Thursday, May 28, 2026

Leaked documents show Brazil’s Bolsonaro has grave plans for Amazon rainforest

democraciaAbierta has seen a PowerPoint presentation that shows that Bolsonaro’s government intends to use hate speech to isolate minorities of the Amazon.

Federal court ends Trump effort to open 128 million acres of Atlantic, Arctic oceans...

“As the Biden administration considers its next steps, it should build on these foundations, end fossil fuel leasing on public lands and waters, and embrace a clean energy future.”

Trump lied: Keystone XL now allowed to be built using imported steel

TransCanada’s success over Trump is what happens when you have an administration stacked with fossil fuel billionaires and a trade deal that enables corporate polluters to push their agenda at will.

In a major win for the environment, world’s largest bank says goodbye to fossil...

The bank's decision to end all financing of oil, gas, and coal projects after 2021 will make it the first multilateral lender to rule out financing for projects that contribute to the climate crisis.

US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to award millions for port improvement projects

$580 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory.

Hummingbird migration set to begin as the pollinator continues to experience declining population trends

More than 191 hummingbird species from across the Americas are experiencing declining population trends.

75,000 trees donated so far to ‘Trump forest’ to offset president’s climate destruction

"We're not going to get ahead of this problem if people don't understand what it is."

Oh, Christmas tree… fake Christmas tree?

An artificial tree has to be reused for 10 to 12 years to match the footprint of a natural tree that is composted at end of life.

US government knew climate risks in 1970s, National Petroleum Council documents show

“It’s not just Exxon. This is industry-wide knowledge of the fact that the fossil fuel industry’s products were going to cause climate change, and that was going to have damaging side effects for the world.”

Child refugees hit record in Latin America, Caribbean as climate crisis, poverty grip region

"The unprecedented scale of the child migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean urgently requires a stronger humanitarian response as well as the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways for children and families," said one international advocate.