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UK Court Acquits Climate Scientists Who Glued Their Hands to Government BuildingjessicaOct 21, 2022
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"The magistrates acknowledged that we were expressing our right to protest, which should be the cornerstone of any democracy," one defendant said while noting the "raft of oppressive laws against legitimate protests being adopted in the U.K."
In Viral Parody Ad, Chevron Admits It Is 'Actively Murdering You'juliaSep 30, 2022
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Produced by the director of "Don't Look Up," the ad assures viewers Chevron has "billions and billions of dollars to pay for this commercial time, this cheesy footage, and this bullshit music."
Jeff Merkley

'More of This!' Merkley Leads Senate Demand for Separate Vote on Manchin Deal

"Thank you to these senators for their solidarity with frontline communities against more fossil fuel pollution!" said one activist.

Jessica Corbett ·

Pakistan flooding

Pakistan Floods Made Worse By Climate Crisis and Inequality: Study

"As climate-related losses rapidly mount, global demands for climate justice will only grow," one expert said.

Julia Conley ·

Polar bears in Arctic

Arctic Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than Earth as a Whole, Study Finds

"Scientific data keeps showing that the situation is more urgent than we had previously thought."

Julia Conley ·

A coal operation is seen in Germany

G7 Fossil Fuel Funding Pledge a 'Massive Win,' Say Climate Groups

Campaigners say "promises should now urgently be turned into action."

Jake Johnson ·

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Landmark Inquiry in Philippines Backs Accountability for 'Climate-Polluting' Corporations

"The findings of the Commission on Human Rights are a vindication for the millions of people whose fundamental rights are being impacted by the corporations behind the climate crisis."

Jessica Corbett ·

A pedestrian walks across a flooded street in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 7, 2021, the morning after powerful winter tropical storm known as a Kona Low hit the Hawaii islands with heavy rain and high winds causing wide spread flooding and power outages across the state. (Photo: Eugene Tanner/AFP via Getty Images)

Hawaii Legislature Calls For Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

"Let us hope this triggers other states to help generate the momentum for a wave of international cooperation to end the era of deadly fossil fuels."

Andrea Germanos ·

Post-storm debris made up mostly of plastics and vegetation is scattered across the high tide line in Long Beach, California on Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo: Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images)

California Praised for Probe Into Plastics Industry's 50-Year Misinformation Campaign

"Against the mountains of evidence these same companies misled the public for decades about the climate impacts of their products," one advocate said that "it is reasonable and appropriate to investigate whether and how they used a similar playbook for plastics."

Andrea Germanos ·

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NY Leaders Commit to Nation's First Fully Zero-Emission School Bus Fleet

"This is a historic win for the over two million students who ride the bus to school in New York."

Andrea Germanos ·

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