California is the world’s number one importer of Amazonian oil, report finds
Tracking oil exports in the Amazon identified that the majority of Amazonian oil comes from Ecuador and ends up in the hands of large California-based corporations.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 17
U.S. Border Patrol supervisor confesses to executing four women, FEMA blames hurricane deaths on spousal abuse, Kavanaugh accused of assault, and more.
Since 2021, Big Oil has spent over $200 million to sabotage climate action: analysis
Climate Power, the group behind the new analysis, said Democrats' new climate deal sends "a strong signal" that "deep pockets only go so far."
Malaysia to return 3,300 tons of plastic waste illegally imported from countries including the...
"Malaysia will not be a dumping ground to the world ... we will fight back."
Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes’ livers and on...
As oil and gas production moves into ever-deeper waters, the goal should be to respond faster, more effectively and with a better understanding of what’s happening in real time.
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.”
4 major environmental treaties the US never ratified—but should
“The United States has disproportionate power in global governance. Or it used to. It has to regain the credibility and the legitimacy that it lost.”
Neonicotinoids harm bees at far below the label recommended dose, study finds
When the pesticide was applied at just 30 percent of the recommended dose, it still reduced the bees' reproduction by 90 percent.
For a greener new deal and cooler climate, focus on food and agriculture
The global food system is responsible for more emissions than previously thought, according to a new United Nations report. It may also...
We Live or Die Alone and Together
“Save some gratitude for those who preserve life or provide you with the goods of life and stop the overweening, abject displays of mewling groveling at the altar of militarism.”