Thursday, October 31, 2024

All sides move quickly as Dakota Access Pipeline nears the river

Recent Standing Rock drone footage makes it clear that time is running out in the Dakota Access battle, and the fight for control of this land is becoming more urgent.

DNC ‘snubs’ climate movement just as Greenpeace endorses Democratic panel’s visionary plan

"As we confront the interwoven crises of climate change, white supremacy, and Covid-19, we must demand nothing short of a visionary, transformative agenda from Democratic leadership."

Not just Standing Rock: Pipelines threaten native lands across the country

‘We are probably going to have to resist one pipeline at a time for many decades to come, and maybe longer,’ a Cherokee researcher tells MintPress as a Ramapough Lunaape chief says, ‘We need help now.’

Climate and the U.S. election

The U.S. election in November is critical, not just because of Donald Trump’s neo-fascisinm, but primarily because if the climate-change-denying and fossil-fuel supporting Republican Party retains power.

Scientists are fighting back against Trump

It seems that President Trump has provided a huge wake-up call for scientists.

Denmark produced enough wind energy in one day to power 10 million homes

Denmark previously produced 140 percent of its country's electricity needs from wind power.

Electric utility executives pony up for the GOP roll back of environmental protections

Utilities that perceive the spread of rooftop solar as a threat to their business model just landed a key ally in the Department of Energy.

Two major Pacific Northwest fossil fuel projects dealt massive setbacks in one day

Could this severely dim their prospects of ever moving forward?

Argentina’s illegal oil and gas waste dumps show ‘dark side’ of Vaca Muerta Drilling,...

“The companies will leave our country without cleaning up or repairing the profound damage caused to the lands much less compensating the neighborhoods and communities affected.”

How did the pandemic affect ocean conservation?

Clickbait stories of happy animals returning to suddenly quiet habitats paint an overly rosy picture of COVID-19’s impact on the marine environment.