Friday, May 3, 2024

The many ways to help Standing Rock

Even if you can’t show up at the wintry encampments, you can join water protectors in other ways: from calling the North Dakota governor to breaking up with your bank.

How to save the planet from President Trump

It’s quite possible that we’ve lost our best chance to combat climate change, writes Bill McKibben, but we must try to contain the damage.

Los Angeles Sheriff’s employee charged with assault

The Los Angeles Sheriff Department has recently endured the federal convictions of 20 sheriff’s officials for numerous counts of corruption and misconduct.

Pipeline explosion in Kansas highlights unreliable nature of fossil fuel infrastructure

Early Tuesday evening, a gas pipeline ruptured near Kansas City, provoking a large fire. This latest leak further highlights the hazards pipelines present to the environment and public.

Canada approves Kinder Morgan, Enbridge pipelines despite fierce opposition

"Today's announcement may as well have said that Canada is pulling out of the Paris climate agreement."

‘I will not shut up. America is still worth fighting for.’

A professor included on the recently published "watchlist" that calls out 200 American educators for being leftist radicals reflects on her "dubious honor."

The huge costs of Trump energy plans

If Trump is able to reverse state and local bans on fracking, he will in effect be giving oil and gas companies the right to pollute people's farms and drinking water.

The Morton County Sheriff department is trying to keep life-saving supplies from Standing Rock...

Any vehicles attempting to deliver supplies and materials to the camps will be fined $1,000.

Feeling out the Bern, postelection

Bernie Sanders has spent his life fighting for progressive causes. As the world braces for the Trump presidency, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down.

“My whole heart is with you tonight”: A letter to the Dakota Access front...

We have survived this nation-state’s will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.