Friday, March 28, 2025

Tag: greenhouse gas emissions

Eliminating emissions by 2050 could save 74 million lives

“One key takeaway is that there are a significant number of lives that can be saved by reducing emissions.”

Biden vows to cut emissions, but US continues to subsidize fossil...

President Joe Biden said the U.S. would cut its emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade.

The oil industry says it might support a carbon tax—here’s why...

An industry calling for a tax on the use of its products sounds as bizarre as “man bites dog.” Yet, there’s a reason for the oil industry to consider that shift.

Bank of America commits to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

“Investors applaud Bank of America’s commitment to transition to a more sustainable business model and reduce the growing climate impacts of its financing activities."

Replacing 50% of animal products with plant-based foods could prevent 1.6...

“Moving the American appetite from our burger-heavy diet to plant-based eating is a powerful and necessary part of curbing the climate crisis.”

Greenhouse gas emissions set for record decline due to coronavirus lockdowns

"I hope the striking improvements in air quality we've seen remind us what things could be like if we shifted to green power and electric vehicles."

Eight states and DC commit to electrifying trucks and buses to...

"Zero-emission trucks and buses are better for the environment and health, while reducing fueling and maintenance costs."

Stopping climate change means building a better transportation system

Our transportation system is responsible for nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing this means building better public transportation and more sustainable communities. Here’s how we can make the shifts.

“Kochland”: How David Koch helped build an empire to shape U.S....

Billionaire conservative donor David Koch died Friday at the age of 79 from prostate cancer. David Koch — who was worth some...

29 states and cities sue to block Trump’s ‘dirty power’ rule

Twenty-nine states and cities sued the Trump administration Tuesday to stop it from weakening the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which was the first regulation to...

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Leaked messages show US officials celebrating Yemen airstrike that killed civilians

Newly revealed Signal messages expose top Trump administration officials boasting about deadly strikes on civilian areas, sparking accusations of war crimes.

The dark and sinister ideology driving Elon Musk’s actions

The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and their power as elected officials sworn to uphold the Constitution is far greater than an unelected billionaire’s artificial power as Donald Trump’s hatchet man.

ICE agents accused of ‘kidnappings’ after snatching Tufts PhD student and farmworker organizer

Arrests of international student and labor organizer spark accusations of political repression and unconstitutional ICE tactics.

The first 50 days

While there are already all too many examples of that very sort of perversification, let me just focus on several that could prove crucial when it comes to the future of our imperiled democracy.

White House orders Social Security shutdowns and service cuts as Trump nominee faces Senate...

Millions of beneficiaries face office closures and phone service cuts as Trump’s Social Security pick, Frank Bisignano, refuses to commit to reversing policies.