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Climate Crisis
Climate Activists Decry Biden’s Reopening of Oil and Gas Leases on Public Lands
The move won't lower gas prices, but it will contribute to a worsening planetary crisis, climate activists said.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done
Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
IPCC Report’s Analysis of Fossil Fuel Industry Excluded From Policymakers’ Brief
The role of industry was removed from the climate report's initial release, which attracts the most media attention.
Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land
Largely unregulated pipelines designed to shuttle CO2 have many concerned for their health and livelihoods.
West Virginians Gear Up for “Coal Baron Blockade” at Joe Manchin’s Coal Plant
West Virginians are capping off a week of climate action by demanding a clean energy transition at Manchin’s coal plant.
1,000+ Scientists Worldwide Engaged in Civil Disobedience for Climate Action
Scientists chained themselves to the White House fence, blocked bridges and occupied buildings. Dozens were arrested.
Sanders, Bush Unveil Bill to Use the Defense Production Act to Fund Clean Energy
The bill could help reframe the energy independence debate away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies.
Biden’s 2023 Budget Could Have Made Child Care Free. Instead, It Boosts Police.
Biden's own quip while introducing his budget says it all: "Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value.”
UN Weather Agency Sounds Alarm on Extreme Events in Antarctica
Scientists said “freakish warming at Earth's South Pole” should not be taken “for granted.”
Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles Would Save 110,000 Lives, Report Finds
A full shift would bring $1.2 trillion in public health benefits and set key pollutants plunging by 2050.