Monday, May 6, 2024

Automation, climate change and Donald Trump: What kind of future are we in for?

Author Peter Frase combines science fiction and Marxist theory to imagine possible outcomes, for better and for worse.

Energy Transfer Partners releases statement on Dakota Access Pipeline, refuses to back down

The companies insist that they will continue construction on the pipeline without rerouting it around Lake Oahe, despite being denied the legal right to do so.

The numbers that tell the story of this Standing Rock victory

The Army Corps announced Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will be rerouted. Here are the numbers that show what lies ahead.

#NoDAPL scores major victory: No final permit for pipeline

This is a tremendous victory over the oil industry as well as their big financiers.

BREAKING: Army Corps of Engineers DENIES permit for Dakota Access Pipeline

"I heard the Army Corp of Engineers will not grant the easement and they will reroute. I would say that it is over."

7 ways to make an even bigger impact when you divest from DAPL

Closing your bank account is just the beginning.

Veterans arrive at Standing Rock to act as human shields for water protectors

Over 1,000 veterans plan to “deploy” and are calling on their fellow veterans to assemble as a “peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.”

Images from Standing Rock: The people from Oceti Sakowin Camp

"There’s so much that needs to happen. The direct effect hits all of us."

These refugees are building houses out of plastic bottles

Plastic bottles prove surprisingly resilient to the harsh desert conditions.

Donald Trump’s swamp: Meet ten potential energy and climate cabinet picks and the pickers

Nearly everyone who remains on Trump's likely climate and energy list, or is helping pick those positions, has ties to corporate lobbying, corporate leadership, or corporate-funded think tanks.