Climate

'Biden's Oily Christmas': Climate Campaigners Call Out Public Lands Giveaways

"His Interior Department has plowed forward with new oil and gas lease sales that wreck our public lands and exacerbate climate change—all while enriching the CEOs of big oil corporations."

Jessica Corbett · Dec 3, 2021

Green Groups Demand Answers About 'Flimsy' and Buried Biden Drilling Report

Jessica Corbett · Dec 2, 2021

Our Shackled Planet

Robert C. Koehler · Dec 2, 2021

Eco-Fear: Mental Health in the Age of Climate Emergency

Zoe Stevenson · Dec 2, 2021

Rail cars carrying crude oil are seen on April 24, 2020 near Odessa, Texas.

Since Congress Lifted Crude Export Ban in 2015, US Has Dropped 'Climate Bomb' on World

Kenny Stancil · Dec 1, 2021

Research Reveals How PR Firms Have Spent Decades Fueling Climate Misinformation

"The best time to stop working for fossil fuel clients was 20 years ago, when we had much more time to stop the climate emergency. The second best time is now."

Jessica Corbett · Nov 30, 2021

New Climate Study Predicting More Rain Than Snow in the Arctic 'Rings Alarm Bells'

"There are huge ramifications of these changes," said the lead researcher, "all of which have implications on wildlife populations and human livelihoods."

Jessica Corbett · Nov 30, 2021

Majority of World's Oil and Gas Workers Want to Seek Employment in Renewable Energy Industry

"Never, ever feel sorry for oil and gas companies."

Kenny Stancil · Nov 30, 2021

Climate Warriors Need a New Battle Plan

Today's fossil-fuel lobbyists don't deny climate change. Instead, they distract from meaningful action. Activists must avoid falling into their traps.

Claudia Detsch · Nov 30, 2021

Opponents of Shell's planned seismic blasting protest on November 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa

Shell Slammed for Plan to Blast South African Coastline for Oil and Gas During Whale Season

"We cannot allow climate criminals, like Shell, to plunder in the name of greed," said Greenpeace.

Kenny Stancil · Nov 29, 2021

Rich Nations' COP26 Failures Are Modern Colonialism at Its Worst

Every day that goes by in which wealthy nations fail to hold themselves accountable for achieving net zero reductions is a declaration that they don't care if developing nations drown or dry up.

Derrick Z. Jackson · Nov 29, 2021

Cyber Monday Report Reveals Climate-Wrecking Supply Chain of US Retail Giants

"Reducing, and ultimately eliminating, maritime emissions will not happen without bold commitments and concrete actions from the companies paying for cargo carriers to transport their goods."

Jessica Corbett · Nov 29, 2021

Firefighter battling bushfires about 100 km north of Sydney

New Research Finds Climate Emergency the 'Overwhelming Factor' Behind Australian Bushfires

"It is now clear that human-induced climate change is creating ever more dangerous conditions for fires in Australia."

Andrea Germanos · Nov 29, 2021

This Is How Amazon Is Fueling the Climate Crisis

It's easy to see how Amazon is able to provide its products so cheaply and undercut its brick-and-mortar competitors when it doesn't need to play by the same rules.

Simon Whalley · Nov 28, 2021

Biden Drilling Report Blasted as 'Shocking Capitulation to the Needs of Corporate Polluters'

"Greenlighting more fossil fuel extraction, then pretending it's OK by nudging up royalty rates, is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic," said one campaigner.

Jessica Corbett · Nov 26, 2021

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