Tag: science
Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin backed by Texas fracking billionaire Tim...
Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.
Twin phantasms: Electoral and climate denialism
"Denialism: the practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid."
The first gas utility sued for climate deception
The company has portrayed gas as “safe, clean, and environmentally friendly,” despite the fact that methane, its primary component, is 80 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
New evidence reveals fossil fuel industry sponsored climate science in 1954
Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of climate science funded by the fossil fuel industry, adding to growing understanding of Big Oil’s knowledge of climate change
Congressman: DOJ investigation of Big Oil is now ‘even more urgent’...
Rep. Ted Lieu is once again urging the Department of Justice to look into whether fossil fuel companies broke the law.
COP28 president challenges science: Claims ‘no science’ behind fossil fuel phase-out
At the heart of the climate debate, COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber's controversial stance on fossil fuels sparks a global outcry, challenging the core objectives of the climate summit.
Learning from history, if we dare
To leverage and learn from humanity’s history regarding what fostered sustainability in the past, we need to know the outcomes.
Montana’s narrow defense in youth climate trial was devoid of climate...
Last week, some of Montana’s foremost climate scientists and ecologists testified in the historic trial, in support of the plaintiffs’ claims.
‘We need to engage people’: Scientists arrested demanding climate action
"It is us doing our jobs and holding our government to account on the commitments they have made to protect us."
Open letter from scientists to world leaders: Stop using bioenergy from...
“The best thing for the climate and biodiversity is to leave forests standing—and biomass energy does the opposite.”
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The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.
Trump’s plans to weaponize the military against protesters and immigrants face fewer legal constraints
Amid threats to deploy federal troops for mass deportations and protest suppression, advocates warn that recent legal shifts may grant unprecedented latitude to a second Trump administration.
Looming fascism and the question of hope
Let’s make the most of it, no matter how much hope we have. What we need most of all is not optimism, but determination.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.