A Message Of Hope For The New Year
The good news is we are growing, winning progress and getting stronger. If we continue our progress, 2016 will begin the era where the mass social movement cannot be ignored.
Climate change lawsuits more than double in 5 years, UN report finds
The increasing number of climate change cases indicates that climate-related lawsuits are becoming an essential component of ensuring climate justice.
Old McPontiff Had a Farm
Who knew—Pope Francis has a farm. And on his farm he is providing a living model of a sustainable food system to the public. Just one more reason he is living up to his reputation as the “People’s Pope.”
Climate crisis has made western US megadrought worst in 1,200 years
"Climate change is here and now," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "If a 1,200 year mega-drought isn't enough to make people realize that, I don't know what is."
3.4 million adults in US were displaced by extreme weather last year: Census Bureau...
The Census Bureau’s data shows that people were displaced by disasters in every state in 2022, including 29 states that did not have a major disaster involving FEMA.
The Right calls climate change a leap of faith. But denial is a leap...
Climate change presents us with an existential challenge: Can humans muster the political will to save ourselves?
Spokane climate activists sue U.S. government for constitutional violations
These activists are fighting for their “right to a healthy climate” and to ban fossil fuel trains as a violation of that right.
Lawsuit targets Shell’s board of directors over energy transition plans
Shell admits in internal documents it has “no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio.”
World Bank pumping billions more into fossil fuels than publicly known: Study
"The easiest way for a big oil company or coal operation to escape attention surrounding public assistance is to cloak it in trade finance."
How IOGCC Spawned the Lawsuit That Just Overturned BLM Fracking Regulations on Public Lands
The Obama Administration has not indicated whether it intends to appeal the ruling.