Two main energy and environment committees in the House hold climate change hearings
"Protecting our environment, taking climate change seriously, and putting the public interest first are not optional on this Committee, and that's what Democrats are going to do every day for the next two years."
EU ‘well on track’ to meet its 2030 climate targets, European Commission says
The updated NECPs reflect greater efforts by EU member states to reduce their emissions in the past two years, even in the face of demands from some that the bloc weaken its green commitments.
Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
The new law marks the third comprehensive effort by a state to prevent utilities from using consumers’ monthly bills to fund political efforts.
Ask (not) what you can do for your planet
One small miscalculation and boom, there goes the neighborhood!
Judges Nixing Keystone XL South Cases Had Tar Sands-Related Oil Investments
After a U.S. Appeals Court ruled against the Sierra Club's petition for rehearing motion for the southern leg of TransCanada's Keystone XL, it was revealed that one of the judges had some stake in the pipeline. Could it be oil investments?
VIDEO: 'Battling the Death Star:' Seattle 'Kayaktivists' Slow Arctic-Bound Shell Oil Rig as Fight...
"Kayaktivists" are protesting against Shell oil drilling in the Arctic by preventing the rig from leaving the Port of Seattle. While dozens were arrested, activists vow to continue protesting against Shell.
Oklahoma’s oil industry touts a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells. Major drillers...
The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
Sanders and Fellow Senators Urge President to End Alaskan Oil Drilling
Bernie Sanders along with 11 fellow senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to cease Shell’s oil drilling in the Arctic. Because they believe there to be "utter hypocrisy in the current policy."
Building collisions are killing as many as 1 billion birds a year in the...
The researchers analyzed the wildlife rehabilitation records of thousands of birds who had been involved in window collisions.
The Hairball That Gagged a Fracker
Rick Berman is a political consultant who plays so dirty even Big Oil is not interested him. This man takes funding from corporations and uses that money to publicly slam environmentalists, low-wage workers, and any of his enemies.