The oil and gas industry is seeking to harness must-pass federal safety legislation to enact sweeping provisions that would criminalize activism against pipelines. The measures … Oil Lobbyists Attempt to Influence Pipeline Safety Legislation to Further Criminalize Pipeline ProtestsRead more
Environment
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling Elites
Friday’s climate strike by students across the globe will have no more impact than the mass mobilizations by women following the election of Donald Trump … Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling ElitesRead more
Posted inCO2
Humankind did not live with a high-carbon dioxide atmosphere until 1965
Humans have never before lived with the high carbon dioxide atmospheric conditions that have become the norm on Earth in the last 60 years, according … Humankind did not live with a high-carbon dioxide atmosphere until 1965Read more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
Is living in poverty the only way to keep carbon footprint low?
I could answer your question with one word, or I could answer it with a thousand, and I think we both know which one I’m … Is living in poverty the only way to keep carbon footprint low?Read more
Posted inNews / Protest
Extinction Rebellion protests block traffic in five UK cities
Extinction Rebellion has carried out protests in five UK cities, marking the start of what it describes as a “summer uprising”. The environmental activist group … Extinction Rebellion protests block traffic in five UK citiesRead more
Posted inNews
If Environment Were a Bank, It Would Have Been Saved Already
The U.S. government took decisive action and spent trillions of dollars to bail out Wall Street banks in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, … If Environment Were a Bank, It Would Have Been Saved AlreadyRead more
Posted inToMl
Using bamboo for land restoration
Soil loss remains one of the more overlooked global environmental issues. Almost a third of the world’s land is degraded, presenting a serious obstacle to … Using bamboo for land restorationRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water Sources
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn to a new report by a top panel of United Nations climate scientists, … Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water SourcesRead more
Posted inDrought / News / Tree
150 million trees died in California’s drought
The drought that recently ravaged California for six years crushed salmon runs, torched hundreds of houses, and sent lawn-care professionals into a deep depression. It … 150 million trees died in California’s droughtRead more
Posted inFrance / News / Protest
Paris police use pepper spray against seated climate change protesters
In the latest act of police violence in France, dozens of riot officers surrounded a group of peaceful climate change protesters sitting on and blocking … Paris police use pepper spray against seated climate change protestersRead more