Fears UK Could ‘Cheat’ as Climate Change Excluded from Brexit Watchdog Remit
By Megan Darby, Climate Home News
The UK government has excluded climate change from a proposed post-Brexit green watchdog, raising concerns about enforcement of climate laws when the country leaves...
Creative Carbon Accounting: How Industry and Government Make Burning Wood Look Like a Climate...
Read time: 10 minsThe UK has recently committed to breaking even on the greenhouse gas emissions generated by its economy. This means that for...
What The Oilsands Sell-Off Actually Means
The last few months have been marked by some massive shifts in the oilsands.
In December, there was the $830 million Statoil sale to Athabasca Oil,...
Climate Science Deniers Respond to IPCC 1.5C Report with Anger, Fear, and Distortion
Read time: 10 minsA big UN report arrived on Monday, saying in no uncertain terms that the world has up to two decades to massively...
Troubled History Resonates as Local Campaigners Resist Northern Ireland’s Gold Rush Over Cyanide Fears
Read time: 12 minsAs you drive up through the undulating hills near Greencastle, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, you’ll see a sign for a local...
Sanders Says Senate Bill ‘Nowhere Near’ Enough as Dems, GOP Tank His Amendments
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
After his amendments to expand Medicare and strip out giveaways to...
Fracking the World: Despite Climate Risks, Fracking Is Going Global
Read time: 7 minsThe U.S. exported a record 3.6 million barrels per day of oil in February. This oil is the result of the...
What the Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Europe Means for Climate Science Denial
Read time: 11 minsAcross Europe, right-wing populist parties are picking up votes. In some countries, once-fringe parties have gained enough support to propel them...
Part 2: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge
By Paul D. Thacker
By the late 1970s, the petroleum industry had spent about two decades collecting information from their own scientists and outside experts...
Judge Deals Latest Blow to Big Oil in DC Climate Fraud Case
In recent years, communities across the United States increasingly have turned to the courts to hold oil and gas companies accountable for alleged fraud...