Congress Grills ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron and the American Petroleum Institute on their roles...
DeSmog has collected short clips from some of Thursday’s most illuminating moments.
As climate change threatens food supplies, seed saving is an ancient act of resilience
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.
Trump budget undercuts US commitment to global wildlife conservation
For the planet’s most spectacular and endangered wildlife, public participation in the seemingly mundane wrangling over budgetary priorities has never been more important.
Victory for activists as DNC considers hosting a climate-specific debate
Youth and climate activists had relentlessly expressed their desire for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host a climate change presidential debate....
As Amazon rainforest burns, Brazil’s environment minister to meet US group that denies climate...
A Greenpeace Brazil campaingner says the Bolsonaro government "makes efforts to deny the problems, not to face them."
Trump admin bypasses Congress, offers backup storage to boost troubled oil industry
“If you believe as I do that the oil and gas industry is getting smaller and will need to extract less oil and gas, any federal money that is not supporting this direction is a waste.”
Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada
One of the most important finds appears to be the definitive link the researchers found between fracking and earthquakes in the region.
Minnesota Attorney General sues Exxon, Koch and API for climate deception
“Exxon chose profit over people. It’s time they’re held accountable.”
Public pension funds have lost billions on their fossil fuel investments: New analysis
“[Fossil fuel] divestments are able to create a win-win situation with higher financial returns and lower carbon footprints.”
Trump ‘didn’t really care’ about arctic drilling until oil industry friend called
"I really didn't care about it," he said. "Then when I heard that everybody wanted it, for 40 years, everybody tried to get it approved, 'Make sure you don't lose ANWR.'"