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Climate Crisis
Liberty Mutual Board Member Just Became the New Lead Director of ExxonMobil
The board of one of the world's largest insurance companies has numerous ties to fossil fuel and extractive industries.
GOP Senator Ron Johnson Used Taxpayer Money for Vacation Travel Expenses
Johnson claimed that the reporting on his spending was “a fully coordinated attack” from the Democratic Party.
Biden Is Breaking His Climate Promises. What Are the Consequences?
Biden is lifting the ban on using federal lands for oil and gas leasing, even as greenhouse gases hit record levels.
Greenhouse Gases Trapped Almost 50 Percent More Heat Last Year Than in 1990
NOAA announced that “the primary gases responsible for climate change continue rising rapidly.”
Climate-Conscious Voters Have Toppled Australia’s Right-Wing Prime Minister
In a stunning “greenslide,” a Green-Labor coalition has overturned a decade of conservative rule in Australia.
Electric Cars and Lithium Extraction Threaten to Drive Even More Climate Harm
Colonial policies of resource extraction are wreaking environmental havoc in poor countries that pollute the least.
Noam Chomsky: The Supreme Court Is Wielding Illegitimate Authority in the US
The Supreme Court has returned to its ultra-reactionary roots, and effects of this turn will be “extreme,” Chomsky says.
Study Warns Many Fossil Fuel Sites Must Be Shut Down to Avert Climate Disaster
The study estimates that 40 percent of global fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground.
Private Law Has Failed to Hold Chemical Facilities Accountable During Disasters
Policy makers must develop strong emergency responses to keep vulnerable communities safe amid climate crisis.
Chomsky: To Tackle Climate, Our Morality Must Catch Up With Our Intelligence
It's within our power to end the hideous experiment we are so enthusiastically committed to, if we have the moral will.