Wednesday, June 4, 2025

For James Cromwell, the fight against fossil fuels is no act

"We have to change our relationship both to the planet and to the people who live on this planet, including the people who are opposing us."

EPA to curb HFCs, severe climate-damaging pollutants used as coolants

Scientists estimate that a global push to reduce HFCs could avoid a half degree Celsius of global warming over this century.

Current dispute over ICBMs is a quarrel over how to fine-tune the doomsday machinery

Challenging rote assumptions about ICBMs will be essential to disrupt the march toward nuclear apocalypse.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018

The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.

Meet the industry lobbyists fighting efforts to solve the biodiversity crisis

"This research sheds new light on an area of lobbying that has largely been able to slip under the radar and should act as a wake-up call to policymakers ahead of the U.N.'s upcoming biodiversity conference," said InfluenceMap's program manager.

Volunteers protect our national parks during shutdown

Many national parks are open but since staff are furloughed amid the longest shutdown in U.S. history, services such as maintenance, visitor services, and law enforcement are not being performed, or are severely limited.

We need an ecological revolution

To save the long-term future for our children and grandchildren, and for all the other creatures with which we share the gift of life, we must overcome the inertia of our institutions and our culture.

Meat and dairy alternatives could cut food system emissions by 31%, study finds

How realistic is it to expect people around the world to reduce their meat and dairy consumption by half?

Emails show FBI and police are monitoring Oregon anti-pipeline activists

The emails circulated by the task force include activists' social media posts, emails and rally announcements.
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After DNC rejects climate debate, candidates discuss Green New Deal, environmental justice at forum

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage in New York City Wednesday night for a climate town hall hosted by CNN. The...