Friday, June 12, 2026

President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team

“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”

Trump admin proposes drilling for oil and gas in national forests

The new rule would allow drilling without public review or environmental reviews that would analyze the impact of industrial actions.

A last resort that might work: Small town votes in community Bill of Rights...

Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.

Sleep-walking into “mass extinction”

It is not that we didn’t know...We knew. But Exxonknew too. And it never wanted us to know the truth.

Revealed: Big Oil told 70 years ago that fossil fuel emissions could impact ‘civilization’

Compelling new evidence shows this pattern of behavior was already hardwired into the industry’s DNA by 1955 and persists today. 

Poachers Killed More Than 1,000 Rhinos for the Third Year in a Row

South African officials report that fewer of the animals were poached in 2015, but deaths rose in neighboring Namibia and Zimbabwe.

‘Has BP just woken up to the #ClimateEmergency?’ Oil giant announces 40 percent production...

Climate activists say this latest effort, even if motivated by monetary loss for BP rather than concern for the environment, is a win.

Shell Oil defeated by Nigerian villagers in oil pollution case

“Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell’s oil.”

Biden admin takes ‘long overdue’ steps to limit methane emissions from drilling on public...

The U.S. Department of the Interior takes a bold step forward with new rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal and Tribal lands, marking a significant leap towards sustainable energy practices and environmental stewardship.

Human extinction now imminent and inevitable? A report on the state of planet earth

Very soon now, the overwhelming evidence is that Homo sapiens will join other species that only exist as part of the fossil record.