Friday, November 1, 2024

Trump’s energy adviser runs away when questioned by Democracy Now! at UN climate talks

Wells Griffith refused to answer questions and ran from our camera team for about a quarter-mile, retreating to the U.S. delegation office.

Amazon deforestation drops 33% in Lula’s first six months

“It’s very positive, but we continue to have very high levels of deforestation.”

Explosions in three states highlight dangers of aging fossil fuel infrastructure

On August 1, for the third time in as many years, Enbridge's Texas Eastern Transmission gas pipeline exploded. This tragic incident in central Kentucky...

Reducing climate change will prevent future deadly epidemics says new study

"Recent outbreaks of animal-borne emerging infectious diseases have likely been precipitated by a complex interplay of changing ecological, epidemiological and socio-economic factors."

States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power

These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.

Our world is burning

“We must change almost everything in our current societies. The bigger your carbon footprint, the bigger your moral duty. The bigger your platform, the bigger your responsibility.”

Norway’s Supreme Court to decide on climate lawsuit challenging offshore Arctic oil drilling

“To disregard this is to disregard Norway’s international responsibilities and science.”

Hillary Clinton State Department Emails Contain Redacted Job Description for Top Energy Diplomat

Private emails from Hillary Clinton, the presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State, revealed a fully redacted job description for State Department International Energy Coordinator/Diplomat-at-Large.

‘We will not stop’: First Nations land defenders take direct action against Trans Mountain...

"We have never provided and will never provide our collective free, prior, and informed consent—the minimal international standard—to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project."

97% of Earth’s land no longer ecologically intact, study finds

“Conservation is simply not enough anymore. We need restoration.”