‘Great Elephant Census’ Shows Catastrophic Decline in Africa
"Forest elephant populations are already known to be decreasing at alarming rates and now the Great Elephant Census has revealed that savannah elephants are in the same boat."
After visiting Standing Rock, Swedish bank puts companies behind DAPL on watch
“It is becoming increasingly clear that financial institutions view the Dakota Access pipeline as a liability.”
Colorado attorney general sues Boulder County to end fracking ban
Records show that energy companies have spent millions of dollars to stop the anti-fracking measures.
Lockdown-size emission cuts are needed every two years to combat climate crisis
The concern now is whether countries can build on the reductions caused by the pandemic, or if emissions will increase again as economies reopen.
British Airways nearly as polluting as all vans on UK roads combined, data shows
Possible is calling for a “progressive tax” on aviation such as a frequent flyer levy that would increase taxes on flights the more someone flies in a given year.
‘We need to act now’: Study reveals glaciers melting at unprecedented pace
“A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead author said.
Earth’s sixth mass extinction already underway
“The time to act is very short.”
UK banks defend climate record despite billions lent to fossil fuel industry this year
DeSmog research has found that over 86 percent (13 out of 15) of HSBC’s board of directors have current or past ties to polluting companies and industries.
Infrastructure for insects: Congress should invest in bees and butterflies
Providing diverse, healthy habitat will meet a long-neglected need for the thousands of native pollinators in the country.
Emails reveal Trump admin mulling Big Oil plan to transfer public land to states
This revelation comes from emails and documents obtained by the Western Values Project through the Freedom of Information Act.