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Climate Crisis

The oil firm, headquartered in Houston, Texas, claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
News
Environment & Health

Exxon Is Using an Unusual Texas Law to Intimidate Critics of Its Climate Denial

The oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
by
Chris McGreal,
The Guardian
January 23, 2022
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Hundreds of New Yorkers meet at the state capitol to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to support the NYS Climate & Community Protection Act on June 1, 2016, in Albany, New York.
Interview
Environment & Health

Unions Have the Potential and the Responsibility to Advance a “Just Transition”

The “jobs vs. environment” myth is rendered moot in a truly just transition, which must involve collective bargaining.
by
C.J. Polychroniou,
Truthout
January 22, 2022
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Native and other environmentalist groups gather outside the White House on the third day of People vs. Fossil Fuels protests in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2021.
News
Environment & Health

Sunrise Movement Calls Out Biden for Siding With Fossil Fuels

The Biden administration has approved oil and gas drilling permits at a faster rate than the Trump administration.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
January 20, 2022
Truthout
Coal mining truck in Kentucky
News
Environment & Health

“Appalling”: Climate Groups Slam Biden for Prolonging Trump Coal Policy

“Coal is killing our climate, yet the Biden administration is defending it,” one environmental advocate said.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
January 15, 2022
Truthout
A protester holds a sign reading "NO MORE FOSSILE FUEL FINANCE" during a protest
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

We Need the Fossil Free Finance Act Now to Combat Wall Street’s Greenwashing

Major U.S. banks committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but they continue to support the fossil fuel industry.
by
Alec Connon,
Truthout
January 10, 2022
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Icebergs are seen from NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland research aircraft on September 7, 2021, near Upernavik, Greenland.
News
Environment & Health

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Has Lost Mass for the 25th Year in a Row

A new report also noted that a rain event was recorded for the first time near the apex of the ice sheet.
by
Jessica Corbett,
Common Dreams
January 8, 2022
Truthout
A worker installs a new row of Bitcoin mining machines at the Whinstone U.S. Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, on October 9, 2021.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

As Cryptocurrency Becomes Mainstream, Its Carbon Footprint Can’t Be Ignored

As Bitcoin prices rise, so will incentive to mine it, creating a feedback loop that spells trouble for the climate.
by
Robin Scher,
Truthout
January 7, 2022
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Revelers gather ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square on December 31, 2021, in New York City.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

What Will We Tell Future Generations About the Pandemic?

The global disasters of our era could very well fade from public memory like others have in the past.
by
Tom Engelhardt,
TomDispatch
January 6, 2022
Truthout
Striking Chicago public school teachers and other unionized staff and their supporters march through the Loop on day two of their strike on October 18, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.
Excerpt
Politics & Elections

Neoliberal Era Was Rich in Revolutionary Lessons. Movements Must Learn Them.

Left movements will succeed only if they overcome the barriers faced by past struggles, writes Colin Barker.
by
Colin Barker,
Haymarket Books
January 4, 2022
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Winter Wildfire Fueled by Climate Crisis Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado
Interview
Environment & Health

Winter Wildfire Fueled by Climate Crisis Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado

The fire comes after a year of drought across the western U.S. and an unusually warm December.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
January 3, 2022
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