Kids Suing Government Over Climate Change May Get a Trial
A group of young people pressing a novel legal strategy get another day in federal court.
As fracking companies face bankruptcy, US regulators enable firms to duck cleanup costs
“Currently there is no way to treat, store, and release the billions of gallons of wastewater at the surface.”
Seaweed straws could soon replace single-use plastic straws
"Single use plastics should never be built to last, they should be designed to disappear."
Fossil fuels’ ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions scam is something humanity doesn’t have time for
Why vague commitments by fossil fuel corporations to “zero out” carbon emissions don’t add up.
Bernie Proposes Nationwide Ban on Fracking
Bernie Sanders focuses on the environmental issue of fracking this week while campaigning in New York and Pennsylvania.
Struggling to make a profit, fracking investors are searching for the exit
“Banks are losing money and investors are stuck in investments they can’t get rid of.”
Night of the Living Dead, Climate Change-Style
This business of driving stakes through the heart of one project after another is exhausting. But at least for now, there’s really no other way to kill a zombie.
The rise and rise of green politics
Alongside the flag-waving surge of right wing and extreme right wing groups, political parties concerned with environmental issues are on the rise.
Let’s get arrested with Jane Fonda
“It is unsustainable to continue to believe [in] our system of runaway, unaccountable, lawbreaking pursuit of profit.”
GOP Congress, Trump already pushing Koch Industries’ bill to hobble regulatory agencies
The REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act of 2017 has long been a legislative priority for Koch Industries.