‘We are severely off track:’ Global emissions projected to fall only 2 percent by...
The report shows that countries need to take much more action immediately, even though some have been making increased efforts, in order to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and avoid the worst climate change impacts.
Exclusive: 'Eco-Terrorist' Freed 10 Years Early After Feds Withhold Evidence on Informant's Role
In his first interview since his release, Eric McDavid, environmental activist who has just been released from prison 10 years early, discusses his release exclusively with Democracy Now! Watch it in its entirety here.
Hawaii Goes Green and Other Big Renewables Stories
The Hawaii legislature just passed a goal to go 100 percent renewable energy throughout the state by 2045. The new solar installations are making even developing countries ambitious enough to go green.
EPA shuts down leaking oil refinery in St. Croix over ‘imminent’ public health threat
“This is a majority-Black island in a U.S. territory. It is located next to public housing. If this refinery were located most anywhere else in the country, it would have been shut down months ago.”
Arizona to use people in prison to fight its wildfires, pay $1.50 an hour
Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour.
The end of oil? Pandemic adds to fossil fuel glut, but COVID-19 relief money...
“The pandemic has taken essentially every weakness that already existed in the oil industry and then made each of them much, much worse..."
A Haven from the Animal Holocaust
Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen is an animal sanctuary for rescuing farm animals. Because the abuse of animals at the hands of factory farm operators is unfathomable and “we are saying they are as important as any other individual.”
Court requires EPA to protect communities against worst-case chemical spills
“It is way beyond time for EPA to exercise the moral and political courage to protect these overburdened communities from the daily assaults on their health and quality of life.”
Greta Thunberg: 5 Years after Paris Agreement, world is ‘speeding in the wrong direction’...
“The gap between what we need to do and what is actually being done is widening by the minute."
How a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty can guide a global just transition & emission...
“This treaty talks about ending fossil fuel expansion, phasing out, and also just transition.”