Tag: fossil fuels
New bill aims to reverse the GOP’s giveaway of ANWR lands...
“This bill calls a halt to the Administration’s headlong rush to sell off this special wilderness to corporate polluters."
Are investors finally waking up to North America’s fracked gas crisis?
It may take some time, but eventually investors wake up — or run out of money.
Climate advocates underestimate power of fossil fueled misinformation campaigns, say top...
“To move forward in addressing climate action, understanding and addressing the climate countermovement is a critical component.”
Ireland to become world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
"While we are a small nation, we have a huge impact on the most vulnerable citizens in the world."
Any Democrat who takes fossil fuel money should face a primary...
The fossil fuel industry’s campaign contributions are a threat to democracy.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 9
Chicagoans fight for police accountability, UN report warns of looming climate catastrophe, and more.
Ireland’s taking $380 million out of fossil fuels. Where should it...
The Atlantic country has a huge opportunity to model getting money out of fossil fuel companies and into the hands of the people.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
Watch what Bill McKibben calls ‘one of the best and most...
With the last five years the hottest since records began, Senator Bernie Sanders says that "What Trump and his friends in the fossil fuel industry are doing is criminal."
Portland, Oregon wins court battle to ban new oil infrastructure
With the latest ruling in Oregon, it appears the legal basis has been laid for what the oil industry considers a catastrophe.
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If winning is everything, why are hardcore MAGA still locked in—blind to gushing failures,...
Like the double sucker denying he’s been conned, MAGA says “thank you” after being fleeced. What MAGA got is an emotional escape value and theatrical echo chamber—sans benefits.
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street teamed up for arming genocide
The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel.
As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners as previous global levies expire
A forced-labor rationale and a set of older trade statutes keep the president's import-tax agenda intact months after the Supreme Court struck down his original tariffs.
ICE prepares to expand arrests of Haitian migrants as Temporary Protected Status ends
The escalation follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that allowed the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians while litigation continues.