Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act introduced in Senate
“This is the bill we have been waiting for. It draws on the latest science to tap the treasure-trove of ocean solutions to accelerate progress on climate change. The outcome? People win, the economy wins, nature wins.”
The oil industry says it might support a carbon tax—here’s why that could be...
An industry calling for a tax on the use of its products sounds as bizarre as “man bites dog.” Yet, there’s a reason for the oil industry to consider that shift.
The code behind the far right’s success
Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
Why a New Jersey Puffer Fish Should Not Be President
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was at one point considered to be Mitt Romney's vice president if he had won back in 2012, but Romney decided he was not fit to lead. Apparently Christie did not agree and is now attempting to run for president in 2016.
Combining Medicare for All and the Biden healthcare plan
If Biden is going to be nominated, then Bernie and his supporters need to work hard to get the platform improved and make sure that Biden commits to the changes required under the platform.
A decade later and still nothing learned from BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill
“Instead of learning lessons from the BP disaster, President Trump is proposing to radically expand offshore drilling, while dismantling the few protections put in place as a result of the catastrophic blowout.”
Pressure to end protests at Supreme Court justices’ homes is mounting, but activists refuse...
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, protests outside justices' homes have only increased — despite calls for greater enforcement.
US militarism’s toxic impact on climate policy
That will require the United States to seriously reduce the military budget and commit to peaceful, practical diplomacy with China and Russia.
Former firefighter arrested for throwing fire extinguisher at Capitol police
The extinguisher bounced off the officer’s helmet before striking another officer in the head who was not wearing a helmet.