Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
How U.S. crude oil exports are hastening the demise of the oil industry
Not only is the U.S. shale oil industry failing financially and facing debts it likely can’t repay, but calls are growing for the new Biden administration to reinstate the crude oil export ban.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Three states petition EPA to classify PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants
North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions.
Pipeline spills more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana River
This is the second pipeline spill to impact an Indiana waterway within the past six months.
80% of household water goes to waste – we need to get it back
We can’t just impose possibly distasteful solutions – instead, the whole community needs to be part of the conversation.
Auction Ends with No Bids as Protesters Disrupt Fossil Fuel Lease Sale
Protesters marched from the landmark Reno arch to the casino, holding banners and signs that read "Stand up to big oil" and "Keep it in the ground."
Colorado’s ‘MeatOut Day’ has started a meat war
A call for more plant-based eating draws battle lines over burgers.
Trump administration proposes oil and gas lease sale in California while wildfires continue to...
“We’ve blocked any new federal leasing in California in court for eight years now, and we’ll fight this too.”
Seeking justice against palm oil firms, victims call out banks behind them
Individuals from Indonesia and Liberia embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on the Dutch...