Tag: environment
Mexico revokes Monsanto’s permit to market GMO soy in seven states
The permit revocation applies to the states of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo.
Norway’s central bank proposes divesting from fossil fuels
The Norwegian central bank's proposal blazes a trail to fossil fuel divestment for the rest of the world.
Tom Goldtooth: Carbon trading is “fraudulent” scheme to privatize air &...
Chevron has said it will purchase carbon credits to offset increased pollution from a recent expansion of the Richmond refinery.
The unexpected ways fracking affects air pollution
Fracking has led to a large increase of hydrocarbon emissions in rural areas, reversing some regional air trends.
US is now the ONLY country not in Paris climate agreement
Trump's stance on climate change and his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has generated intense global criticism.
In the water-scarce Southwest, an ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture
In New Mexico and Colorado, the “acequia” is more than just democratic water distribution – it is at the center of Southwest culture.
The rising Chinese dream
The 21st century might very well be defined by the ascendant Chinese dream.
Congress works with Big Oil on letter suggesting anti-pipeline activists face...
“Corporations and their governmental enablers are desperate to silence dissent every way they can.”
This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988
The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.
CO2 levels reached all-time high in 2016
Hopefully, this drastic increase in CO2 levels will be discussed and debated in the upcoming climate talks.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests
Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
How banks and investors are fueling a global biodiversity crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.