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PR Firm Plays Both Sides at Upcoming Global Climate Talks
The UN Climate Change Conference uses the same PR firm as oil companies under pressure to pay for global warming costs.
Climate-Related Cost-of-Living Increases Are a Harbinger of Future Crises
The harm done to people globally by the climate crisis will only be minimized if governments rein in corporate power.
Banks and G20 Nations Spent at Least $55 Billion a Year Financing Fossil Fuels
The U.S. spent an average of $2.6 billion on fossil fuel investments, and just $358 million on renewables from 2019-21.
“Political Game Changer”: Biden Calls for Tax on Big Oil’s Excess Profits
“This is exactly the type of leadership we’ve been waiting for from President Biden,” one climate activist said.
The EPA Is Creating a “Green Bank” — Here’s What That Means
The ambitious climate program is undoubtedly a victory for green capitalists, but is it a victory for the planet?
Ten Years Ago, Occupy Sandy Helped New Yorkers and Redefined Disaster Relief
Rooted in Occupy Wall Street, the relief effort showed how mutual aid groups can step up when government aid is lacking.
East African Climate Activists Are Fighting a Destructive Pipeline Project
The project will "bring mayhem to human settlements and wildlife along the pipeline's path," said one climate expert.
New UN Report Predicts Catastrophic Rise in Global Temperatures by 2100
"This is a sobering moment, and we are in a race against time," said the president-designate of the upcoming COP27.
COP26 Pledge to Reverse Deforestration Is Not on Track to Be Met, Analysis Finds
Advocates say reversing deforestation is key to avoiding the worst consequences of the climate and biodiversity crises.
Washington State Has Quietly Made Logging a Part of Its Climate Plan
Once considered a "climate hawk," Gov. Jay Inslee is now rushing to cut down the state's forests for a profit.