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Fossil Fuels
Big Insurance Is Propping Up Big Oil. Activists Say It’s Time to Pull the Plug.
The insurance industry continues to cover new oil pipelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Activists are fighting back.
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
The Next Economic Stimulus Must Include Green New Deal Measures
Green New Deal measures are more important than ever to assuage the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Climate Change Multiplies the Threats of Infectious Diseases
Global warming can lead to compromised immune systems, which in turn makes individuals more susceptible to diseases.
A Big Oil Bailout Would Be the Opposite of the Green New Deal We Need
Policy makers should let oil producers fail, and devote resources to stave off the climate crisis before it gets worse.
COVID-19 May Increase Heat Extremes This Summer
The temporary respite from pollution due to economic shutdown could result in more extreme weather events.
Amid COVID-19, It’s Time to Nationalize Airlines and Other Industries
Nationalization would not only provide economic opportunities in the oncoming recession, but also aid in climate action.
Exxon Now Wants to Write the Regulatory Framework for Methane Emissions
Exxon spent decades misleading the public about its own findings on the impacts of burning fossil fuels.
We’re in a Recession, and It’s Likely to Get Worse
Fundamental changes are needed in both the short and long term.
In Conflict of Interest, Interior Secretary Met With Halliburton Lobbyists
Like Ryan Zinke, his replacement, David Bernhardt, also has ethics issues involving oil and gas companies.