Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28
Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.
Trump order to allow LNG by rail would expand ‘bomb train’ risks
As the U.S. grapples with a potential boom in moving fracked natural gas-turned-LNG across this country using long, heavy unit trains, it seems like a question the FRA should be examining.
Greenhouse gas emissions set for record decline due to coronavirus lockdowns
"I hope the striking improvements in air quality we've seen remind us what things could be like if we shifted to green power and electric vehicles."
At COP26, Indigenous, black, and brown activists offer radical solutions for climate change
While elites fixate on technological fixes such as “net zero” emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas—and a seat at the table.
Oil and pipeline companies are backing a ‘water quality restoration’ project in North America’s...
“The idea that this is an experimental project is absurd because we’ve done this numerous times.”
One Year of a Coal CEO’s Salary Could Transition U.S. Coal Miners to Work...
The CEO of Consol Energy earned about $14 million in 2012, more than enough to retrain all of the company's employees for jobs in the PV industry.
Germany blazes past US, setting new record for renewable energy production
Germany is the champion among industrialized economies in going green.
Bipartisan climate bill highlights forest restoration, conservation
"The window of opportunity for bipartisan climate action opens wider every day."
Brazil announces 60-Day ban on clearing land with fire
"What we are experiencing is a genuine crisis which could become a tragedy foretold with much larger fires than the ones we are now seeing if they are not immediately halted."
The elephant in the room that smells like natural gas
We need to show that where we’re currently heading isn’t where we want to be. We need to talk about natural gas.