Friday, November 6, 2026

Louisiana offers fossil fuel exporter ‘single largest’ local tax giveaway in American history

The move comes as a group of investors and insurers have called on the U.S. and all other G20 nations to end fossil fuel subsidies entirely by 2020, citing the risk that climate change poses to the global economy.

How Native and white communities make alliances to protect the earth

Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.

Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve under judicial supervision

“This is an important victory for the rule of law, making clear that there is one set of rules for everyone. We’ll continue to move our suit forward to ensure that the Trump Foundation and its directors are held to account for their clear and repeated violations of state and federal law.”

EU to ban common single-use plastics to address environment and marine pollution

"Europe now has a legislative model to defend and promote at international level, given the global nature of the issue of marine pollution involving plastics."
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Justice for Jakelin: Lawmakers demand answers in death of 7-year-old girl in border patrol...

Outrage is mounting as lawmakers demand answers for the conditions that led Jakelin Caal Maquín to die after being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fracking in 2018: Another year of pretending to make money

Instead, the fracking industry has helped set new records for U.S. oil production while continuing to lose huge amounts of money – and that was before the recent crash in oil prices.

‘Zuckerberg must resign now’: Outrage after report shows Facebook let corporate partners read users’...

"No one should trust Facebook until they change their business model."

Watch your wallets

The underlying problem isn’t that Americans have been living beyond their means. It’s that their means haven’t been keeping up with the growing economy. Most gains have gone to the top.

Bernie Sanders tops new poll for 2020 presidential candidates

Known as the "three B's" Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, and Joe Biden have all topped, in various positions, the top three slots of many other recently conducted polls.

‘Alexa, launch our nukes!’

“Humans are not perfect, but they can empathize with their opponents and see the bigger picture. Unlike humans, autonomous weapons would have no ability to understand the consequences of their actions, no ability to step back from the brink of war.”