Dakota Access Pipeline is already springing leaks
“This is what we have said all along: Oil pipelines leak and spill.”
Investigation: How the meat industry is climate-washing its polluting business model
Growing global meat consumption threatens to derail the Paris Agreement, but that hasn’t stopped the meat industry insisting it is part of the solution to climate change.
Rover pipeline sets record for environmental violations
Spills are not the only problem.
US Secretary of Energy announces support for cost-shared research and development for carbon capture...
Unfortunately, the DOE hopes that the solutions will enable competitive operation of fossil-based power generation infrastructure in a low-carbon future, rather than focusing on clean energy.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 6
New study links air pollution to dementia, U.K. accuses Russian spies of implementing nerve agent attack, anonymous White House official publishes scathing NYT op-ed, and more.
Navajo Nation Council ceases efforts to acquire coal-fired power plant in Arizona
“Navajo Nation Council signaled that it is time for change. In order to develop a healthy and diverse economy that does not overly rely on any particular industry."
Oil companies use paid news media partnerships to protect ‘social license to operate,’ documents...
Content created by the in-house advertising studios of major media is coming under growing scrutiny.
Exposure to low levels of air pollution is equivalent to smoking a pack a...
“The increase in emphysema we observed was relatively large, similar to the lung damage caused by 29 pack-years of smoking and 3 years of aging.”
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning...
Canada working towards new future for Indigenous-led conservation
“The remaining lungs of the earth need to be respected. Those that work to protect those lungs deserve the same respect.”