Big Ag Influence Over UN Food Systems Summit Criticised by Green Farming Advocates
By Daniela De Lorenzo
The scale of agri-food giants’ influence and greenwash efforts surrounding the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit, held yesterday in New York...
Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister Backs Biomass ‘Completely’ At Drax-Sponsored Conference Event
Labour’s energy spokesperson has said he stands “completely” with biomass giant Drax, despite admitting that its use of wood pellets in its North Yorkshire...
Funding for ‘Sustainable Biomass’ a Drop in the Ocean Compared with Drax Subsidies, Campaigners...
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2021: Year in Review for Climate Change Wins and Losses
As 2021 comes to a close, we look back on a year that was full of climate chaos, relentless oil industry propaganda, and frustrating...
Europe’s coal power is going up in smoke — fast.
The long goodbye for coal in Europe is accelerating as the cost of shifting to green energy plunges.
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First the Heatwaves, Now the Flooding. Look to South Asia For a Reminder of...
By Basav Sen, climate policy director at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Tejal Mankad, digital and social media manager at Fossil Free Media.
Since...
Fresh Revelations of Alleged Shell Corruption to be Heard in Italian Court
Court proceedings are due to begin in Italy today to determine whether oil giant Shell will face trial on corruption charges over the purchase...
Drax Eyeing California as Site of New Biomass Carbon Capture Plant
British biomass giant Drax is lobbying the Californian government to play host to its first ever “carbon negative” power plant outside of the UK,...
Meet the man willing to spend millions to convince Elon Musk to dump Trump.
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Doug Derwin is investing up to $2m to persuade Tesla’s CEO to speak out against US climate change policies and resign from groups...
Behind a one-time skeptic's climate 'flip.'
Over a period spanning about two decades, the mere mention of the name “Jerry Taylor” raised the hair on the necks of climate scientists...
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Final notice.
From: The Earth
To: The people of Washington, DC, and particularly to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
This is a letter to inform you...
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