Water Water Everywhere…
“We have many more cities like Flint all over our great nation. We have bridges and roads that are in disrepair. Our train system pales in comparison to any other one in any other of the industrialized nations. This is just for starters.”
Italian oil giant Eni knew about climate change more than 50 years ago, report...
"They’ve been playing us all for fools."
From the unsustainable here to the sustainable there
Very little has been done to engineer an alternate to unrestrained growth that can safeguard the planet and yet still secure a measure of prosperity fall all humans.
Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats (commentary)
My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: Don’t let politics thwart science. Don’t fight the diagnosis. Fight the threats. The world is watching and the clock is ticking.
Clean water act rollback: Trump’s EPA limits states’ and tribes’ rights to block pipelines
“We won’t stand idly by as they rip away our authority under the law to preserve water quality.”
As Trump names Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state, waterkeeper alliance asks EPA to...
“Now is the time to push back against this era of misinformation and move toward climate leadership built on truth and a respect for science.”
This South Pacific island is home to 38 million pieces of plastic waste
13,000 new items are washing up on the island daily.
New reports allege Texas oil and gas regulator’s lax enforcement
When a Canadian company started drilling for oil and gas near Jim and Sue Franklin’s ranch in a small Permian Basin town...
Social media giants’ climate misinformation policies leave users ‘in the dark’: report
"Despite half of U.S. and U.K. adults getting their news from social media, social media companies have not taken the steps necessary to fight industry-backed deception," reads the report.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 15
DNA confirms Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Trump says 'we won' in regards to Christine Blasey Ford, Bernie Sanders rips White House for dismissal of climate science, and more.