Sunday, May 19, 2024

Dirty energy giants censured for claiming natural gas is ‘cleanest’ fossil fuel

The constant claims that natural gas could be cleaner are helping to prevent areas of the world from making the switch to renewable sources of energy.

Everything TransCanada didn’t want Nebraska’s regulators to know about Keystone XL

Tribes and other anti-pipeline advocates say Big Money may have kept Nebraska’s public service commission from hearing the whole story.

Fracking giant Cabot sues Pennsylvania water contamination victim for $5 million

“It seems like a clear attempt by Cabot and the entire gas industry to intimidate us, our clients, and the public from protecting their rights.”

What to do when you see science denial at the science museum

I went to DC’s Smithsonian Museum of Natural History expecting to learn about the history of our planet. Instead, I stumbled upon a Koch-funded climate denial disaster.

A former EPA adviser on how to push for environmental justice under Trump

“In our country there are two things that move policy. One is money. The other is the power of people.”

Native tribes continue fight against pipelines

In the Midwest, Native resistance is gearing up for the next challenge.

New tobacco filters sprout seeds when littered

“After all, any business that makes only money, we believe, is a bad business.”

Poison papers: Monsanto knew PCBs were toxic for years but sold them anyway

Monsanto's vice president of global strategy did not contest the authenticity of the documents.

Trump administration’s solution to climate change: Ban the term

The effectiveness of this approach has previously been tested and has shown poor results.

Sobering 2018 national climate change report is leaked to the NY Times

Government climate scientists take action.