Tag: climate change
World unites against Trump on climate
Donald Trump is learning the hard way that he cannot thwart the entire world on climate change and expect to continue with business as usual.
Our best shot at meeting Paris goals? Make energy public
A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency targets.
Volvo announces ‘historic end’ to combustion engine, all cars going electric
"This is a clear commitment towards reducing our carbon footprint as well as contributing to better air quality in our cities."
1.5 million volunteers plant 66 million trees in 12 hours, breaking...
The aim of the mass-planting event was to raise awareness for the nation’s “make India green again” plan.
EPA boss launches program to ‘critique’ scientific consensus on climate change
Since taking the EPA’s helm, Pruitt has assisted with President Trump’s systematic dismantling of critical rules that protect the environment in favor of energy development.
3 ways to tell if your local politician is serious about...
At this point we need more than nice rhetoric, more than empty pledges to "live up to the Paris accords."
FERC releases ‘utterly insufficient review’ for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Oil Change International found that the Mountain Valley Pipeline will cause nearly 90 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution per year.
New York is on the verge of major climate action –...
Lawmakers stalled as advocates pushed to get an ambitious climate bill through the state senate before the legislative session ended.
Climate Judases: Three ways Democrats betray humanity
The Democratic Party remains as perversely bad on climate action itself as on the non-climate issues required to foster it.
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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...
Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.
Trump sends more troops to Los Angeles than to Iraq and Syria, escalating crackdown...
As thousands of troops descend on Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations against ICE raids, critics warn the unprecedented deployment signals a shift toward authoritarian rule and militarized governance.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.
Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private schools
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.