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Climate Crisis
Don’t Expect Real Climate Solutions From COP26. It Functions for Corporations.
G20 countries pretend they are committed to climate action, but they pledged nearly $300 billion to fossil fuel.
Greenhouse Gases and Sea Levels Shattered Global Records in 2020, Says NOAA
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report says the past seven years have been the warmest on record.
Advocacy Groups Target Fossil Fuel Democrats With Extreme Weather Ads
The federal government gives more than $15 billion in public funding to fossil fuel corporations every year.
15 Insurers Drop Trans Mountain Pipeline After Grassroots Pressure
Over the last five years, 26 of the world’s major insurers have cut back their coverage for coal and tar sands projects.
Tech “Solutions” Are Pushed by Fossil Fuel Industry to Delay Real Climate Action
Only a roadmap calling for a complete transition away from fossil fuels will avert the worst climate impacts.
The Real Impact of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Will Be Felt Locally
For decades, many localities have preferred to cut taxes and defer needed improvements to infrastructure.
For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
This “is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern," said one expert. "This is unprecedented.”
Judge Rules Against Alaskan Oil Pipeline Approved by Trump and Defended by Biden
The Trump administration failed to adequately consider the climate impacts of ConocoPhillip's plan, said the judge.
Centrists Threaten Congress’s Only Climate Bill as Earth Records Hottest Month
The $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill contains some of the only climate provisions with any chance of passing Congress.
Chomsky and Pollin: We Can’t Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action
Private businesses will not move beyond greenwashing unless they are forced to by stringent government regulations.