Oregon Passes Historic Bill to Phase Out Coal and Double Down on Renewables
Commitments like Oregon’s are essential to the global effort to contain and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to levels that can protect the Earth for future generations.
Federal Court Order: Explosive DOT-111 ‘Bomb Train’ Oil Tank Cars Can Continue to Roll
While the industry promised to phase-out DOT-111s, these “bomb trains” continue to roll through towns and cities across the U.S. It seems their promise has rung hollow.
As New York takes Exxon to court, Big Oil’s strategy against climate lawsuits is...
“Through the 2000s and 2010s, ExxonMobil used proxies, employed other indirect means, and itself continued to make statements that cast doubt on the role of fossil fuels in causing climate change.”
BREAKING: EPA To Limit Greenhouse Gases From Airplanes
“After nearly a decade of denial and delay, we need fast, effective EPA action.” It’s about time.
Methane Discovered in Drinking Water Near Fracking Wells
A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
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.
EPA allowing widespread use of unapproved pesticides, study finds
“The chronic abuse of the emergency approval process has created a shortcut for pesticide companies looking to gain backdoor approval for use of harmful pesticides.”
A Journalist Is Exposing How the FBI Targets Animal Activists as ‘Terrorists’
Will Potter’s reporting reveals what he believes is an assault on free speech in defense of big profits for Big Ag.
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."
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.