Monday, May 13, 2024

Right-wing populist parties are bad for climate action, study finds

The researchers, from the Universities of Sussex and Warwick in the UK, found that the influence of a right-wing populist party can reduce a country’s climate policy score by nearly 25 percent.

Ireland’s taking $380 million out of fossil fuels. Where should it go?

The Atlantic country has a huge opportunity to model getting money out of fossil fuel companies and into the hands of the people.

How an Indigenous scientist studies global change

Dr. Danielle Ignace has found a way to unify her Native American and Western science identities to better understand big ecosystem changes.

Reporting on global crises like Amazon fires, media need to focus on who’s fighting...

It doesn’t matter so much how many reports corporate media write; if the same people stay at the center of them, the story won’t change.

Climate of delusion

We all think that climate change is somebody else's problem. We have to be persuaded otherwise.

World’s biggest banks poured $673 billion into fossil fuels last year

“This is one of the most insane misallocations of capital in human history.”

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."

Oil spill prevention law helps contain leak at Shell Puget Sound Refinery

"No oil in the water is acceptable for any of us who do this kind of work."

Instead of protecting public health during COVID-19 crisis, Trump moves to prop up ‘dirty,...

"Every federal dollar wasted on this effort is a dollar stolen from cleaning up the industry's toxic pollution legacy in the Navajo Nation and across the West."

Fish and Wildlife Service publish final rule on African elephant imports

The amendment to the 4(d) rule for African elephants is said to protect and conserve African elephants both in the wild and in captivity.