Friday, July 26, 2024

‘We need to act now’: Study reveals glaciers melting at unprecedented pace

“A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead author said.

Repeating mistakes: why the plan to protect the world’s wildlife falls short

If the plan goes ahead in its current form, it will fall short in safeguarding the wonder of our natural world.

EPA shuts down leaking oil refinery in St. Croix over ‘imminent’ public health threat

“This is a majority-Black island in a U.S. territory. It is located next to public housing. If this refinery were located most anywhere else in the country, it would have been shut down months ago.”

Revealed: Energy Transfer Partners’ ‘Pipeline-for-Prostitute’ Landman

New findings confirmed a land agent from the Texas company, Contract Land Staff, which was contracted by Energy Transfer Partners, was involved in a sex offer in exchange to build the controversial proposed Dakota Access pipeline. Say what?!

SoCalGas, nation’s largest gas utility, sues California over climate policy for not ‘maximizing the...

The SoCalGas lawsuit “is a flailing and petulant move by [the] gas industry willing to try anything to prevent California from moving past fossil fuels.”

EPA expected to allow more methane emissions from oil and gas industry

“The negative impacts of methane have been widely acknowledged for years, so it’s frustrating and disappointing to see the administration go in a different direction.”
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‘A big deal’: Bill McKibben on Rutgers fossil fuel divestment & the future of...

Author, environmentalist and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben says the Rutgers divestment decision is “a big deal,” especially as it happened at one of the oldest universities in the United States.

Hillary Clinton State Department Emails Contain Redacted Job Description for Top Energy Diplomat

Private emails from Hillary Clinton, the presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State, revealed a fully redacted job description for State Department International Energy Coordinator/Diplomat-at-Large.

Inspiring student in France creates environmental app to motivate others to make a difference...

"At the end of the day I know that I've done something good on this day for the planet."

Judicial scrutiny halts Wyoming drilling expansion over climate and wildlife concerns

The heart of the controversy lies in a 2022 sale that offered drilling rights across approximately 120,000 acres of federal territory in Wyoming.