How to get banks not to fund oil pipelines? Aim big and keep showing...
A few months after temporarily shutting down 13 Chase branches, Seattle climate activists were at it again with a tar sands petition.
On the ground in Standing Rock
The water protectors in North Dakota didn't just build a protest camp. They built a community.
Tiny plastic particles accumulating in river headwaters: Study
The study found that in slow-flowing stream headwaters—often located in remote, biodiverse regions—microplastics accumulated quicker and stayed longer than in faster flowing stretches of river.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 5
Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in, who talked to the FBI in the Kavanaugh investigation, Virgin Atlantic flies first commercial plane on recycled waste carbon gas and more.
Energy regulators may reconsider rules critics say fueled America’s oil and gas pipeline glut
“The mismatch suggests an infrastructure overbuild is underway in the short term, and we expect consolidation of many of these projects before they’re built.”
Ex-NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen: We need to act now to preserve our planet...
We speak with Hansen in Minneapolis about the valve turners, the recent IPCC report about the imminent threat of climate change and what must be done to save the planet from destruction.
Bolsonaro sends Congress bill to open indigenous lands to mining, fossil fuels
Conservationists are convinced that the opening up of indigenous lands to economic exploitation would inevitably lead to extensive deforestation and to the contamination of Amazonian rivers.
Canadian court slams Trump climate advisor in successful libel case
The case now goes back to the lower court to cover some unresolved issues and, presumably, for an assessment of damages.
How did the pandemic affect ocean conservation?
Clickbait stories of happy animals returning to suddenly quiet habitats paint an overly rosy picture of COVID-19’s impact on the marine environment.
‘Not another decade to waste’ — How to speed up the clean energy transition
Energy policy expert Leah Stokes explains who’s pushing climate delay and denial — it’s not just fossil fuel companies — and what we need to do now.