Tag: climate change
99% of US coal plants cost more to run than replace...
“There’s a huge opportunity here to invest in coal communities, build local economic resilience and save money in the process.”
Fossil fuel groups ‘spent millions’ on social media ads spreading climate...
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
Report confirms ozone layer on track to recover completely by 2040
The report, which is published every four years on the progress of the Montreal Protocol, "reaffirms the positive impact that the treaty has had on the climate."
Federal Reserve wants climate risk analysis from 6 largest US banks
The Federal Reserve called the review a “pilot exercise” to make sure the U.S. financial system is ready for the various risks presented by the climate crisis.
Public libraries continue to thrive despite defunding and privatization attacks
Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.
Exxon scientists accurately predicted climate damage while company pushed misinformation
"Airtight evidence that Exxon Mobil accurately predicted global warming years before, then turned around and attacked the science underlying it."
‘You couldn’t make it up’: Head of UAE oil company appointed...
"This appointment risks further undermining the credibility of global climate talks and threatens the action and leadership needed for a rapid and equitable phase out of all fossil fuels."
Biden admin announces first-of-its-kind roadmap to decarbonize US transit by 2050
“The domestic transportation sector presents an enormous opportunity to drastically reduce emissions that accelerate climate change and reduce harmful pollution.”
As we confront the climate crisis, is bigger and faster always...
Is starting small and slow the gateway to the most meaningful social change?
Ozone layer is tracking toward recovery by 2040, UN report finds
the ozone layer should recover to 1980 levels by around 2040 for most of the globe, around 2045 for the Arctic and around 2066 for Antarctica.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.