an ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture

In New Mexico and Colorado, the “acequia” is more than just democratic water distribution – it is at the center of Southwest culture.

Switzerland loses 10% of glacier volume in just two years

“Glaciers are the ambassadors of climate change. They make it very clear what is happening out there because they respond in a very sensitive way to warming temperatures.”

8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy

These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.

Electric flying taxis could transform air travel by 2024

“If we focus on finding the solutions, this will drive us towards the electrification of flight.”

JPMorgan Chase announces end to financing new oil and gas drilling in Arctic

“The fact that even the world’s worst fossil fuel banker wants nothing to do with Arctic Refuge drilling shows just how toxic an investment it would be."

Bayer and US officials pressure Mexico to overturn glyphosate ban

“Will they continue the pattern of doing the bidding of global biotech/seed firms like Monsanto? Or, will the USTR respect other countries’ rights to protect the environment and indigenous crops?”
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Donald Trump Says There is No Drought in California

Trump claims California is not in a drought and will open up water to farmers if he is elected president.

‘The empowerment alliance’ and other new dark money groups sound a lot like the...

The Empowerment Alliance is known to be run by two top figures and lobbyists for the Republican Party.