Tag: fossil fuel
Wealthy donors and fossil fuel interests pump millions into Super PACs...
Koch Industries leads corporate contributions.
Courts to decide fate of climate lawsuits brought against fossil fuel...
“Fossil fuel companies knew 40 years ago that their products would lead to stronger storms, rising seas, larger wildfires, and other climate disasters."
Youth activists call on California state teachers retirement system to end...
"CalSTRS is playing roulette with our pensions and our children's future by holding onto these doomed assets."
‘Uninsurable and unhedgeable’: Central Banks warn of financial crisis from climate...
The public is increasingly aware of the industry’s obfuscation.
Fossil fuel interests applaud Trump admin’s weakening of major environmental law
“The Trump administration would allow powerful industries, like oil and gas extractors, to run roughshod over community interests."
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The bill, the "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act," being pushed by ALEC around the country makes it a felony for protestors to trespass on energy company property, such as pipelines, refineries, and power plants.
Los Angeles school board commits to renewable energy after months of...
"This 100% Clean Energy school district commitment demonstrates what can happen when students, parents, teachers and school district leaders work to move the needle on climate."
Thousands of activists stage protests at three German coal mines to...
"We want to show with our protest today that this mine needs to be shut down permanently."
The greatest scam in history: How the energy companies took us...
Think of it as the climate-change scam that beat science, big time.
Native American leaders: Keystone spill highlights the need to oppose Dakota...
“The era of fossil fuels must end."
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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.