Wednesday, February 4, 2026

As risky finances alienate investors, fracking companies look to retirement funds for cash

Drilling companies plan to source 40 percent of their capital for 2019 from private equity funds.

Colorado’s ‘MeatOut Day’ has started a meat war

A call for more plant-based eating draws battle lines over burgers.

Elders arrested protesting Citibank’s billions in fossil fuel financing amid record heatwaves

Dozens of senior climate activists, including 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, arrested in New York City while highlighting Citibank’s leading role in financing fossil fuel projects amid worsening climate crisis.

North Sea rebellion: Activists across six nations decry ‘fossil madness’ amid climate crisis

This movement isn't just a protest; it's a plea for the future of the children who stand to inherit a warming world.

Renewables generated 43% of electricity used by Australia’s main power grid in first quarter...

It was the highest first-quarter share of renewables in the 25-year history of the National Energy Market.

Chevron responsible for spilling nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into California canyon

The seepage began in May and has been intermittently leaking until last Tuesday.

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.

Analysis: Some fracking companies are admitting shale was a bad bet—others are not

Will the industry listen—or continue to gamble with shale gas and oil?

Argentina’s illegal oil and gas waste dumps show ‘dark side’ of Vaca Muerta Drilling,...

“The companies will leave our country without cleaning up or repairing the profound damage caused to the lands much less compensating the neighborhoods and communities affected.”

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.”