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US Military Is Fueling Climate Crisis — It Emits More Carbon Than 140 Nations
Military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties.
Study Warns “Luxury” Pollution by the Mega-Rich Is Imperiling the Planet
Emissions from a single billionaire’s space flight exceed the emissions that others cause through their entire lives.
White House Climate-Related Financial Risk Report Denounced as “Pitiful” Failure
Critics say the report should be seen as the latest example of government foot-dragging.
Greta Thunberg Has Zero Expectations From World Leaders at Climate Summit
Thunberg said she will attend November's COP26 despite the summit's potential for “empty talk” and “greenwashing.”
For the First Time, Most Americans Say Global Warming Is Currently Harming US
Survey data shows 70 percent of Americans report being worried about global warming, an all time high.
CO2 Emissions to Reach “All-Time High” as Rich Nations Skimp on Clean Energy
Over the past year, wealthy G7 nations poured tens of billions of dollars more into fossil fuels than renewable energy.
Biden Admin Reverses Trump Policy to Open Alaskan Forest to Logging
The Biden administration will restore the ban on road construction and logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Head of Dam-Building Company Convicted in Murder of Activist Berta Cáceres
Cáceres was a leader of the Indigenous Lenca people’s campaign to stop construction of a dam on the Gualcarque River.
Chuck Schumer Vows to Push for Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
Sunrise NYC welcomed the promise as a “monumental moment for the climate movement and beyond!”
House Democrats Unite in Urging Biden to Keep Climate Goals in Infrastructure
The letter, signed by more than 130 House Democrats, asks Biden to maintain climate goals he set earlier this year.