Legal experts define ecocide, take step toward international criminal law
The draft defines ecocide as, "unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts."
World’s first wave-powered buoy turns seawater into drinking water
Besides providing a constant source of clean water, the SAROS can help island nations curb their use of dirty energy.
California sues Walmart for dumping hazardous waste in the state’s landfills
Of the 58 inspections conducted since 2015 of Walmart trash compactors, "dozens of materials considered either hazardous waste, medical waste or customer records containing personal information were found."
Evidence CEOs tried to illegally boost oil prices grows as FTC bars Hess from...
The FTC’s complaint is the second major deal this year where the antitrust agency found evidence of collusion between top shale producers and oil companies that they’re legally obligated to compete against.
31 dead, 250,000 evacuated in California fires as Governor blames climate change
California Governor Jerry Brown unequivocally blamed climate change for the devastation.
Oil and gas inundated Facebook with election season ads after Biden released climate plan
ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute were top spenders in a $9.6 million election-year fossil fuel marketing blitz targeting U.S. Facebook users.
Ozone layer is tracking toward recovery by 2040, UN report finds
the ozone layer should recover to 1980 levels by around 2040 for most of the globe, around 2045 for the Arctic and around 2066 for Antarctica.
Whistle-blower reveals flawed construction at North Dakota gas plants where massive spill was downplayed
Two North Dakota gas processing plants in the heart of the Bakken oil fields have shown signs of an eroded safety culture...
First major U.S. insurance company to stop insuring and investing in coal
It seems like every day there is a new story of a pipeline spilling crude oil or an oil refinery exploding. How...
France to ban sale of cars powered by gasoline and diesel
France intends to end oil and gas exploration in French territory, eliminate coal-fired power plants by 2022 and encourage homeowners to produce their own energy.