Tag: climate activists
Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies?
It’s hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.
NYPD arrests cello-playing grandfather at Citibank climate protest, igniting outrage over...
Rozendaal, a grandfather and long-time member of Extinction Rebellion, was performing Bach’s “Suites for Cello” outside Citibank’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan as part of a broader “Summer of Heat on Wall Street” campaign.
Climate activists and UAW escalate election pressure: Disruptions and endorsements ahead...
Climate activists have disrupted campaign events of major political figures, while the UAW has taken a firm stance in the upcoming 2024 election.
2024: Dread and hope
Saving our civilization from impending environmental disaster is perhaps the one issue capable of uniting us.
Young climate activists at Davos want fossil fuel execs to ‘cease...
“I just think it sends a message of where we’re headed right now, if we’re putting the heads of fossil fuel companies to lead climate negotiations.”
Greenpeace activists who blocked Houston Ship Channel in 2019 sign agreement...
The Pretrial Intervention Agreement was part of a "negotiation to expedite the dismissal of charges in lieu of a trial."
Young climate activists have far more power than they realize
This story is part of The Conversation’s coverage on COP26, the Glasgow climate conference, by experts from around the world.
Climate activists mount utility strike to urge the shutdown of New...
The Strike Down Coal campaign provides a COVID-safe form of disobedience, building on more than a year of direct actions to shut down Merrimack Station.
Senate Dems share new climate report disappointing green groups and climate...
“The report fails to address the vital need to end the extraction, processing, and burning of fossil fuels, and instead sees a future for fossil fuels tied to the false promise of carbon capture.”
For climate activists, coronavirus lockdown means more time to organize
"This pandemic is a preview of what could happen to our world if we don’t adequately address the climate crisis. Only it’s going to be tenfold worse."
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US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots trigger environmental disaster and historic oil shock
Bombing of energy infrastructure in Tehran sparks toxic rainfall warnings, record crude price surge, and accusations of war crimes as fires and smoke engulf Iran’s capital.
Trump’s Iran war costs $1 billion a day while hospitals close and healthcare disappears
Critics warn the administration’s military campaign could fund food aid and healthcare for millions of Americans already struggling with rising prices.
Despite twisted hype about “so much winning,” America staggers, the self-inflicted, breakthrough icon of...
The only yellow brick road towards more affluence for the under-trained or geographically-limited is to match skills with today’s employment demands or pull up stakes and move to less benighted areas.
The brave new war machine
How a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
Pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease to stop production
While Syngenta officially cited "significant competition" from generic manufacturers and low profit margins, the chemical giant currently faces thousands of lawsuits in the United States from farmers affected by the disease.