Despite the high cost of the project, which received hundreds of millions from international donors, conservation efforts in the Congo Basin have not stopped biodiversity … US-Funded Conservation in African Rainforests is Resounding FailureRead more
Environment
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Pollinators Are Facing Extinction
Bees and other pollinators are in trouble — so much so that many of them are facing extinction, according to a new report. The report, … Pollinators Are Facing ExtinctionRead more
Posted inCrime / Latin America / ToMl
Remembering Berta Cáceres
Honduran indigenous and environmental organizer Berta Cáceres has been assassinated in her home. She was one of the leading organizers for indigenous land rights in … Remembering Berta CáceresRead more
Posted inMining / Protest
Locals In Peru Force US Company To Scrap $5 Billion Mining Project
Activists in Peru have forced the second-largest gold mining corporation in the world, Newmont, to abandon its $5 billion Conga copper and gold mining project. … Locals In Peru Force US Company To Scrap $5 Billion Mining ProjectRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Pollinators are under threat
An international science body tasked with tracking the ecological health of the planet has announced the findings of its first report. The review warns that … Pollinators are under threatRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Methane / Spill / USA Empire
After 16 Weeks, The Massive Methane Leak In California Is Finally Plugged
The 16-week-long gas leak at California’s Aliso Canyon Storage Facility, located about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, has been temporarily stopped, an important … After 16 Weeks, The Massive Methane Leak In California Is Finally PluggedRead more
Posted inChildren / Court / News / Social / USA Empire
Kids Versus Fossil Fuels
A group of 21 climate-conscious kids is suing the U.S. government over global warming, accusing the defendants of endangering the young plaintiffs’ lives, liberty and … Kids Versus Fossil FuelsRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / ToMl
Exxon’s Never-Ending Big Dig
Here’s the story so far. We have the chief legal representatives of the eighth and 16th largest economies on Earth (California and New York) probing … Exxon’s Never-Ending Big DigRead more
