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.'"
2023 has been a big year for climate accountability in the courts
From a groundbreaking trial in Montana to a “truly historic” human rights hearing in Europe, climate change litigation took big steps forward this year.
Could Flint Fiasco Poison Austerity As Stupid, Wasteful & Cruel?
In severity of health damage, media staying power, and political indefensibility, the Flint, MI lead poisoning looms as a national turning point. What disgrace better spotlights Republican government poisoning one hundred thousand of its own people -- failed austerity at its worst? Rarely does stupid and wasteful, if not immoral, merge so dramatically.
California sues for right to stronger pollution standards
The Trump administration made a "demonstrable move, to assert power and dominance."
Bank risk policies failing to protect Amazon from oil-related threats: Report
“And you have an ecosystem like the Amazon biome that is so vulnerable to climate change and so biodiverse, the argument is there to just not be involved in oil and gas extraction in the region at all.”
Video: Naomi Klein Extended Interview on Role of Obama, Trudeau & Austerity at U.N....
Best-selling author Naomi Klein examines how the 2008 economic crisis and bank bailouts continue to shape political momentum to tackle climate change; Obama’s attempt to be a climate leader at the COP 21 meeting in Paris; and the potential for new Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On day one, the next president should declare a climate emergency
The next president should declare a Climate Emergency, which will give the president powers to act rapidly and decisively to confront the...
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics—and a catastrophe for...
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week, he will face pressure to boost U.S. fortunes—complicated by the fact that Australia is itself a major LNG exporter.
Big Pharma emits more greenhouse gases than the automotive industry
Healing people is no justification for killing the planet.








