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Chomsky and Pollin: Protests Outside of COP26 Offered More Hope Than the Summit
It’s no wonder the president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference apologized, close to tears, at its end.
Climate Diplomacy Failed Again. Only Movements From Below Can Save the Planet.
Let's not again be fooled into hoping that a climate conference used to defend national economic interests will save us.
COP26 Is Over. When Will Congress Do Its Part and Stop Subsidizing Extinction?
Congress should be leading us toward fossil-free energy instead of subsidizing the industry up to $20 billion per year.
Thermal Videos Reveal Heavy Pollution From the Texas Oil Boom
Environmentalists say the fracking boom in the Permian Basin is a ticking “climate bomb.”
Canadian Cops Unleash Assault Rifles, Helicopters Against Indigenous Protesters
Canadian police raided the Indigenous-led Coastal GasLink pipeline blockade and arrested 14 Land Defenders.
From Glasgow to Gulf of Mexico, Fossil Fuel Industry Shows Us Who’s in Charge
Leases for more oil drilling are flying to anyone who can write the U.S. government a big enough check.
Gulf Coast Tribe Vows to Resist Enbridge’s New Pipeline Expansion Plans
Enbridge is eyeing ways to streamline and expand the delivery of Canadian tar sands to the Gulf Coast for export.
Glasgow Pact Denounced for Betraying the Global Poor Hurt Most by Climate Crisis
COP26 ended with an agreement too weak to meaningfully reduce emissions and limit global heating, critics say.
The Tragic Cycle of Bottled Water
The iconic image of governmental failure is the arrival of corporate-branded bottled water.
Hundreds of Toxic Chemicals Are Coursing Through Our Tap Water, New Report Says
The EPA's Office of Water has not added any new substances to its regulated list for drinking water since 2006.