Climate change likely drove our ancestors to extinction, study finds
“Climate change made Homo vulnerable and hapless in the past, and this may just be happening again.”
Maryland bans fracking
“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”
Sanders wants big oil CEOs to testify at Senate climate hearing
“These companies are producing a significant percentage of the carbon that we use, which is destroying our planet, and we want to know what they are doing to transform their companies away from fossil fuel.”
Amazon, IKEA among 9 companies pledging to use zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
“If major retail brands truly want to do their fair share on climate change, they need to be on a course correction now, not 19 years from now.”
The dairy industry is determined to pour itself down our throats
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Court blocks gold mining near Yellowstone National Park
"The court's ruling is a critical piece in protecting Yellowstone's Gateway from the menace of gold mining."
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.
The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.
The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?
Congress investigates how Marathon Petroleum and Koch Network influenced clean cars rollbacks
Marathon “worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards.”
Indigenous leaders furious after EPA grants Oklahoma control over sovereign tribal lands
“We must fight back against this underhanded ruling,” said one Indigenous leader. “In the courts, on the frontlines and in the international courts, life itself is at stake.”