Friday, October 18, 2024

New Zealand plans to become first country to require climate risk reporting

New Zealand could be the first country in the world to require its major financial institutions to report on the risks posed...

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.”

In our deeply unequal world, the garbage rises ever higher

On Everest and elsewhere,the rich are creating waste.

Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats (commentary)

My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: Don’t let politics thwart science. Don’t fight the diagnosis. Fight the threats. The world is watching and the clock is ticking.

Recent court ruling threatens progress in PFAS chemical regulation

PFAS have become a focal point for public health experts due to their association with a range of diseases, including cancer, liver and kidney conditions, and reproductive issues.

Burning fossil fuels made coronavirus death rate worse, and kills 200K Americans per year,...

Coal companies and Big Oil like ExxonMobil and all those fracking companies are thus killing off a million Americans every five years.

Expanding Agroforestry Project to help farmers and environment

Eligible farmers will be able to participate in the project, which is funded through the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities with $60 million of the $3.1 billion in funding going to agroforestry.
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As oil price plummets, call to nationalize industry rises

Nationalization as a way to wind down the sector, tackle the climate crisis and create a just economic transition.

Hoboken, New Jersey sues oil industry for climate impacts from its ‘deceptive actions’

“We want to be compensated for the costs of climate damages both past, present and future.”

The U.S. Needs Covid relief and renewable energy, not a Space Force

Instead of wasting scarce funds on the Space Force, the Biden administration should deploy its diplomats to demilitarize space.