Sorry, Seattle, your climate change ‘leadership’ hasn’t made much of a dent.
Seattle leaders love to talk about fighting climate change.
But fighting words come more easily than actually reining in the city’s carbon emissions.
“The federal government...
Shell Invents ‘Business Drivers’ as Excuse to Avoid Inconvenient North Sea Decommissioning Options, Green...
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Troubled History Resonates as Local Campaigners Resist Northern Ireland’s Gold Rush Over Cyanide Fears
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UK Bank Standard Chartered Set to Breach Climate Pledges by Financing Dirty Coal Plant...
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Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever cases
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With tanker traffic set to grow in the Arctic, Canada needs to set some...
The Russian-owned tanker Christophe de Margerie is 300 metres long and can carry up to 170,000 cubic metres of liquid natural gas.
Last week, it...
Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt.
By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of up to US$535 trillion....
Climate Protesters Delay Congressional Baseball Game
The Congressional Baseball Game is an annual tradition that dates back to 1909. It’s supposed to be a time for both sides of the...
Stalled Agriculture Emissions Cuts Show Need for Green Brexit
The UK has failed to make any cuts to emissions from agriculture. Again.
New government statistics released 22 August show UK farming emitted 49.1 million tonnes...
Growing Pressure for Lobbying Transparency in Climate Talks
This week at the U.N. climate treaty talks, governments are poised to hash out the details needed to bring the Paris Agreement from concept...
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