Tag: environment
55 percent of Germany’s power in 2023 came from renewables
“Wind farms—especially those on land—made the largest contribution.”
Global shift to plant-based diets could prevent 236,000 deaths annually, study...
A recent international study underscores the profound impact of dietary choices on public health and environmental sustainability, projecting significant reductions in premature deaths and boosts in global GDP.
Organizations call on banks to end financing of metallurgical coal
An open letter was sent to 50 banks asking them to end “business as usual” practices.
Fossil fuel giants’ record payouts amid deepening climate crisis
The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.
2023 has been a big year for climate accountability in the...
From a groundbreaking trial in Montana to a “truly historic” human rights hearing in Europe, climate change litigation took big steps forward this year.
IUCN reports 44,000 species threatened with extinction on Earth
These species threatened with extinction were added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and makes up 28 percent of the 157,190 species listed.
Carbon’s climbing curve: Confronting a climate unseen in millions of years
The current state of atmospheric CO2 levels, as revealed by the comprehensive study, marks a critical juncture in Earth's climatic history and humanity's future.
A critical crossroad: COP28’s evasive stance on fossil fuel phaseout
As world leaders convene with the hope of forging a path toward a sustainable future, is there a reluctance to confront one of the most critical issues in climate change mitigation head-on?
GOP bill threatens taxpayers with cleanup costs for abandoned oil wells
Republicans advance legislation that could leave taxpayers footing the bill for Big Oil's mess.
COP28 draft exposes loopholes for fossil fuels amidst rising climate concerns
At COP28, a battle emerges over language that could leave the door open for 'abated' fossil fuel emissions, sparking activist outcry and calls for stricter measures.
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Nearly half of US hospitals no longer deliver babies, new report finds
Rural hospitals keep losing the fight over leaner Medicaid budgets, and a separate analysis finds reaching the nearest labor and delivery unit already takes an hour or more in fourteen states.
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On leadership, character, climate, prices, trade, alliances, militarism, health, civil/voting rights, even law and order.
Pentagon Iran War Report admits to Worst Drubbing since Vietnam
The Pentagon puts the war's cost at 33.4 billion dollars, independent estimates put it at more than three times that, with strikes across roughly twenty Middle East bases.
Kennedy Center board warns of bankruptcy unless Trump’s name returns to building
A 57-page draft resolution ties the center's fundraising future to ten proposed inscriptions honoring the president, as a federal judge who already ruled the board overstepped weighs a related case.
Judge orders Labor Department to rewrite farmworker wage rule after finding it unlawful
The ruling forces new minimum pay rates for the guestworker visa program that brings in most of the country's legal farm labor, with back pay possible for hundreds of thousands of workers.