Friday, April 4, 2025

‘Has BP just woken up to the #ClimateEmergency?’ Oil giant announces 40 percent production...

Climate activists say this latest effort, even if motivated by monetary loss for BP rather than concern for the environment, is a win.

Biden vows to ax Keystone XL if elected

His announcement Monday was met with enthusiasm by pipeline opponents.

Obama Administration Approves Pipeline Expansion Set to Feed First Ever Fracked Gas LNG Export...

The Gulf Trace pipeline has recently been secretly approved by the Obama administration and will be carrying fracked gas which will later be exported globally. Why was the public not informed?

A new Earth Day

So, Happy Earth Day. If we actually mean it, we will elect representatives who will force the military to clean it all up.

Top 10 Ways to Prove You Love the Earth on Earth Day

While environmentalism meant something different in 1970 than it does now, Juan Cole discusses the 10 ways you can prove you love the earth as we raise awareness about climate change on Earth Day.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Nebraska farmers return land to Native American tribe, Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence, audio recordings of children separated from their parents at the border, and more.

Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump

Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah.

As Trump scorned COVID-19 precautions, climate deniers echoed and expanded that message

Trump isn’t the only politician who’s urged inaction on both climate and COVID.

UN report finds world leaders fall short of meeting Paris Agreement goal

They have so far continued to make choices that push them further away from targets they agreed upon five years ago to protect the climate and their citizens.

Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other forms of air pollution, study finds

“Anything we can do today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize the global climate system will have significant benefits.”