Friday, November 1, 2024

The big, dirty money behind the California wildfires

It turns out that climate destruction isn’t just a terrible long-term investment, in many cases—as our state burns north, south, east, and west—it’s a terrible short-term investment too.

Multisolving our way to Covid-19 economic recovery

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.

WHO Report: One in four children die each year from unhealthy environments

Nearly 2 million children a year lose their lives to conditions caused by environmental pollution and hazards.

Paris exit was ‘victory paid and carried out’ by Republican Party for the Koch...

“This is the victory paid and carried out for 20 years by two people, David and Charles Koch.”

Monsanto targets cancer scientist in flawed Reuters story

The story fails to disclose several key pieces of information.

US solar industry sees phenomenal growth

The American solar industry is projected to triple cumulative capacity over the next five years.

Climate-change transition in the age of the billionaire

A world of solidarity economics or climate profiteering?

Old planes to be transformed into 100-passenger electric planes by 2026, startup announces

Wright Electric will convert existing BAe 146 planes, first made by British aerospace company BAE Systems in the 1980s, into electric planes.

Appeals court reverses decision stopping Bayou Bridge pipeline work through Cypress swamp

“We will continue fighting to hold this reckless company accountable for its weekly acts of water pollution and harm to communities.”

Microbes are evolving to digest plastic, study finds

The study notes that the type and amount of enzymes correlates with location-specific pollution trends, showing just how ever-growing plastic pollution is causing these organisms to evolve.