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Dems’ Deal With Manchin Would Expedite Approval of Climate-Harming Gas Pipeline
Environmentalists raised concerns over newly reported details of a side deal between Manchin and Democratic leadership.
We Can’t Avoid Climate Breakdown Without Reducing Growth, Leading Economist Says
We must replace the drive for quantitative growth with qualitative, sustainable development, says economist Herman Daly.
Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations
Fossil fuel interests persuaded the government to waste billions on false schemes that don’t solve the climate crisis.
369 Groups Tell Biden to Reject Manchin’s Big Oil “Handouts” in Reconciliation
The groups said that expanding fossil fuels' grip over the energy sector is unacceptable as climate crises worsen.
Manchin’s Climate Reversal Comes With Major Caveat: Expanding Oil and Gas
The bill essentially locks the government into permitting new oil and gas leases for the next decade.
Big Oil Has Spent Over $200 Million in 1.5 Years to Sabotage Climate Action
Meanwhile, fossil fuel giants are reporting surges in profits as they exploit the impact of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Hundreds of Thousands of Incarcerated People Are in Danger Amid Scorching Heat
This summer is among the hottest on record, but many people in U.S. prisons can’t access even basic ways to cool down.
World Oil Production Is Rising, With No End in Sight
Global production is projected to rise to 126 million barrels a day by 2050. It's time to end the tyranny of oil.
Congressional Staffers Arrested During Climate Protest in Chuck Schumer’s Office
“We, staffers of the U.S. Congress, will not remain quiet and complacent in our own demise.”
Ocasio-Cortez Gathers Support for Bill to Overrule Supreme Court’s EPA Decision
The lawmaker has introduced a bill to explicitly give the EPA the ability to regulate carbon emissions.