Tag: environment
The terrifying implications of India’s elections for people and the planet
The Modi government’s far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn’t.
‘Becoming a green, sustainable society:’ Shorter work weeks is one of...
"This new paper from Autonomy is a thought experiment that should give policymakers, activists and campaigners more ballast to make the case that a Green New Deal is absolutely necessary."
Breaking: ‘I’ve shut down BP. Here’s why.’
BP are just motivated by their profits, regardless of the damage they’re doing. And their time has come to an end.
‘Thinned by extraordinary amounts:’ Glaciers in Antarctica melting at accelerating rates
Glaciers in Antarctica are melting at an alarming rate.
According to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letter,...
Reminder: Climate change was no accident
The Exxon Mobil executives who’ve profited from fossil fuels did so while knowing that they were trading a few decades of profits for the entire future of the planet and all of the species on it.
Can the Department of Defense win its complicated battle against climate...
The world’s biggest institutional user of oil is grappling with the impacts of climate change.
Warren Buffett, fear, and greed in fracked oil fields
Buffett is known for advising investors to be “fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
Energy regulators may reconsider rules critics say fueled America’s oil and...
“The mismatch suggests an infrastructure overbuild is underway in the short term, and we expect consolidation of many of these projects before they’re built.”
Historic agreement on plastic pollution reached by 180+ countries without the...
"This is a crucial first step towards stopping the use of developing countries as a dumping ground for the world's plastic waste, especially those coming from rich nations."
The threat of political climate change
It’s time for a movement to counteract Bannon’s Movement, a global coalition that joins people and politicians in a united, international effort to respond to the true global problems – climate change, endless war, and economic inequality – that threaten to overwhelm us all.