Derailed train spills 230,000 gallons of crude into flooded Iowa river
Rock Valley acted quickly to shut off water wells following the spill and plans to drain the wells and use rural water until the well water tests safe.
At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, financiers trade carbon while the world burns
At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts.
US oil exports are exceeding almost all predictions – thanks to fracking
The fracking boom in Texas and New Mexico and subsequent export boom is a shining example – illuminated by the flares of fracked gas – of exactly what not to be doing.
Sen. Bernie Sanders combats argument that Green New Deal is too expensive
There are people in Washington who say the Green New Deal is too expensive and we can’t afford it. What is the alternative? A planet which is burning up?
‘2020 really belongs to us’: The youth climate movement rallies around the election
The Sunrise Movement and progressive allies are applying new strategies to turn out young voters—and to convince parents to pull the lever for Democrats.
Exxon and other US oil companies lag in responding to ‘existential threat’ of energy...
"...there is a long way to go before they can be viewed as aligned with the Paris Agreement and the risk of stranded assets is still very real.”
Denver commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, becomes seventy-third state in US
The announcement came from Mayor Michael Hancock who said cities have a major responsibility to act on climate change.
World’s biggest meat and dairy companies spend more on ads than cutting emissions—new report
The meat and dairy sector—responsible for over 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions—has come under increasing pressure in recent years to tackle major climate harms.
COVID-19 lockdowns will barely reduce global warming, new study finds
"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to really change the direction of society. We do not have to go back to where we were, because times of crisis are also the time to change."
Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats
The loss of the Great Barrier Reef would be incalculable for Australia.