Tag: fossil fuel
Finland becomes world’s first country to make legally binding carbon negativity pledge
“There is an important gap between current measures and those required to reach the targets, and now there is a legal obligation to act.”
Oil and gas industry seized on war in Ukraine to water...
A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.
Can a greater focus on companies’ positive environmental policies impact greenwashing?
As more businesses commit to true climate change, those who practice greenwashing will be exposed and pushed out for more favorable options, discouraging the practice altogether.
UN: Four key climate indicators broke records in 2021
“Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption. Fossil fuels are a dead end—environmentally and economically.”
As California considers dropping fossil fuels from major pension funds, new...
“California cannot be a climate justice leader if we continue to invest in the companies that are polluting our environment.”
Can we abandon pollutive fossil fuels and avoid an energy crisis?
When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril.
‘Existential threat’: Indigenous leaders urge Citigroup to stop backing Amazon oil
Indigenous leaders said the bank's role in enabling the expansion of the oil and gas industry was pushing the Amazon rainforest closer to the brink of collapse.
Redlined neighborhoods in cities across the US saw more oil drilling,...
“Racially marginalized communities should be prioritized because of the heavy burden that these communities have borne for decades.”
Activists decry Biden’s ‘reckless’ resumption of fossil fuel leases on public...
"Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet."
Shell reconsiders exploring Cambo oilfield in the UK
With a surge in oil prices since Russia invaded Ukraine, Shell is said to still be invested in the controversial oilfield project.
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.