Tag: climate crisis
Since Congress lifted crude export ban in 2015, US has dropped...
Oil and gas exports from the Gulf Coast have surged by nearly 600 percent, and fossil fuel production in the Permian Basin has grown by 135 percent.
Sociology can help the climate crisis
Climate change is caused by people acting in groups, after all, and sociology is the study of people acting in groups.
The West’s wasted crisis
A year that began hopefully is ending grimly. Western political elites, unable (and perhaps unwilling) to turn a deadly pandemic and climate crisis into a life-preserving opportunity, have only themselves to blame.
Why do men get to make the climate decisions?
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we talk about women, art, climate, and guinea pigs.
Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage –...
Meanwhile, proven biological solutions with multiple benefits have received far less attention.
Climate of delusion
We all think that climate change is somebody else's problem. We have to be persuaded otherwise.
7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling...
Laying a foundation for higher-impact action begins with changing common mindsets.
‘Global warming is not a problem’ says Net Zero Watch board...
Experts said his “prehistoric arguments” in the Spectator prove that Net Zero Watch is really “a front for tired old climate change denial”.
Climate change and the limits of economic growth
If economic growth ushered in this era of climate change, how can economic growth also be part of the solution?
How to truly ‘build back better’ on climate
The Build Back Better program isn’t just inadequate on climate—it may be a disaster. Here’s what movements are demanding next.
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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."
6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.