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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The President from Hell (and High Water)
Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.
Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson
The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground fire
State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.
Crystal Mason’s belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.
Credit Acceptance agrees to million settlement over unaffordable subprime car loans
Borrowers who lost cars to repossession will get million in debt relief, and the lender must cap vehicle prices at 109% of retail book value for seven years.