DAPL water protector might lose arm after being shot with a concussion grenade
26 protesters were taken to the hospital following Sunday’s confrontation.
Human delusion and our destruction of the biosphere: We aren’t even trying!
Extinction beckons. The choice is yours.
Climate suit claims fossil fuel development poses ‘existential threat’ to Utah’s youth
"Utah's fossil fuel development policy poses an existential threat to Utah's children, sacrificing their health, safety, and lives for the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industry."
China invests $100B in water clean-up projects
For the people's sake, let’s hope China is able to meet their 2017 goals, and perhaps inspire other countries to follow suit.
Sweden shuts down its last coal plant two years early
The announcement moves both Stockholm and the E.U. forward in their plans to fight the climate crisis.
Big Tech accused of AI ‘greenwashing’
A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow.”
Clean energy grows, but many of the poorest remain in the dark
World Bank reports “a race” underway to secure sustainable energy, but a money gap leaves poorer nations – particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa – lagging.
Analysis details how Wall Street underwriting quietly funnels billions into fossil fuels
"Underwriting is a huge missing piece of net-zero transition plans, allowing big U.S. banks to continue to help fossil fuel companies raise billions of dollars with limited scrutiny," said one campaigner.
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.
The uphill battle for communities that ban pesticides
As cities and counties across the U.S. restrict or ban pesticides, many are realizing passing a law is but a battlefield victory in a prolonged war.