Canadian government declares oil trains safe and plans to get into the oil train...
Here's why that's bad news for the communities in both Canada and the U.S. where this influx of oil train traffic will pass.
Trump’s energy adviser runs away when questioned by Democracy Now! at UN climate talks
Wells Griffith refused to answer questions and ran from our camera team for about a quarter-mile, retreating to the U.S. delegation office.
The past 5 years were the Arctic’s warmest on record
"The good news is it's not too late to correct the course. As leaders meet this week at the UN climate talks in Poland, we urge them to run, not crawl, towards reducing emissions and accelerating a clean energy transition."
School strike for climate: Meet 15-year-old activist Greta Thunberg, who inspired a global movement
“We need to change ourselves now, because tomorrow it might be too late.”
‘Our leaders are behaving like children:’ Teen climate activist confronts world leaders at UN...
"The people will rise to the challenge. And since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago.”
Trump administration aims to strip Clean Water Act, opening up waterways to unlimited pollution
The Trump administration has been attacking the Clean Water Act and the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule since coming into power.
‘We gonna rise up, rise up ’til it’s won!:’ 140+ arrested at Pelosi and...
"When the people rise up, the powers come back. They tried to stop us but we keep coming back."
Norway becomes the first country in the world to ban palm oil biofuels
Environmentalists are hailing the decision as an important victory that will set an example for other countries.
‘Shame on you!’ Protesters interrupt Trump admin promoting coal & fossil fuels at UN...
Protesters at the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, as they interrupted a Trump administration event promoting coal and other fossil fuels.
60,000 liters of oil spills from pipeline into Brazilian bay
"It was a leak of significant proportions, with an impact on the mangroves."